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Loneliness May Bring Early Disability And Death, Study Suggests
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Counseling Can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
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Parkinson's Disease and Huntington's Disease
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UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay Reaches Fundraising Milestone
The fundraising campaign to build the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay achieved a major milestone this month, surpassing the $400 million mark in philanthropic gifts. This brings the campaign more than two-thirds of the way to its $600 million goal.
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Media Advisory: UCSF to Present Artificial Kidney Update at Conference
UCSF bioengineer Shuvo Roy, PhD, will be presenting an update on the status of the Implantable Artificial Kidney device during the 58th Annual Conference of The American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) in San Francisco.
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Inexpensive Approach to Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in UCSF Study
A simple, inexpensive method for preventing type 2 diabetes that relies on calling people and educating them on the sort of lifestyle changes they could make to avoid developing the disease has proven effective in a study conducted by researchers at UCSF and the City of Berkeley Department of Public Health.
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Low-Dose Vitamin D May Not Prevent Fractures in Women - What about High Doses?
<p>Vitamin D and calcium to prevent bone fractures in healthy, postmenopausal women does not work, at least at low supplemental doses, according to the United States Preventive Services Task Force.</p>
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Media Advisory: UCSF Health Reform Experts Available for Media Comment
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on the Patient Protections and Affordable Care Act this month. The following national experts at UCSF are available to discuss the potential impacts of health care reform:
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New Medical Center Belongs at a Prince George's Metro Stop
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Virtual Colonoscopy Without Laxative Equals Standard Colonoscopy in Identifying Clinically Significant Polyps
Computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, administered without laxatives is as accurate as conventional colonoscopy in detecting clinically significant, potentially cancerous polyps, according to a study performed jointly at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, UCSF and Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Cancer's Next Magic Bullet May Be Magic Shotgun
A new approach to drug design, pioneered by a group of researchers at UCSF and Mt. Sinai, New York, promises to help identify future drugs to fight cancer and other diseases that will be more effective and have fewer side effects.
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Stroke: The Overlooked Killer
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RunSafe Database to Speed SF Marathon Medical Care
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California Physicians Unprepared for Electronic Health Record Regulations, According to UCSF Report
Electronic health records (EHRs) are used widely by California physicians, but many of their systems are not designed to meet new federal standards aimed at improving the quality of health care, according to a report from UCSF researchers.
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Special Hospital Units for Elderly Could Cut Costs
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Elderly Prisoners Need Better Medical Care
Soaring numbers of older, sicker prisoners are causing an unprecedented health care challenge for the nation’s criminal justice system, according to a new UCSF report.
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Brain Cell Research Discoveries Lead to $500,000 Prize for Jans
<p>A UCSF husband-and-wife research team, Lily Jan and Yuh Nung Jan, will be awarded a major neuroscience award — the Gruber Foundation Neuroscience Prize — for their key insights into the development and function of the nervous system.</p>
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Animals (and Their Poop) Transform Gardens into Urban Farms
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Oakland, UCSF Children's Hospitals May Merge
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Consortium of Scientists Map the Human Body's Bacterial Ecosystem
Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes participated in the national Human Microbiome Project, which used groundbreaking methods to vastly improve the understanding of bacteria that reside in and on the human body.
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Traces Of Virus In Man Cured Of HIV Trigger Scientific Debate
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Greater Use of Imaging Tests Raises Radiation Fears
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Alzheimer's Gene Found to Affect Women over Men
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Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging Drastically Increasing, Study Finds
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Specialized Geriatric Units Save Hospitals Money
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Use of Imaging Tests Soars, Raising Questions on Radiation Risk
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Imaging, Radiation Exposure Up, Even For HMO Patients
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UCSF Names Guglielmo Interim Dean of Pharmacy School
<p>UCSF has named Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, an international expert in the clinical use of antimicrobials and chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, as interim dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, starting July 1.</p>
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Panel: Postmenopausal Women Shouldn't Take Vitamin D, Calcium Supplements to Prevent Fractures