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Can AI Boost A-Fib Detection and Diagnose Over Standard Monitoring?

A new clinical trial will screen for atrial fibrillation (AFib) using a blood pressure monitor with AFib detection technology ...
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UCSF’s Kevan Shokat Wins Stephenson Prize for Cancer Breakthrough

Kevan Shokat, PhD, a professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at UC San Francisco who discovered how to disable KRAS, ...
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Honors & Awards

Two UCSF Faculty Elected to National Academy of Medicine in 2025 ...
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Why This One Small Blood Cell Is Your Secret to Living the High Life

From Machu Picchu to Mount Everest, people who live at high altitudes process sugar better and are less likely to develop ...
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Could Quitting Ultra-Processed Food Boost Your Mental Health?

A UCSF study that found people with serious depression had significantly improved symptoms when they switched to a diet consisting of less utlra-processed food.
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Here’s the Latest Research Lobular Breast Cancer Experts Are Leading

Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is the second most common type of breast cancer but is challenging to detect because of how it spreads in breast tissue. ILC has been understudied compared to other ...
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Can Psychedelic Clinical Trials Be Better? Researchers Say Yes

UC San Francisco researchers are weighing in on one of the biggest challenges in psychedelic science, arguing that clinical trials need more convincing placebo treatments to better measure the drugs’ ...