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WEBCongratulations on your decision to apply to UC San Francisco! UCSF is the leading university exclusively focused on health. The University comprises top-ranked professional schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy; as well as a graduate division with world-renowned programs in basic science, social/populational sciences …
Still Confused About Masks? Here’s the Science Behind How Face …
WEBJun 26, 2020 · Editor's Note: This story was updated on July 11 to include information on why valved masks do not block exhaled droplets. As states reopen from stay-at-home orders, many, including California, are now requiring people to wear face coverings in most public spaces to reduce the spread of COVID-19.. Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization now ...
40 Years of AIDS: A Timeline of the Epidemic | UC San Francisco
WEBJun 4, 2021 · By Lisa Cisneros. Over the past four decades, UCSF has led the way in its heroic and committed response to the AIDS epidemic, both locally and globally. This timeline covers some of the highlights over the past 40 years at UCSF, in the nation and around the world after a mysterious outbreak affecting …
UCSF Medical Center Ranks 1st Nationwide in Neuro, Among Top …
WEBJul 26, 2021 · Neurosurgeon Edward Chang, MD, performs brain surgery at UCSF. The 2021-22 Best Hospitals survey by U.S. News & World Report ranked the UCSF Medical Center as the nation’s best hospital for neurology and neurosurgery, which are part of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. Photo by Barbara Ries. UCSF Medical Center has been recognized as the nation’s best hospital for neurology and ...
Pricey Protocol Not Proven to Prevent or Reverse Alzheimer’s, Says …
WEBMay 13, 2020 · A protocol comprising dietary supplements and lifestyle changes that claims to prevent or reverse Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline has drawn media fanfare and critical acclaim from health gurus and even physicians. But endorsement of these claims is frequently based on three published papers – all of which share the hallmarks of second-rate science, according to a cognitive ...
Long-Term Prognosis for Some Patients With Severe Brain Injury …
WEBJul 21, 2021 · New research adds to a body of evidence indicating decisions about withdrawing life-sustaining treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) should not be made in the early days following injury.
Baby Born in World’s First In Utero Stem Cell Transplant Trial
WEBMay 25, 2018 · The infant, who had been critically ill during the second-trimester of pregnancy due to alpha thalassemia, is the first patient enrolled in the world’s first clinical trial using blood stem cells transplanted prior to birth. The infant was born at UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay in February, four months after undergoing the transplant to ...
Scientists Find Mechanism that Eliminates Senescent Cells
WEBMay 10, 2021 · By Laura Kurtzman. Scientists at UC San Francisco are learning how immune cells naturally clear the body of defunct – or senescent – cells that contribute to aging and many chronic diseases. Understanding this process may open new ways of treating age-related chronic diseases with immunotherapy. In a healthy …
Thirty Years of AIDS: A Timeline of the Epidemic
WEBJun 6, 2011 · Thirty years into the fight against HIV/AIDS, UCSF has helped change the course of this deadly disease, which has claimed the lives of 33 million people worldwide. This timeline covers the highlights over the past three decades at UCSF, in the nation and around the world. Editor's note: This timeline was updated on March 23, 2012.