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Advances in Space Medicine Threatened by Funding Cuts, Says Scientist-Astronaut
Biomedical research in space has yielded a wealth of insights into the effects of weightlessness on the human body, but recent funding cuts undermine the ability of the United States to continue to contribute to the field of space medicine, writes Millie Hughes-Fulford, PhD, a biologist at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and a former NASA astronaut.
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Moderate Drinkers Get Some Good News
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New Research Shows Mental Illness Common, Linked to Heart Disease
<p>Mental illnesses, especially depression and anxiety disorders, are common in the United States and Europe according to two new major research reports. They often are untreated, and they are associated with chronic, life threatening health problems, including heart disease.</p>
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Warner, Merck Bone Drugs Need Label Changes on Use Duration, Panel Says
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Media Advisory: UCSF Picnic to Honor Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Patients
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital will celebrate children who have had bone marrow transplants and their families at the third pediatric bone marrow transplant picnic on September 10.
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HM@15 - Are You Living Up to High Expectations of Efficiency?
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Candidates for Mayor Submerged in Crowd
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Media Advisory: UCSF Experts on 9/11-Related Health Topics Available for Media Interviews
The tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001 is just days away. UCSF is making available some of its world-class experts to talk about potential long-term medical implications from the events of 9/11.
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What Hospitals Can Learn From the DMV About Wait Times
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Movie Review: We Were Here (2010)
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UC Provost Lawrence Pitts to Retire in February 2012
<p>Lawrence Pitts, professor emeritus of neurosurgery at UCSF, will retire in February 2012 after nearly three years as the University of California’s provost and executive vice president-academic affairs.</p>
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Gladstone Scientist Finds New Target For Treating Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has identified how the lack of a brain chemical known as dopamine can rewire the interaction between two groups of brain cells and lead to symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. This discovery offers new hope for treating those suffering from this devastating neurodegenerative disease.
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UCSF Medical Center Catches Up With EHR Deployment
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Hospital Easy Sell for Salesforce's Benioff, Wife
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9/11: Six Tech Advances to Prevent Future Attacks
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Adolescent Window of Breast Cancer Risk Explained in Award-Winning Video
<p>Exposure of girls to toxins and hormone-disrupting chemicals in the environment are suspected of increasing risk for breast cancer."The Breast Biologues," is an award-winning video that explains research by the Bay Area Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center.</p>
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UCSF, UC Merced to Study Effectiveness of Anti-Tobacco Programs
Researchers with the University of California, San Francisco and the University of California, Merced will examine the effectiveness of state and local anti-smoking programs across the United States to ensure that health authorities are able to use their increasingly limited resources to support and defend the most effective approaches.
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Industry Report: Health Care Contributes $15.3 Billion to San Francisco Economy Annually
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Foetal Tissue Plays Pivotal Role in Formation of Insulin-Producing Cells
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Hospitals New No. 1 Industry in SF, Report Shows
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Symposium Highlights Breadth, Depth of Biomedical Imaging Research
<p>For eight years now the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging has showcased its discoveries, its hard work and its hopes for the future at an event called the Imaging Research Symposium.</p>
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Medical Schools Teaching Little About Gay Health
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Sidelined: Sports Concussions
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Dreaming Big: Dreamforce Events Showcase UCSF Innovation
<p>It seemed like an unlikely scenario: eight of UCSF’s top thought leaders describing their work for a public health sciences campus and hospital as hundreds of startup founders, sales executives and information technology professionals listened – and Tweeted – intently.</p>
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Fetal Tissue Plays Pivotal Role in Formation of Insulin-Producing Cells
A somewhat mysterious soft tissue found in the fetus during early development in the womb plays a pivotal role in the formation of mature beta cells the sole source of the body’s insulin. This discovery, made by scientists at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Texas A&M University, may lead to new ways of addressing Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
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S.F. Experiment in Improving Patient Health Care
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Medicare Unveils Bundled Payment Models to Start in 2012
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Stars Come Out for UC San Francisco Children's Hospital
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Vaccine Analysis Further Debunks Autism and Diabetes Links