UCSF Salutes Extraordinary Contributions During Founders Day Luncheon
<p>Eleven members of the UCSF community were honored recently for their extraordinary contributions to the University and beyond during the 30th annual Founders Day luncheon.</p>
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UCSF Repeats Impressive Energy Savings
<p>PG&E representatives congratulated UCSF recently for reaching another milestone — $2.7 million in incentives that the University earned for reducing annual energy consumption that is the equivalent of taking more than 1,000 cars off the road.</p>
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UCSF Students, Residents Take Center Stage at Research Festival
<p>Students and residents involved in a comprehensive training and mentoring program were given the opportunity to showcase their research as part of the 2012 Inter-School Research and Scholarly Activity Festival.</p>
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Of Zombies and Ants
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Study: Depression in Middle Age Linked to Dementia Later On
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Hellman Visiting Artist Program Fosters Dialogue About Creativity and the Brain
<p>Old-time fiddler Heidi Clare Lambert, artist in residence at UCSF’s Memory and Aging Center, is part of the unique Hellman Visiting Artist Program, which was created to foster dialogue about creativity and the brain.</p>
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Studies Tie Abnormal Protein Buildup to Dementia
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When Illness Makes a Spouse a Stranger
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Amputees Learn to Excel at Sports
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Clinic Helps Amputees Pursue Athletic Dreams
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UCSF Study Says Chantix Is a Safe Antismoking Aid
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FDA Official Says Drug Advances Could Get Boost from Academic Medical Centers
<p>Academic medical centers can play a larger role in drug development and testing, according to an FDA official, who says there is a need for better strategies to identify winners, minimize costs and reduce failures during drug development.</p>
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Review Finds Chantix May Not Raise Heart Risks
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UCSF Clinicians Get New Ammunition in Fight Against Childhood Cancers
<p>Physicians at UCSF have access to a vastly expanded array of potential resources in their battle against childhood cancers now that they are part of an elite National Cancer Institute consortium of institutions selected to lead Phase 1 studies of potential cancer drugs.</p>
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Cardiovascular Safety Concerns Over Smoking-Cessation Drug Misleading
A popular smoking cessation medication has been under a cloud of suspicion ever since the Canadian Medical Association Journal published a study in July 2011 reporting “risk of serious adverse cardiovascular events associated with varenicline.” UCSF researchers, however, question the way the previous study was conducted, and their new analysis, scheduled to be published May 4 in BMJ, reaches a very different conclusion.
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Rats Recall Past to Make Daily Decisions
UCSF scientists have identified patterns of brain activity in the rat brain that play a role in the formation and recall of memories and decision-making. The discovery, which builds on the team’s previous findings, offers a path for studying learning, decision-making and post-traumatic stress syndrome.
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Harry W. Hind, S.F. Pharmacist and Inventor, Dies
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Doctor Warns of Pain Associated with Using Surgical Mesh in Hernia Operations
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'Thin Red Line' Around Breast Cancer
A pioneering approach to imaging breast cancer in mice has revealed new clues about why the human immune system often fails to attack tumors and keep cancer in check. This observation, by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), may help to reveal new approaches to cancer immunotherapy.
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Pain Control is Focus of Allan Basbaum's Research Career
<p>UCSF's Allan Basbaum, PhD, a pioneer in the pain field, says one major lesson that has emerged in years of research is that not all types of pain are the same — nor should they be treated the same.</p>
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Anti-Smoking Drug Decreases Alcohol Consumption in Heavy-Drinking Smokers
The smoking cessation drug varenicline significantly reduced alcohol consumption in a group of heavy-drinking smokers, in a study carried out by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco.
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Gladstone Director Named President of Association of American Physicians
Warner Greene, MD, PhD, a UCSF professor of medicine who directs virology and immunology research at the Gladstone Institutes, has been inducted as president of the Association of American Physicians.
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UCSF Team Reports on microRNA Knockout Mouse Resource
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Health, Prognosis Not Taken Into Account When Treating Older Lung Cancer Patients, Study Finds
In a study of patients 65 and older with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), younger patients were more likely to receive treatment than older patients, regardless of overall health and prognosis.
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UCSF Professor Elected To National Academy of Sciences
UCSF neurologist Louis Ptacek, MD, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), for his research on the biology and genetics of several human diseases and disorders -- from epilepsy and migraine to sleep disorders and jet lag.
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When to Get a Mammogram
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VA Nurses Scrutinized After Patient Deaths in Two States
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UCSF Offers Employees Week of Free Access to Fitness Centers
<p>Employees who show an UCSF identification badge can work out for free at UCSF Fitness Centers at Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses from May 1 through May 7.</p>
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UCSF Class of 2012 Facts
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UCSF Ushers in 2012 Commencement Season
<p>UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann celebrated the start of the 2012 commencement season at UCSF with a speech congratulating 806 graduates who she says are destined to be future leaders in health sciences.</p>
