UCSF, St. Jude Identify Key Culprit Driving Treatment Resistance in Deadly Immune Disorder

A new study by researchers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has identified what they believe to be a key reason behind patients’ treatment-resistance in the rare inflammatory disorder HLH. The...
18-Jun-2020 2:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Brain Tumor Surgery that Pushes Boundaries Boosts Patients Survival

Survival may more than double for adults with glioblastoma, the most common and deadly type of brain tumor, if neurosurgeons remove the surrounding tissue as aggressively as they remove the cancerous core of the tumor.  This discovery, reported in...
7-Feb-2020 4:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

Young Women Still May Be Getting Unnecessary Pelvic Exams

Pelvic examinations and cervical cancer screenings are no longer recommended for most females under age 21 during routine health visits, but a new study has found that millions of young women are unnecessarily undergoing the tests, which can lead to...
7-Jan-2020 1:10 PM EST Add to Favorites

JUUL Delivers Substantially More Nicotine than Previous Generation E-Cigs and Cigarettes

JUUL delivers substantially more nicotine to the blood per puff than cigarettes or previous-generation e-cigarettes (e-cigs) and impairs blood vessel function comparable to cigarette smoke, according to a new study by researchers at UC San...
6-Jan-2020 4:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Brain Organoids Reveal Glioblastoma Origins

Glioblastomas are the most aggressive form of brain cancer - they grow and spread rapidly through the brain and are virtually impossible to eradicate, typically leading to death within one or two years of diagnosis. Scientists are constantly seeking...
6-Jan-2020 3:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

Breast Cancer in San Francisco: Disentangling Disparities at the Neighborhood Level

25-Sep-2019 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

UCSF Launches Benioff Initiative for Prostate Cancer Research

UC San Francisco announced Thursday it will establish the UCSF Benioff Initiative for Prostate Cancer Research, made possible by a $35 million gift from Marc and Lynne Benioff.
23-Sep-2019 7:20 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Medical Imaging Rates Continue to Rise Despite Push to Reduce Their Use

Despite a broad campaign among physician groups to reduce the amount of imaging in medicine, the rates of use of CT, MRI and other scans have continued to increase in both the U.S. and Ontario, Canada, according to a new study of more than 135...
3-Sep-2019 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites