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Two New Breakthroughs Advance Neurological Disorders and Cancer Research

Daniele Canzio, PhD, of the Department of Neurology and Balyn Zaro, PhD, of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry have ...
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Meet the Physician Reimagining a Kinder, Gentler Medical Residency

In this latest UCSF People profile, we follow Larissa Thomas, MD, MPH, School of Medicine Professor of Clinical Medicine through a day in the life of supporting our residents and fellows ...
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New Therapy Could Make Life Better for Kidney Transplant Patients

Currently, patients who have had a kidney transplant must take a cocktail of pills every day for the rest of their lives.
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Should You Get Tested for Cervical Cancer? Here’s What to Know

This Q&A with George Sawaya, MD, explores new cervical cancer screening guidelines issued in January 2026, which recommend at ...
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This Cellular Hazmat Team Cleans Up Tau. Can It Prevent Dementia?

Researchers found a "garbage man" enzyme that tags toxic clumps of proteins in the brain for removal, and saw a correlation ...
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New Division of Thoracic Surgery at UCSF Gets Inaugural Chief

Johannes R. Kratz, MD, has been named as the inaugural chief of UCSF’s Division of Thoracic Surgery, one of the leading academic robotic thoracic surgery programs in the western U.S. He brings a track ...