Why You Laugh When It’s Not Even Funny
Research shows laughter may be more of a social tool than a sign of enjoyment in conversations with strangers.
To Be Laid Out
Nina Djukic’s story won first prize in the Synapse storytelling contest nonfiction category. There are things we cannot know until...
This Date in UCSF History: Promise and Pitfalls of Industry Collaboration
[Originally published on April 26, 2001.] The changing nature of the relationship between academia and industry was the subject of...
A Look Back at AIDS Research Pioneers
As a healthcare provider, I was taught to follow protocols and look for information, patterns, and pathognomonic criteria to identify...
A Deep Dive Into Paxlovid
Paxlovid was approved for use via emergency authorization by the FDA on Dec. 22, 2021, for the treatment of mild...
This Date in UCSF History: The Fascinating World of Forensic Medicine
[Originally published in Synapse on November 6, 2003.] What comes to your mind when you hear the words “forensic medicine?”...
The Cost of Being Constantly Available
[Victoria Turner’s submission won first place in the Storytelling Contest’s science writing category.] As the pressures and restrictions of 2020...
Science Speaks Love a Little Differently
Crises bring out the best and the worst in people. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different. Through this trying time...
‘The Pandemic Will End’
This is the final installment of our Q&A with President Biden COVID Task Force advisor, UCSF's Dr. Eric Goosby.Synapse: And...
Time to Wake Up to Threat of Climate Change, and to Act
As pediatricians and trainees, we have all experienced moral awakenings that have compelled us to take action to protect children...