University of California, San Francisco

From Undruggable to Unstoppable: A New Cancer Cure Target Emerges

The KRAS gene mutation, responsible for a quarter of all cancerous tumors, has met its match. Thanks to UCSF research, a tiny ...
University of California, San Francisco

UCSF Maintains Services During Two-Day Strike

UCSF will continue operations during a two-day, UC-wide strike by the AFSCME union, November 17–18. The university has ...
University of California, San Francisco

How Can AI Sentiment Analysis Apply to Complex Medical Diagnoses?

UCSF researchers are studying whether large language models, a type of artificial intelligence (AI), can analyze the clinical notes of multiple physicians and other care providers to improve the ...
University of California, San Francisco

UCSF Cardiologists Share Research, Receive Recognition at Heart Meeting

Late-breaking results from clinical trials, debates about lifestyle choices and cardiovascular risk, and improving clinical care with generative AI are among the topics being presented by UC San ...
University of California, San Francisco

How to Thwart Cancer: Drug the Cells It Uses to Grow and Shapeshift

Senescent fibroblasts are aging cells in connective tissue that no longer divide and protect against tumor development. Yet, these same cells can promote cancer growth in a laboratory setting.Until ...