Valerie Weaver's team discovers why stiff tissue is a risk factor for breast cancer: it spurs immune cells to release DNA-damaging chemicals, which cause the mutations that ultimately lead to cancer.

A study by Nevan Krogan and Matt State reveals protein interactions in the brain that are relevant to autism and epilepsy.

The UCSF Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) has received a significant grant to fund autism-related research.

Forever chemicals are in our water and our blood. Now, UCSF researchers are understanding what happens when they reach our ...

UC San Francisco researchers took on one of science’s lost causes. Today, their work has finally ushered in hope for pancreatic cancer — one of medicine’s most devastating diseases. The Food and Drug ...

Jason Nagata, MD, MSc, discusses the health dangers of excessive social media use on the health of children, in response to ...

UCSF researchers helped test the first personalized mRNA cancer vaccine shown to prevent melanoma from returning or spreading, marking a breakthrough in cancer treatment.

An international research network led in North America by UC San Francisco (UCSF) has received a $9 million award from the Leducq Foundation, a cardiovascular research funding organization, to uncover ...

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