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First Treatment Guidelines for Low Sexual Desire in Women

In a first, experts have created treatment guidelines and recommendations for women who experience low sexual desire or Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD), a common yet largely undertreated ...
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How Dual Smokers of Pot and Tobacco Feel the Burn of Higher Prices

A study reveals how cigarette price sensitivity varies between U.S. adults who do and do not use cannabis. The findings could ...
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$100 Million Gift Will Advance UCSF’s Dementia Research and Care

A $100 million gift to UCSF's renowned Memory and Aging Center (MAC). It is the first gift to name a UCSF division, which ...
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UCSF Radiation Oncologists Featured at Radiation Oncology Conference

UCSF researchers and clinicians presented innovative research and treatment strategies at the American Society of Radiation Oncology’s 2025 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, which ran from Sept. 27 to ...
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How to Turn Genes On or Off to Protect Brain Cells From Dementia

Martin Kampmann’s work, supported by the National Institutes of Science (NIH), maps cellular “decision points” that determine ...
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Embracing Life After a Moment of Despair at Golden Gate Bridge

Debbie Menzies shares her story about debilitating seizures and depression, occurring in a part of the brain associated with ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Opportunity Rx: Could This Be a New Path Out of Pharmacy Deserts?

The UCSF School of Pharmacy's inaugural PharmTech to PharmD pathway program provides one-on-one mentoring to roughly three ...
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How Multiple Sclerosis Harms a Brain Long Before Symptoms Appear

Now, by analyzing thousands of proteins found in the blood, scientists at UC San Francisco have created the clearest picture ...
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How to Keep Cells Out of Limbo and Prevent Lung Scarring

Scientists at UCSF identified a key cellular switch that plays a large role in pulmonary fibrosis, and found a way of ...
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UCSF Surgeons, Researchers Share Expertise at Surgical Conference

Managing perioperative opioid risks, improving detection of peripheral artery disease and surgical management of hard-to-treat gastrointestinal cancers, were among the topics UCSF surgeons, clinicians ...