Past Newsletters
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From the Lab to the Living Room: Decoding Parkinson’s Patients’ Movements in the Real World
For people living with Parkinson’s disease, this gap between laboratory research and real-world behavior has limited efforts to improve gait symptoms outside of the clinic.
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Improving Diagnosis of Aortic Stenosis with Genetics and AI
Joint UCSF and Broad Institute study investigates genetic basis for development of of Aortic Stenosis.
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How Personalized, Evidence-Based Care Improves High-Risk Pregnancy Outcomes
High-risk complications occur in 6% to 8% of pregnancies in the U.S. and require specialized treatment to ensure the best possible outcomes for both the pregnant patient and the fetus.
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Prominent Thoracic Surgeon to Lead New Division of Thoracic Surgery at UCSF
Johannes R. Kratz, MD, has been appointed as the inaugural Chief of UCSF’s Division of Thoracic Surgery, one of the leading, academic robotic thoracic surgery programs in the western United States.
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Prioritizing Organ Preservation for Rectal Cancer Patients
Although rectal cancer is a life-threatening disease, it is highly curable in its early stages. Depending on the location and state of the cancer, surgery may be required.
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In a study published last January in The Lancet, UCSF researchers sought to assess efficacy and safety of discontinuing treatment in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis by conducting a multicenter, randomized-controlled ...
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Could This Precision Medicine Approach Help Patients Delay Dementia?
Combining genetic risk with cardiovascular disease risk factors — such as high LDL cholesterol, obesity, and hypertension — may predict who is more likely to develop dementia, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco.
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A breakthrough treatment in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease is a class of therapies called anti-amyloid antibodies (anti-A?). These monoclonal antibodies – proteins made in a laboratory intended to stimulate the immune system – have ...
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UCSF Study Finds a Better Way to Screen for Breast Cancer
A pioneering study has found that an individualized approach to breast cancer screening that assesses patients’ risk, rather than automatically giving annual mammograms, can lower the chance of more advanced cancers, while still safely ...
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UCSF Urology Clinicians Present Research Findings at SurgeWest
This year’s program featured innovative research and discussions by experts from the UCSF Department of Urology.
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How a Tumor Marker for Ovarian Cancer May Help Treat the Deadliest Bladder Cancers
Bladder tumors that have been excluded from clinical trials have a few things in common that could lead to new therapies.
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‘Every Time I Relapsed, There Would Be a New Course of Therapy’
He was told cancer would kill him in two to four years. Fourteen years later, he credits a series of medications and treatments funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Improving Management and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
UCSF’s Julie Ann Sosa, MD, co-led an international task force establishing new clinical guidelines for the management of differentiated thyroid cancer.
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Can a Simple Blood Test Measure Fracture Recovery?
A new UCSF-led study has identified a potential early blood-based indicator of long bone fracture healing, offering a powerful new avenue to track recovery and personalize care.
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Sneaky Senescent Cells That Resist Cancer Treatment Can Provide Druggable Lung Cancer Target
Senescent fibroblasts are aging cells that no longer divide and protect against tumor development.
