Articles by University of California - San Francisco

Prostate cancer affects 1 in 8 men and causes 34,000 deaths each year in the US

Inherited genetic determinants can cause normal variations in PSA levels even in the absence of prostate cancer

New data show leaving lymph nodes intact until after immunotherapy could boost treatment efficacy

Researchers identify five new hepatoblastoma tumor signatures

Perspective article says new ruling may result in increased risk of deaths, disability

Study shows aggressive therapy is best for deadly tumor masquerading as lower-grade glioma

Groundbreaking national clinical trial halted due to therapy’s high success rates

Outpatient study found limited effect of azithromycin on progression of disease

Researchers have found a way to double the accuracy of detecting the majority of complex fetal heart defects in utero

The test can zero in on the microbial cause of infection in as little as six hours—irrespective of what body fluid is sampled

Massive analysis of medical records from coronavirus patients reveals treatment regimens for current, and potential future, viral pandemics

Novel screening method predicts health complications earlier, could identify key interventions, UCSF study finds

Researchers gain new insight into why patients who initially respond well to immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors can develop resistance to these therapies

Researchers found that, when used alone, sequencing comes up short, missing some sick babies, while flagging many healthy ones for unnecessary follow-up testing

The first effective MS treatments became available two decades ago, but the new study is the latest to demonstrate the much greater effectiveness of a new type of treatment