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UCSF Chancellor Addresses How the Institution Can Ensure Its Continuum UCSF's Chancellor Hawgood urged transition to a "Second Curve" of innovation, leveraging philanthropy, new infrastructure, and AI to overcome funding challenges and ensure sustained excellence.

UCSF is at a critical inflection point: transition to our next phase of growth or risk stagnation. Chancellor Hawgood’s #UCSFSOTU 2025 address dives into AI, robotic surgery training and the “Second Curve” shaping the future of health care and research. tiny.ucsf.edu/cBUu7L

Drink Up: Coffee Is Safe for People with A-Fib A study found that drinking at least a cup of caffeinated coffee daily significantly lowered the risk of atrial fibrillation, a common heart condition.

Scientists just learned that your daily cup of coffee could protect your heart. UCSF researchers found that drinking a cup a day reduced atrial fibrillation risk by 39%, challenging decades of medical advice to avoid caffeine. tiny.ucsf.edu/aCOq1X

How Do I Prepare Today for Healthy Aging Tomorrow? UCSF experts share how to plan for a vibrant future as we age.

The earlier you focus on movement, nutrition, sleep, stress management, and social connections, the better your chances of aging well, according to Louise Aronson of UCSF. Start today. Full Q&A: magazine.ucsf.edu/how-to-prepa...

State of the University Address Live viewing page of the annual UCSF Chancellor's State of the University Address.

Happening TODAY! Tune in at noon for #UCSFSOTU 2025 with Chancellor Sam Hawgood. Hear about UCSF’s accomplishments from the past year and how our institution is innovating to adapt for the future. tiny.ucsf.edu/HuBTYF

Fatty Snacks in Winter May Trick the Body into Packing on the Pounds How do our bodies adapt to the changing length of days as we go from winter to summer and back? UCSF researchers found that unsaturated fat plays an important role in regulating circadian cycles, and ...

As days get shorter, your diet could be confounding your body’s clock. UCSF scientists found that saturated fat tells your body it’s summer and eating too much of it in winter tells your body to conserve fat. tiny.ucsf.edu/a8fHWx

State of the University Address Live viewing page of the annual UCSF Chancellor's State of the University Address.

Join us LIVE for the 2025 State of the University Address with Chancellor Sam Hawgood on Friday, Nov. 7, at noon. Discover how UCSF continues to innovate to adapt for the future. tiny.ucsf.edu/reaeye

Why Is It So Hard to Adjust When Clocks ‘Fall Back’? Neurologist Dr. Ptacek explains how "falling back" disrupts the 24-hour circadian clock, affecting mood and performance, with mitigation tips.

Changing the clock isn’t just an hour lost or gained, it’s a shock to your body’s internal rhythm. UCSF neurologist explains how light, sleep, and even your mood get thrown off — as well as how to reset faster when daylight saving time ends. tiny.ucsf.edu/ZY3ALi

UCSF researchers don’t just make discoveries in cancer, Alzheimer’s and stroke care. They’ve launched more than 240 companies that are creating jobs and improving lives across America. #SpeakUp4Science tiny.ucsf.edu/i9bINg

Two UCSF Faculty Elected to National Academy of Medicine in 2025 Christine E. Dehlendorf, MD, and Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) this year, one of the highest honors in the field of health and medicine.

Congrats to UCSF’s Christine Dehlendorf, MD, and Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, on their election to the National Academy of Medicine — one of the highest honors in health and medicine, for advancing reproductive and environmental health. tiny.ucsf.edu/nq7DpT @ucsffamilymed.bsky.social

How Multiple Sclerosis Harms a Brain Long Before Symptoms Appear Image In the hu

UCSF researchers discovered just how early multiple sclerosis starts damaging the brain. It happens years before symptoms appear, and the early warning signs can be seen in the blood. tiny.ucsf.edu/W1FVne

Could This Birth Control Shot Increase Your Risk for Brain Tumor? UCSF radiation oncologist David Raleigh, MD, PhD, studies the link between brain tumors and injectable birth control.

Could birth control shots raise brain tumor risk? UCSF radiation oncologist's research shows that synthetic progesterone in shots makes meningioma grow like wildfire. tiny.ucsf.edu/hdUI4r

UCSF Wins 7 Prestigious NIH Awards for High-Impact Work Seven UCSF investigators are receiving the prestigious award for their research from the National Institutes of Health.

Seven UCSF researchers have earned prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards, supporting their work in areas spanning cancer, sickle cell disease, autism, heart health, and more. Congrats to our visionary innovators moving medicine forward! tiny.ucsf.edu/oLBgdW

Small Leak Due to a Big Laugh? Pelvic Floor PT Might Fix It UCSF’s Physical Therapy department debuts a new Women’s Health Residency Program this fall, which will include training on women’s bodies during and after (peri)menopause.

Weak orgasms, incontinence, back pain — can all stem from poor pelvic health. With only 120 certified pelvic health PTs in CA, UCSF's new Women’s Health Physical Therapy Residency is training specialists to close the gap. tiny.ucsf.edu/KIgU98

Why does fertility decline so fast as we age? It’s not just about the eggs. UCSF and @czbiohub.bsky.social scientists discovered that the whole ovary ages — a discovery that could lead to new ways to treat infertility, delay menopause, and protect heart health. tiny.ucsf.edu/OtxUJd

Congrats to Fred Ramsdell and team on their Nobel Prize for uncovering how the immune system keeps itself in check. UCSF’s Jeff Bluestone co-founded Sonoma Therapeutics with Ramsdell to tackle autoimmune disease. diabetes.ucsf.edu/2025Nobel

@caltgovernor.bsky.social visited @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social to proclaim September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and highlight UCSF research that has helped push survival rates to 85 percent. Together, we aim to cure childhood cancer within a generation.

UCSF scientists have re-imagined chemo for kids after 50 years, thanks to NIH funding. That means kids receive less chemo + skip radiation and more parents watch their child beat cancer. Today, nearly 90% remain cancer-free after three years, including Astrid. tiny.ucsf.edu/SavingLivesW...

If Anti-Seizure Meds Don’t Work for Epilepsy, Can Surgery Help? Vikram Rao, director of the UCSF Epilepsy Center, discusses why a third of seizure patients don’t respond to medication and the promising new surgical and technological treatments available.

Anti-seizure meds don’t work for 1 in 3 epilepsy patients. UCSF experts are closing the gap with surgery and breakthrough devices that can change lives. tiny.ucsf.edu/HzE2SS

In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, I visited UCSF & @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social to see the world-class care and groundbreaking research leading the fight against pediatric cancer.

Why does #NIHfunding matter? Because it drives discoveries like engineered fat cells that can starve breast, colon, pancreatic, and prostate cancers. tiny.ucsf.edu/SavingLivesW...

UCSF's scientific research drives some of the most advanced health care in the nation. But did you know that it also drives the economy, supporting over 328,000 jobs in the region? #StandUpforUC tiny.ucsf.edu/SavingLivesW...

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The future of surgery is here, and these learners have a front-row seat. UCSF is the first university to certify medical students as bedside assistants for robotic surgeries. tiny.ucsf.edu/PcysGn

This Protein Slows the Aging Brain, and We Know How to Counter It Scientists discover a protein that gets concentrated in the brain during aging, leading brain connections to wither and cognitive decline to accelerate - and a way to counter its effects.

What if aging in the brain could be reversed, not just slowed? UCSF scientists discovered a single protein that accelerates memory loss and cognitive decline. tiny.ucsf.edu/vGJ3gV

How does pancreatic cancer spread in the body? UCSF researchers found that a single protein, PCSK9, determines whether it goes to the liver or the lungs. This discovery could lead to new ways to stop the spread. tiny.ucsf.edu/VaknI7

Some breast tumors fuel up by raiding nearby fat cells, using microscopic tunnels called "gap junctions." UCSF scientists found that blocking gap junctions stopped triple-negative breast cancer from growing. tiny.ucsf.edu/dvFcAH

Alzheimer’s may not start in the brain’s memory centers; it may start years earlier with inflammation associated with obesity, physical inactivity, chronic illness, stress, and smoking. With NIH support, scientists are uncovering ways we can get ahead of the disease. www.ucsf.edu/saving-lives...

Two UCSF Researchers Are Named Pew Latin American Fellows Two new Pew Latin American fellows, Beatriz De Moraes, PhD, and Lilian Gomes de Oliveira, PhD, will each receive a $30,000 annual stipend for two years to support their work at the crossroads of immun...

Congrats to UCSF’s Beatriz De Moraes, PhD, & Lilian Gomes de Oliveira, PhD, named 2025 Pew Latin American Fellows! Their work explores how pregnancy alters pain & how Zika affects the developing brain. www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/08...

Not only does UCSF's NIH-funded research advance health care and improve patients' lives, it has an estimated $18.7B ripple effect on the economy. The result is more innovative startups, more jobs, and stronger companies that hire workers nationwide. tiny.ucsf.edu/SavingLivesW...

photo of a hand holding a deep brain stimulation device, which looks like a rounded, flat metallic piece with two wires attached

Personalized #DeepBrainStimulation helped patients overcome severe, treatment-resistant depression after other options failed. Now, Andrew D. Krystal, MD, PhD, is leading a federally-funded trial to test its potential for millions more.

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How Gene Therapy Saved a Child from “Bubble Boy Disease” In a breakthrough, HT became the first person in the world to receive gene-corrected stem cells for Artemis-SCID. His new immune system is life-changing.

“Bubble baby” disease often shortens the life of children like Hataalii Tiisyatonii Begay, or "HT." But UCSF researchers thanks to NIH funding can share breakthrough research nationwide, including about a new lifesaving gene therapy treatment that gave HT his life back. www.ucsf.edu/news/2022/12...