Scientists @ucsf have discovered how the brain signals chronic pain. This is the first step in creating a treatment for chronic pain, which affects 1 in 5 people. Learn more from Dr. Prasad Shirvalkar in ChangLabUCSF sciencefriday.com/segments/chron…

Maryland taking action on ongoing and historical harms from #PFAS See how long the industry knew about these harms and the strategies they used to distort and suppress the science for decades. ucsf.edu/news/2023/05/4…

Today we released the largest representative study on #homelessness in CA. This groundbreaking independent research sheds light on causes, consequences & solutions to the crisis. Here's what we found:🧵 🔗Homelessness.ucsf.edu/CASPEH #CAHomelessnessStudy #CASPEH UC San Francisco

COVID-19 vaccines weren't always available to those who needed them most. Researchers UCSF Epidemiology & Biostatistics looked at excess deaths among dementia patients. They fell dramatically after vaccines, but only for those living in nursing homes. Yea-Hung Chen ucsf.edu/news/2023/07/4…

Out today in nature, new research by ChangLabUCSF has set a new benchmark for a speech neuroprosthesis that can allow people with severe speech paralysis to communicate. nature.com/articles/s4158… UC San Francisco @UCSFHealth #ucsfweill

Congrats to ChangLabUCSF on their latest achievement! As chronicled by the wonderful Pam Belluck. nytimes.com/2023/08/23/hea…

How Artificial Intelligence Gave a Paralyzed Woman Her Voice Back ucsf.edu/news/2023/08/4…

Amazing news: A paralyzed woman is speaking w/ facial expressions for the 1st time in 18 years via a brain implant & digital avatar. The breakthrough technology from @ucsf/@ucberkeley is the 1st to synthesize speech & facial expressions from brain signals. ucsfh.org/3YOHvBR

UCSF and Berkeley Engineering researchers successfully translated a woman’s brain signals into speech and facial expressions of an avatar. tiny.ucsf.edu/t58ABt

Save the date! On Aug. 30 at 4:30 pm PDT hear Edward Chang / @ChangLabUCSF, a UC San Francisco neurosurgeon, talk about his AI-powered breakthrough enabling a stroke survivor to speak for the first time in 18 years. In convo with #CZBiohubSF Pres Joe DeRisi on Spaces. Link to come.

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A fascinating conversation between #CZBiohubSF president Joe DeRisi and Biohub Investigator Edward Chang of UC San Francisco on how neuroprosthetics, #AI, speech synthesis, and a personalized digital avatar have empowered a patient paralyzed by stroke. x.com/i/spaces/1yokm…

UCSF proudly unveils Pride Hall, a cutting-edge research and academic facility at Zuckerberg SF General Hospital & Trauma Center. This building exemplifies 150 years of unwavering collaboration with SFDPH and the future of health care innovation. tiny.ucsf.edu/KMVX2G

Pride Hall, ⁦UC San Francisco⁩’s new building ⁦Zuckerberg SF General Hospital & Trauma Center⁩ opened today! It will provide research and academic space for 800 faculty, trainees and staff who serve the health needs of San Francisco and the world.

🧠At Arc, we believe great science happens when creative minds can pursue their boldest ideas. Today, we welcome new researchers to the Arc community to conduct curiosity-driven, collaborative research into complex diseases—from cancer to conditions like autoimmune dysfunction.

As leaders in reproductive health, ANSIRH & UCSF Obstetrics Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences were proud to host Secretary Xavier Becerra to learn about abortion research, training & clinical care. From Turnaway Study to Care Post-Roe, UCSF researchers document the harms of restricting abortion access for patients & providers.

If only we could convert some of our abundant white fat tissue to brown or beige fat, it would help vs obesity, glucose dysregulation, and inflammation. A paper on the discovery of the mechanism to achieve this goal and the cover of the new Journal of Clinical Investigation UC San Francisco

This is huge! Scientists UC Davis Health and @ucsfHealth discover a new hormone that can build stronger bones. Congratulations to Tom Ambrosi, Holly Ingraham & the entire team. Leach Lab Kent Leach UCSF School of Medicine Laura Kurtzman UC Davis Research ucsf.edu/news/2024/07/4…

Congratulations to UC San Francisco Atul Butte for receiving the Association for Molecular Pathology Award for Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics Association for Molecular Pathology for groundbreaking work in advancing molecular diagnostics & computational health sciences - its highest honor! amp.org/AMP/assets/Fil…

Excited to share here the story of Shawn, a patient in our adaptive DBS study -nature.com/articles/s4159…