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Loneliness Linked to Serious Health Problems and Death Among Elderly
Loneliness can be especially debilitating to older adults and may predict serious health problems and even death, according to a new study by UCSF researchers.
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Sociologist Reflects on a Career in Health Sciences
<p>Adele Clarke, a professor of sociology in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, reflects on her career as a sociologist during the UCSF School of Nursing's 32nd Helen Nahm Research Lecture.</p>
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The High Price of Loneliness
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Stem Cell Scientist Shinya Yamanaka Receives Millennium Technology Award
Gladstone Institutes Senior Investigator Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, a professor of anatomy at UCSF, has won the Millennium Technology Award Grand Prize, the world’s largest and most prominent technology award.
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Heart Trouble Early and Often in H.I.V. Patients
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Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers Talk Super Bowl Memories
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Loneliness Bodes Poorly For A Healthy Old Age
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FDA May Soon Approve UCSF Kidney Device
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Calif. Physicians' EHR Systems Fall Short of Meaningful Use Criteria
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Diabetes May Hasten Mental Decline
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Should Smoking Be Relegated to R-Rated Movies?
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Lifestyle Changes Can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
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The Body's Protein Cleaning Machine
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Teaching Doctor's to Listen
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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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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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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.