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A UCSF investigator has won an eight-year grant from the National Cancer Institute for a major investigation into anal cancer, a debilitating and sometimes fatal disease largely concentrated among people with HIV.
UCSF reminds all employees of its campus-wide IT Security Awareness Campaign to protect patients' personal and health information.
UCSF is alerting some individuals to the theft of a physician’s personal laptop computer that contained personal and health information.
UCSF Global Health Sciences and The Lancet Commission on Investing in Health invite the community to the San Francisco launch of a major new report: Global Health 2035: A World Converging within a Generation.
A team led by UCSF scientists has identified the disruption of a single type of cell – in a particular brain region and at a particular time in brain development – as a significant factor in the emergence of autism.
The protein in cells that most often drives the development of cancers has eluded scientists’ efforts to block it for three decades — until now.
UCSF biochemistry professor Cynthia Kenyon, PhD, has been named Senior Scientific Advisor of the new Google anti-aging startup, Calico.
UCSF issued a statement, outlining the potential impact of a planned Nov. 20 strike by patient care and service workers represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union.
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has issued an injunction limiting the number of UC patient care employees that can strike on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
The UCSF LGBT Resource Center invites the community to a Day of Remembrance for those lost due to transphobia and violence.
Janet Napolitano, the University of California’s newly appointed president, visited UCSF this week for the eighth stop of her “listening and learning” tour of all 10 campuses.
Current anti-obesity treatments include strategies to prevent food energy from being absorbed, such as orlistat, which prevents fat absorption from food.
UCSF is preparing for a one-day strike announced by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) workers for Wednesday, Nov. 20.
UC San Francisco has received the gold-standard international re-accreditation for its animal research program, recognizing the University’s commitment to the highest ethical standards in animal care and treatment.
The fall 2013 UCSF Magazine, which features the promise of precision medicine, is now available online.
Precision Medicine Pillar No. 5: Omics Medicine. Molecular biologist Nevan Krogan's work is not only illuminating how genes and proteins function, it's also shedding light on the underlying biology of disease for each person.
Precision Medicine Pillar No. 6: Digital Health. The Center for Digital Health Innovation shepherds the development of digital health innovations created at UCSF and validates the effectiveness of devices from both inside and outside the institution.
Precision Medicine Pillar No. 4: Computational Health Sciences. Computationally intensive approaches are used to analyze and cross-analyze large but discrete collections of data, such as patient health histories and genetic makeup.
Precision Medicine Pillar No. 3: Clinical Discovery. Researchers are taking vast amounts of patient data, often collected through first-ever clinical studies, and putting it into tools like MS Bioscreen that have a direct impact on patient care.
Precision Medicine Pillar No. 2: Basic Discovery. The long path to developing potent new treatments often starts with an observation in the lab that then leads to a question about a fundamental life process.
Campus leaders will recognize the dedication and service of UCSF staff at upcoming staff appreciation events, a collaborative effort between UCSF Medical Center and campus.
Today, with a host of tools garnered from precision medicine, patients can benefit from precise and effective therapies for some of the world's most daunting illnesses. <em>UCSF Magazine</em> explores the promise of precision medicine.
Precision Medicine Pillar No. 1: Knowledge Network. With an increased ability to harvest information automatically and more powerfully, scientists can find the connections among discoveries that would otherwise go unrecognized.
