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UCSF Joins National Collaborative to Study COVID-19 Outcomes for LGBTQ People
By Elizabeth Fernandez Researchers from the UCSF School of Nursing have joined a newly launched national collaborative to study the impacts of COVID-19 on members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities. The We...
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How Can We Thwart the Next Pandemic?
Leading scientists share some of the tools and strategies that could help us better confront and contain future outbreaks. By Editorial Staff UCSF Magazine Summer 2021 Illustration: Brian Stauffer Harness the gene-editing tool CRISPR to...
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The Case of the Recurring Fever
By Ariel Bleicher and illustrated by Eleanor Davis UCSF Magazine Summer 2021 An elderly man had symptoms no one could explain – until Amy Berger, MD, PhD , and her team investigated.
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Living Therapeutics Initiative Will Accelerate Development and Delivery of Revolutionary Treatments
Investments Totaling $250M Have Catalyzed Research and Clinical Trials Across Many Disciplines By Ariel Bleicher and Cyril Manning UC San Francisco is launching a new initiative to propel the development of living therapeutics – a category...
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Older Women Who Are Socially Engaged More Likely to Be Emotionally Abused or Mistreated
UCSF Study Reports Paradox of Social Connection Based on National Data By Elizabeth Fernandez For older adults, participating in social activities can protect against physical and mental signs of aging, but it may also pose risks,...
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Mutation in Highly Infectious Alpha Variant May Help Coronavirus Evade Immune System
By Robin Marks Electron micrograph of a cell heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. Image credit: NIH The B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant—also known as Alpha—may be more infectious because it contains mutations that make it better...
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Exploring Brain Health Disparities through Jazz
What can jazz music reveal about the brain, health disparities, and inclusion? On June 15, leaders in science, music, and health equity explored this question in “ Jazz, Equity and Brain Health ,” the latest offering from the San Francisco...
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Campaign Aims to Increase Mental Health Resilience in the UCSF Community
istock_illustration_heads.jpg istock_illustration_heads.jpg By Kim LaPean and Diane Ngo There is a chance that in every lecture, laboratory, Zoom meeting, town hall audience or shuttle bus ride, someone around you is battling a mental...
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Microbiome Medicine: Scientists Harness the Body’s ‘Bugs’ to Treat Asthma, MS and More
By Robin Marks Plenty of probiotic yogurts, pickles and kombuchas claim to boost our digestive health with armies of microbes, but some scientists have more ambitious therapeutic plans for the “bugs” that colonize us. They hope to leverage...
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“Neuroprosthesis” Restores Words to Man with Paralysis
Technology Could Lead to More Natural Communication for People Who Have Suffered Speech Loss By Robin Marks Researchers at UC San Francisco have successfully developed a “speech neuroprosthesis” that has enabled a man with severe paralysis...