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UCSF Health Ranks #1 in California and Among the Nation's Best

By Chad Burns on
UCSF Health
Illustration showing the different segments of a blood vessel labeled with neurological diseases.

A New Cell Atlas for Blood Vessels: How a Cell’s Location Influences Vascular Disease in the Brain

A new UCSF study maps more than 1.5 million cells and uncovers specialized cellular “neighborhoods” along arteries, capillaries, and veins — paving the way for precision medicine in cerebrovascular disease.
Zachary Davis sits in an arm chair and reads to his niece.

Multidisciplinary Expert Team Makes the Difference for Rare Cervical Chordoma

By Alejandra Canales on
After receiving care at UCSF, Zachary Davis’s complex spine tumor is in remission.
Illustration showing Meyerding grade 1, 2, and 3 spondylolistheses.

The report card spine surgery has been waiting for

Becker's Spine Review
Two children ride on their electric bicycles.

Sure, e-bikes seem fun. Until you're on my operating table. | Opinion

By Blake Taylor, MD on
USA Today
2026 UCSF Neurosurgery Residency Program graduates.

Neurosurgery Department Celebrates Residency Program Graduates of 2026

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Illustration showing a cartoon mouse looking in a bathroom mirror and seeing an RNA structure looking back at him.

How the Structure of a Noncoding RNA Holds Keys to Its Function in the Brain

By Alejandra Canales on
Disrupting the specific structured regions of the Pnky lncRNA may be a potential therapeutic strategy for making new neurons.
Schematic showing an overview of the adaptive DBS system for improving gait, including the brain regions targeted and the study design.

Brain Stimulation That Adapts to Parkinson’s Patients’ Every Step

By Melinda Krigel on
UCSF News
A blood vessel in a brain aneurysm, where fibroblasts (yellow) replace supportive muscle cells (magenta), weakening the vessel wall.

Understanding How Brain Aneurysms Form May Help Predict Ruptures

By Robin Marks on
UCSF News
Grace Aguba smiles and takes a selfie in her kitchen.

How UCSF Offers Personalized Care for Patients with Moyamoya Disease

By Alejandra Canales on
Neurosurgeons form a key part of the multidisciplinary team at the Comprehensive Stroke Center, which delivers specialized care for this chronic cerebrovascular condition.