#University of California, San Francisco

A look at the scientists behind David Julius’s Nobel Prize for discoveries regarding the proteins that help us sense temperature and pain.

The new cancer subtypes help better characterize a person’s tumor. The goal is to get the right drug to the right patient.

University of California San Francisco researchers uncover common immune microenvironments across different types of cancer.

New skin graph techniques result in pigmented tissue that better matches the cancer patients’ facial color.

A new FDA-approved imaging technique for prostate cancer locates cancer lesions in the pelvic area to which the tumors have migrated.

A UCSF study reveals the pandemic’s deep mental health impact among people with cancer.

Researchers at the UC San Francisco want to better understand why some cancers metastasize and how they might be more effectively treated.

Smart ring may flag early illnesses, UCSF-UCSD study shows

Exclusion from parents’ insurance may lead to life-threatening lapses in chemo and radiation, study shows.

Black patients should also benefit from recently approved PARP Inhibitor therapies “if applied equitably,” study finds

Removing surrounding tissue adds ammunition to battle against lethal disease, a UCSF-led study shows.

A psychologist offers tips to stay clearheaded

The best way to protect yourself from COVID-19 is to follow all the same basic practices for protecting yourselves from influenza.

Older adults said they liked the idea of “interdependence” ― acknowledging that people need one another from childhood to older age.

Families with Medicaid more likely to face lags in diagnosis, practical obstacles, UCSF study shows.

There is evidence that protein patterns can pinpoint propensity for heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, diabetes and cancer.