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East Bay Doctor Under Fire for Large Prescriptions of Addictive Painkillers
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A Protein Weakens Cancer Drug
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Refugee Receives Soros Fellowship to Pursue Doctorate in Sociology
<p>When Boroka Bo enters UCSF in September to pursue a doctorate in medical sociology, she will arrive with a highly prestigious fellowship and a resume that is unconventional by any measure.</p>
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Researchers Unveil Genetic Microbe Map
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Profiles of Excellence: Dr. BJ Miller
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Support for Cancer Patients Is Just Phone Call Away
Cancer patients across the country have a new way to navigate through difficult treatment decisions and communicate better with their doctors. “Open to Options,’’ which recently launched nationally, was developed in conjunction with UCSF to guide patients in making critical health decisions.
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Yes, You Can Use Pills to Prevent AIDS, Review Finds
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Blood-Brain Barrier Less Permeable in Newborns than Adults after Acute Stroke
<p>The ability for substances to pass through the blood-brain barrier is increased after adult stroke, but not after neonatal stroke, according to a new study the UCSF that will be published July 11 in the <i>Journal of Neuroscience</i>.</p>
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Woman Sues FDA for Right to Use Donor's Free Sperm
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San Francisco Researcher to Lead Summit on Progress in AIDS Treatment, Prevention
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Kids With Chest Wall Deformities Get Comprehensive Care at Clinic
<p>Children with sunken chest disorder are being treated with a new groundbreaking procedure using a device invented by a group of physicians, engineers, scientists and others.</p>
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Better Preparation Could Improve the Quality of Death--and Life--for Terminal Patients
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Changing Environment Affects Stress Level in Mice
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Robert Wachter Named Chair of ABIM's Board of Directors
<p>Robert M. Wachter, MD, a professor of medicine at UCSF, has been named chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Board of Directors.</p>
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Medi-Cal Expansion and Creation of Health Benefit Exchange Have Already Begun in California
<p>California is preparing to enact provisions of the Affordable Care Act by expanding Medi-Cal coverage and setting up a health benefit exchange. UCSF experts comment.</p>
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Young Women Unleash Their Potential
<p>Life isn't always easy being a young woman in San Francisco. According to "San Francisco Girls: A Snapshot Report, 2009," they face serious health challenges. In the past year, 8.3 percent have skipped school due to safety concerns, 14 percent have attempted suicide, and 9 percent have been assaulted by a boyfriend or girlfriend.</p>
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Fertility Drugs' Link to Breast Cancer Hinges on Pregnancy, Study Says
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UCSF Lecture Takes on the Science of Food
<p>For acclaimed chef and restaurateur Corey Lee, preparing the perfect boiled egg — with a soft-solid white and a creamy yolk — is a science, monitored precisely in a laboratory-designed water bath at 64˚ C.</p>
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Charlie Rose Brain Series: Multiple Sclerosis
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Gladstone Scientists Identify Critical Process in Stem Cell Development
Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have discovered that environmental factors critically influence the growth of a type of stem cell — called an iPS cell — that is derived from adult skin cells.
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Singapore Failing at Sex Education?
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More In Vitro Patients Picking One-Embryo Method
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Soda Tax Debate Pushes Richmond into National Spotlight
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Fruit Flies Provide Diet, Exercise Clues
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HIV: Common Women's Condition Thought to Raise Risk
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San Francisco's Mission Bay Lands $10 Million Transportation Grant
<p>Under sunny skies at UCSF Mission Bay on June 22, Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, joined House minority leader Nancy Pelosi and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to celebrate a $10 million federal grant for transportation improvements at Mission Bay.</p>
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New Drug Prospect Offers Hope Against Hookworm Infections
<p>A drug candidate that is nearing clinical trials against a Latin American parasite is showing additional promise as a cure for hookworm, one of the most widespread and insidious parasites afflicting developing nations, according to a collaborative study at UCSF and Yale University.</p>
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Vitamin D Recommendations: A Critical Look at the New USPSTF Guidelines
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Parnassus Avenue Repaving Project Moves to UCSF Campus
<p>July will be an active month for the City’s repaving project for Parnassus Avenue as the work moves through the portions of street most densely used by UCSF staff, students, faculty, researchers and patients, according to Maric Munn, director of Campus Facilities Management at UCSF. </p>