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UCSF Community Mourns the Loss of William J. Rutter (1928 – 2025)
The UCSF community is saddened at the passing of former UCSF faculty member William Rutter, PhD, whose collaborative and ...
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Can Type 2 Diabetes Be Identified Before a Positive Diagnosis?
A professor of physiological nursing explains the differences between genetic predisposition and lifestyle factors for type 2 ...
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A CRISPR Approach to Neurodegenerative Diseases
The Byers Award recognizes outstanding research by faculty members in the middle of their careers. Martin Kampman’s honorary ...
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Visual Migraine Symptoms Linked to Tiny Brain Lesions
Visual auras, like those that occur in migraines, may be signs of small injuries to the brain’s visual cortex, according to a clinical trial at UC San Francisco that tracked the appearance of these ...
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I’m a Bariatric Surgeon. Here’s How to Weigh GLP-1 or Surgery
Bariatric surgeon Jonathan Carter discusses the pros and cons of surgery compared with GLP-1 drugs. For those with severe ...
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Meet the Unsung Hero Playing a ‘Small Part’ in Dental Students’ Success
This is part of our UCSF People series, highlighting employees from across UCSF with diverse roles and backgrounds through a ...
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Why Do Some Brain Regions Resist Alzheimer’s?
It’s been recognized for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently and that tau — a protein known to misbehave — plays an important role in the disease. Normally, tau helps ...