This Date in UCSF History This Date in UCSF History: Promising New Abortion Drug [Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 2, 1993.] Every year there are some four million unintended pregnancies in the United States, approximately 1.6 million end in abortion. December 3, 2024 SynapseCampus Science
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Using the Body to Fight Cancer January 23, 2017Breanna AllenIn the fight against cancer, harnessing the natural defense mechanisms within the human body is gaining promise. Termed cancer immunotherapy... Science
The Morning After: Science in a Trump Administration January 16, 2017The Science Policy GroupIf you were to ride the D.C. metro the morning after the election, you would have been overwhelmed with a... Science