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Breast Cancer Treatment Linked to Osteoporosis
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Palliative Care Movement Reaches Significant Milestone in U.S.
<p>That growth of palliative care services in the U.S. highlights concepts that many experts believe are at the heart of effective health care delivery: patient-centered and team-based.</p>
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New Food Studies Make Pregnancy Even More Complicated
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California's Brown Has Prostate Cancer, Doctor Says
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Gov. Brown Undergoing Treatment for Prostate Cancer at UCSF
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Scientists Decode Secret of Gentle Touch
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Biologists Tickle Fruit Flies with Eyelashes to Study Gentle Touch
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President Obama Nominates Mack Roach to National Cancer Advisory Board
<p>President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate UCSF's Mack Roach, who is recognized as a major authority on the treatment of prostate cancer, to the National Cancer Advisory Board.</p>
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Skyfall Is The Worst Movie for Smoking in 2012, Smoke Free Movies Finds
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Fertility Drop-off Surprises Women Over 40
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Identity Theft: The Destructive Course of Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia
William Seeley maps the path of frontotemporal dementia through the brain, correlating specific damage with behavioral change. By studying the disease from self to circuits to cells, this visionary neurologist searches for inroads to treatment.
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New Research On Making The Most Of Mentoring Relationships
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Young Liver Recipient Honors His Donor
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Kickstart Helps Paralysis Patients Move On Their Own
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Should Doctors Warn Pregnant Women about Environmental Risks?
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Cost of Dying: Some Bay Area Hospitals Combat Death Aggressively with Expensive Treatment
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Secrets of Gentle Touch Revealed
UCSF scientists have uncovered the molecular basis of gentle touch, one of the most fundamental but least well understood of our senses.
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Media Advisory: UCSF Transplant Patient and Donor Featured In 2013 Rose Parade
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Crowdfunding, the Fiscal Cliff and the Future of Biotech Startups
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As Asthma Rates Rise, Researchers Look at Effective Medicines for Children
<p>As asthma rates continue to rise in the U.S. — proportionally affecting more children than adults — experts at UCSF and across the nation continue to search for the best medicines for pediatric patients.</p>
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Spotlight: Dave Robb
Dave Robb began working at UCSF 13 years ago, in 1999, when he was hired as science coordinator for both the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) and the AIDS Research Institute (ARI), working half time for each.
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Acute Kidney Injuries Up Sharply in U.S.
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UCSF Police Offer Holiday Safety Tips
<p>The holidays are typically a joyful time of year, but UCSF police remind us not to forget that crime can occur any time or day.</p>
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Nursing School Teaches New Master's Curriculum to Provide Patient-Centered Care
<p>The UCSF School of Nursing has updated the curriculum for master of science students so that they can provide high-quality, patient-centered care.</p>
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Yamanaka, Gurdon to Accept Nobel Prize in Stockholm Ceremony
<p>Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, and John Gurdon, PhD, are in Stockholm this week to receive the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries that led to the development of induced pluripotent stem cells.</p>
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Serious Kidney Damage Increasing, Research Shows
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Severe Acute Kidney Injuries Rise Rapidly Nationwide
Severe acute kidney injuries are becoming more common in the United States, rising 10 percent per year and doubling over the last decade, according to a retrospective study at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
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In Memoriam: Robert Fishman, Former Chair of Neurology Department, Dies
<p>Robert A. Fishman, MD, former chair of the Department of Neurology at UCSF, died on Dec. 4, 2012 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 88.</p>
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Jury Returns with Death Penalty in Davis 'Sweethearts' Murder Case