A public lecture by Nobel prize winner Stanley B. Prusiner, MD, UCSF professor of neurology and director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, will be given at the UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public on Monday, April 16... »
Should sugar be regulated as a toxin?Earlier this month Robert Lustig, M.D. and a team of UCSF researchers said yes.They argue that sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health.Dr. Lustig, along... »
San Francisco is fortunate to have many neighborhoods where Prenatal Screening is offered for birth defects including Trisomy 18, which affects candidate Rick Santorum's daughter. The UCSF, CPMC and Kaiser outpatient clinics in the Sunset,... »
Research from The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) was in the spotlight recently for an experimental new drug, aimed at helping dogs who become paralyzed due to spinal cord injuries. The drug has already proven effective... »
