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A drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of blocked electrical impulses to the heart and could be an effective treatment for certain types of heart disease known as conduction disease, in which the progression of electrical impulses through the heart is impeded, according to researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF) and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).

UCSF faculty, staff and students who are working hard to make the University greener and more sustainable were honored during the sixth annual Sustainability Awards ceremony.

Popular theories of why our human ancestors gained and then lost dark skin over the course of evolution may be incorrect, according to a new paper by UC San Francisco authors, who suggest that heavily pigmented skin evolved because it forms a stronger barrier against a host of environmental challenges. Because deeply pigmented skin requires more energy to produce, they propose, our ancestors shed some of these pigments through natural selection as they moved north and needed less protection against these threats.

Why baseball's Browns aren't hated for ditching St. Louis

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals have placed among the nation’s premier children’s hospitals in all 10 pediatric specialties.

JoAnne Keatley has spent her career at UCSF opening doors to ensure trans people seeking health services get the care they need that best suits their gender identity.

Measuring the levels of a small number of proteins in the blood of patients with coronary heart disease may eventually allow doctors to more reliably assess the risk of future heart attacks, heart failure, strokes, and death in these patients, according to new research led by a UCSF cardiologist.

UCSF has installed hundreds of new signs on existing single-occupancy restrooms to identify them as being gender inclusive.

More than one in three atrial fibrillation (AF) patients at intermediate to high risk for stroke were treated with aspirin alone, despite previous data showing this therapy to be inferior to blood thinners, according to researchers at the UC San Diego and UCSF schools of medicine.

When doctors accept meals from pharmaceutical salespeople, they are much more likely to prescribe the drugs the representatives are promoting than cheaper generic alternatives, UCSF researchers found .

The New York town that baseball left behind

Vagabond A's led colorful lives in Philly, KC

A new study from Marquette University and UC San Francisco has found that researchers are not reporting sexual orientation and transgender identities in psychotherapy outcome studies for anxiety and depression, which the authors say poses significant challenges for determining whether or not these treatments work for LGBT people.

St. Joseph Health, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals announced a joint venture to enhance and expand neonatal and pediatric services.

The UCSF School of Medicine has been recognized for its achievements in education by a leading international organization.

The UCSF School of Nursing held the inaugural White Coat Ceremony for the Master’s Entry Program in Nursing students on Friday, June 3.

In a study of Texas counties either permitting or prohibiting the sale of alcohol, researchers at UCSF have found residents of permitting counties had fewer heart attacks, but increased atrial fibrillation,

UCSF aims to step up its game during the 30th anniversary of the AIDS Walk San Francisco and raise $200,000 in donations for programs and services.

UCSF will host a series of town hall meetings in June to inform the University community about recent efforts to boost security and to hear comments and concerns from faculty, staff and students on the subject.

There is an increasing demand to address gender dysphoria early in childhood, prior to the onset of puberty. Under the guidance of Stephen Rosenthal, MD, UCSF's Gender Center is helping parents and their children navigate this difficult terrain.