University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSFSimultaneous targeting of two different molecules in cancer is an effective way to shrink tumors, block invasion, and stop metastasis, scientists at UCSF have found — work that may improve the effectiveness of combination treatments that include drugs like Avastin.
Graduate students in the UCSF schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy will offer a range of complimentary health screenings during the Bayview YMCA Health & Wellness Fair this weekend.
<p>In the early morning hours on February 20, UCSF Police Department officers arrested a suspect who allegedly burglarized the Mission Bay Housing Office.</p>
<p>Hepatitis C virus has overtaken the AIDS virus, HIV, as a cause of death in the United States. About 3 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, but more than half with the disease are undiagnosed, according to new research. Some advocate screening all baby boomers for the virus.</p>
<p>Faculty, staff, students and trainees with a UCSF identification badge can get free admission to the Exploratorium at the Palace of Fine Arts the evening of March 10.</p>
Uncovering the network of genes regulated by a crucial molecule involved in cancer called mTOR, which controls protein production inside cells, researchers at UCSF have discovered how a protein “master regulator” goes awry, leading to metastasis, the fatal step of cancer.
<p>Starting Wednesday (Feb. 22), the <a href="http://ucsfchancellor.ucsf.edu/council-faculty-life">Chancellor’s Council on Faculty Life</a> (CCFL) and the <a href="http://www.library.ucsf.edu">Library</a> are sponsoring a series of events focused on open access publishing, research funding, and getting published in scholarly journals. </p>
The ability to anticipate future events allows us to plan and exert control over our lives, but it may also contribute to stress-related increased risk for the diseases of aging, according to a study by UCSF researchers.
A study of mothers and their young babies by neurologists at UCSF has shown that mothers who suffer migraine headaches are more than twice as likely to have babies with colic than mothers without a history of migraines.