Records from millions of patients at University of California health centers found correlations between endometriosis, one of the most common diseases in women, and a bounty of other diseases.

In Alzheimer’s disease, proteins like amyloid beta form clumps, known as plaques, that damage the brain. But in some people, immune cells called microglia break down these proteins before they can ...

UCSF’s Joseph Pierre, MD, unveils why even bright minds embrace false information. His new book, "False," dissects cognitive biases and our digital world’s role, offering a powerful three-step ...

Chaz Langelier and team discover a partial explanation for why lupus gets better as patients age. It's because inflammation-related genes get muffled - the opposite of what usually happens in healthy ...

This is part of our UCSF People series, highlighting employees from across UCSF with diverse roles and backgrounds through a day in their work life. Here we meet Isaac Conway-Stenzel, an ETS senior ...

UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center* has again been named to the national Honor Roll in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospitals rankings for adult care, a distinction earned by only 20 medical ...

A study finds that getting any amount of outpatient therapy after being hospitalized with eating disorders lowers the risk for re-hospitalization for youth on Medi-Cal.

Scientists at UCSF and Gladstone Institutes have identified cancer drugs that promise to reverse the changes that occur in the brain during Alzheimer’s, potentially slowing or even reversing its ...

Bariatric surgeon Jonathan Carter discusses the pros and cons of surgery compared with GLP-1 drugs. For those with severe obesity, few see long-term benefits in diet and exercise programs, and could ...

For patients with Parkinson's disease, changes in their ability to walk can be dramatic. “Parkinson’s gait,” as it is often called, can include changes in step length and asymmetry between legs. This ...

A popular herbal supplement used by prostate cancer patients has been found to significantly reduce prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels—a protein in the blood that often indicates prostate ...