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Bionic Eye Implant Approved for U.S. Patients
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CME Credits Now Available for UCSF's Online Courses
<p>UCSF has started offering continuing medical education credits for select Massive Open Online Courses – known as MOOCs – making it among the first universities in the nation to do so.</p>
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New Chef at Mission Bay Showcases Diversity, Sustainability on Menu
<p>The UCSF Mission Bay campus has welcomed a new chef to shape the daily menus at the Pub and the Mission Bay Conference Center.</p>
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Fear Of Cantaloupes And Crumpets? A 'Phobia' Rises From The Web
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State Policies on Medicaid Committee Disclosure Vary
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Gene Invaders Are Stymied by a Cell's Genome Defense
<p>UCSF researchers have discovered a molecular machine that helps protect a cell’s genes against invading DNA that contributes to inherited human disease and death.</p>
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Valentine's Day Chocolates Can Be Good for Heart Health
<p>Giving chocolates on Valentine's Day is a billion-dollar business in the United States, but besides delighting our taste buds, dark chocolate actually has health benefits for the body, a UCSF cardiologist says.</p>
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California's Tobacco Control Program Generates Huge Health Care Savings
Over a span of nearly 20 years, California’s tobacco control program cost $2.4 billion and reduced health care costs by $134 billion, according to a new study by UCSF.
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UCSF-Safeway Pharmacy Alliance Aims to Help Customers Quit Smoking
The UCSF School of Pharmacy has partnered with Safeway Inc. to help Safeway customers quit smoking, by connecting them with specially trained pharmacists to learn about smoking-cessation programs and other resources.
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Stem Cell Survival Strategy Is Key to Blood and Immune System Health
Stem cells of the aging bone marrow recycle their own molecules to survive and keep replenishing the blood and immune systems as the body ages, UCSF researchers have discovered.
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Cutting Salt to Recommended Levels Could Prevent Hundreds of Thousands Deaths
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Storyteller Rhodessa Jones Saving Lives
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Eating Less Salt Daily Saves More Lives, Study Finds
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What If A Simple Blood Test Could Tell You When You'll Die?
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Good News for the Aging Brain
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Cancer Patient Concerned About Multiple CT Scans
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Conflict-of-Interest Drug Policies Wanting
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That's the Spot: Massage Neurons Found
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Cutting Salt Could Save Hundreds of Thousands of Lives, Study Says
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Parents of Teen Girls More Accepting of Birth Control Pills than Other Contraceptive Methods
Parents are more accepting of their teenage daughters using birth control pills than any other form of contraception, including condoms, according to a recent study from UCSF.
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Reducing Sodium in American Diet Would Save Hundreds of Thousands of Lives
<p>A new study finds that hundreds of thousands of lives could be saved over 10 years if Americans reduced their sodium consumption to the levels recommended in federal guidelines.</p>
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Study Confirms Tea Party Was Created by Big Tobacco and Pollutocrat Kochs
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Bay Area School Districts Rewrite Tobacco Policies to Counter Teen E-Cigarette Use
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Study: Tea Party Organizations Have Ties To Tobacco Industry Dating Back To 1980s
<p>Rather than being a purely grassroots movement that arose spontaneously in 2009, the Tea Party developed in part as a result of tobacco industry efforts to oppose smoking restrictions and tobacco taxes beginning in the 1980s, according to a study by UC San Francisco researchers.</p>
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Mysterious Brain Clumps Behind Dementia Identified
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Hidden Cost of Health Care
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Achieving Magnet Status Elicits Enormous Pride at UCSF
<p>Last fall, UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital achieved Magnet recognition, which signifies outstanding nursing practice. This story traces the journey to achieving that important status symbol.</p>
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Air Pollution Linked to Low Birth Weight
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Ow! Pubic Hair Grooming Injuries on the Rise, Researchers Find