Research
UCSF nurse scientists test whether bringing patients into the virtual world of electronic games can lead to better outcomes and quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease and lung cancer.
UCSF nurse scientists Yoshimi Fukuoka and Christine Kennedy are devising and validating mobile health (mHealth) interventions that use smartphone apps to foster physical activity in at-risk patients.
Associate chief nurse researcher at UCSF Medical Center forges links between front line nurses and nurse scientists that lead to improved care.
Janice Humprheys and an interdisciplinary group of UCSF colleagues have uncovered striking, new information about the long-term health and aging effects of intimate partner violence (IPV).
Studying the respiratory ailments striking children in Oakland and Guatemala helps UCSF’s Lisa Thompson identify and fight a global killer.
Bequest will support faculty research, with a preference for researchers in symptom management.
How do nurse scientists work collaboratively with communities to improve health and well-being?
Institute for Health & Aging co-director Patrick Fox asks why we’re so afraid of memory loss.
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