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Traveling to Mars Will Wreak Havoc on Our Bodies – Can We Prevent It?
The effects of low gravity and radiation on the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and immune systems are some of the health impacts from space travel that UCSF scientists are researching.
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Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo Appointed as Inaugural Vice Dean for Population Health and Health Equity
UCSF School of Medicine Dean Talmadge E. King, Jr. announced the appointment of Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo as the new chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the inaugural vice dean for Population Health and Health Equity.
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Another Possible Indignity of Age: Arrest
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Stress Worsens Effects of Toxic Chemicals in Pregnant Women
When a pregnant woman suffers from stress, she’s more likely to have a low-birth-weight baby than a non-stressed pregnant woman if both are exposed to the same toxic chemicals, according to the first study examining the combined impact of stress and environmental chemicals on fetal development.
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Immune-Cell Numbers Predict Response to Combination Immunotherapy in Melanoma
Whether a melanoma patient will better respond to a single immunotherapy drug or two in combination depends on the abundance of certain white blood cells within their tumors, according to a new study.
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Physical Therapy Can Help Straighten a Hunched Back for Older People
A hunched back, called hyperkyphosis, affects 40 percent of people over age 65, and it increases disability and the risk of falls and fractures. A new study by UCSF researchers shows that targeted physical therapy can help straighten the spine and boost a patient’s self-esteem.
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That Drug Expiration Date May Be More Myth Than Fact
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Amid Backdrop of Health Care Debate, UCSF Raises Funds at AIDS Walk San Francisco
As a national debate about health care continues, hundreds of staff, faculty, students and supporters of UCSF participated in AIDS Walk San Francisco to raise funds for research and care as well as to raise awareness of proposed legislation in Washington, D.C.
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Stress of poverty, racism raise risk of Alzheimer's for African Americans, new research suggests
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There's An Amazing New Drug For Multiple Sclerosis. Should I Try It?
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San Francisco’s Flavored Tobacco Law Rooted in Years of Research, Advocacy Work
San Francisco recently passed the country’s first outright ban on sales of flavored tobacco. It was supported by more than 15 years’ worth of research and national advocacy work by UCSF’s Valerie Yerger.
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ShangPharma Innovation and UCSF Announce Strategic Research Collaboration
In a new collaboration, ShangPharma Innovation, Inc. is providing funding and other support to scientists at UC San Francisco to accelerate the development of promising life science inventions.
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Next-Gen Precision Diagnostics Now Available at UCSF
A genome sequencing test developed at UCSF that can rapidly pinpoint the cause of a bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic infection is now available to help physicians nationwide diagnose cases.
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Tiny Cellular Antennae Key to Fat Formation in Muscle
Scientists at UCSF have shown that cellular antennae called cilia, found on fat-forming cells interspersed in muscle, play a key role in this muscle-to-fat transformation.
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UCSF Health Affiliates with Golden Gate Urgent Care
UCSF Health has signed an affiliation with Golden Gate Urgent Care to collaborate in providing top-quality urgent care in the GGUC’s six Bay Area locations.
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UCSF Medical Center, Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco Named Among 2017’s ‘Most Wired’ Hospitals
UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco have been named among Health Care’s “Most Wired” for 2017.
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Supervisor Jeff Sheehy Visits UCSF to Rally Community Around HIV/AIDS Funding
In his first visit back to UCSF since becoming a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Jeff Sheehy rallied the University community to join in fundraising for AIDS Walk San Francisco – especially as HIV funding is under attack at the federal level.
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Big-Data Analysis Points Toward New Drug Discovery Method
A research team led by scientists at UCSF has developed a computational method to systematically probe massive amounts of open-access data to discover new ways to use drugs.
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Protein tangles behind Alzheimer's disease may be critical for human reproduction
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Tobacco Gets More Screen Time in Blockbuster Movies, Study Shows
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New drug restores memories in brain-damaged mice
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One Family’s Struggle with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy (MAE), or Doose syndrome, is a form of epilepsy characterized by seizures that are difficult to manage.
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Drug Reverses Memory Failure Caused by Traumatic Brain Injury
UCSF scientists used an experimental drug to completely reverse severe learning and memory impairments caused by traumatic brain injury in mice.
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Google Searches Could Help Track Cancer Incidence, Mortality
Google search volume across the United States could help fill in the gaps on cancer incidence and mortality data, according to a new study by scientists at UCSF and the University of Pennsylvania.
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UCSF Cancer Researcher Leads Team to Win First Ever AI Genomics Hackathon
A UCSF cancer researcher has led a team of data scientists and engineers to win a first-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence (AI) Genomics Hackathon competition.
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Feinstein Urges Safeguarding Medicaid on Visit to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Sen. Dianne Feinstein toured UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, highlighting the importance of safeguarding Medicaid for the health of children and families across the nation.
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Sustainability Champions Recognized at Seventh Annual Sustainability Awards
UCSF faculty, students, and staff members were recognized for their efforts in supporting and advocating for sustainability measures at the seventh annual Sustainability Awards in the Rock Hall Auditorium on June 20.
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Incidents of Smoking Increase Dramatically in Youth-Focused, PG-13 Films
Youth-rated films, which are designed and marketed as kid-friendly, continue to fill the movie screen with tobacco imagery.
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Brain's Immune Cells May Make You Fat: Study