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In Medicine, New Isn't Always Improved
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Treating Disease Before Birth with Tippi MacKenzie, MD
Stem cell transplantation may hold the promise to treating many diseases before birth such as sickle cell anemia and muscular dystrophy. But first, researchers need to overcome many barriers, including rejection of stem cell transplants by the fetus. MacKenzie’s lab recently discovered that mothers’ T cells are responsible for rejecting the grafts and that this rejection may be avoided by using stem cells from the mother.
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UCSF School of Pharmacy Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning Outlines Vision
<p>Tina Brock, who recently became associate dean of teaching and learning in the UCSF School of Pharmacy, offers her perspective on the science of education, the importance of interprofessional learning and teaching future pharmacists.</p>
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Barry Bonds Pays Surprise Visit to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
San Francisco Giants home run king Barry Bonds paid a surprise visit to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, where he talked with patients, families and hospital staff in the Barry Bonds Family Foundation Playroom before visiting one-on-one with several kids in their hospital rooms on June 23.
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Media Advisory: NFL Stars to Present $2.5 Million Check for Brain Tumor Research
Former NFL player Harris Barton will present a $2.5 million check on behalf of Champion Charities to Dr. Michael Prados of the University of California, San Francisco’s Brain Tumor Research Center, to support its mission to eradicate brain disease.
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Hospitals Create Healthy Demand for Medical Offices
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Prenatal Folic Acid Doesn't Boost Sons' Fertility
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Cocaine Laced With Veterinary Drug Levamisole Eats Away at Flesh
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Researchers Look at Triple Negative Breast Cancer
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Mission Bay Prepares for Makeover
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The March Continues: UCSF Takes Lead in 25th Annual AIDS Walk San Francisco
<p>In advance of the upcoming AIDS Walk San Francisco, UCSF will host a free public screening of a documentary depicting the emergence of the epidemic at San Francisco General Hospital and a talk by UCSF's Jay Levy, co-discoverer of HIV as the cause of AIDS, on June 29.</p>
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MediBabble: The iPhone App That Could Save Your Life
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UCSF Study Finds PTSD Takes a Physical Toll
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Dr. Laura Esserman, UCSF Breast Cancer Researcher
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Cigarette Packages Will Tell Ugly Truth in 2012
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Brains of Vets with PTSD Can Change As They Age
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Researchers Uncover More About PTSD
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Pharmaceutical Industry Seeks Stronger Ties with Academia in Bid to Speed Up Drug Development
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UCSF Medical Students Create Free Medical Translation App, Conquering Language Barriers to Patient Care
<p>What started as a 2 a.m. conversation over coffee between two fourth-year medical students, ended with the development of a free mobile medical translation application with the potential to profoundly impact patient care worldwide that has more than 8,000 downloads to date on iTunes.</p>
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Study Finds Benefits Of Sleeping On A Hammock
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Free Dental Care Gives Uninsured a Reason to Smile
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Healthcare Workers' Personal Hygiene
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A Multi-Faceted Poison
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Research Faculty Asked to Rate Pre-Award Services in Emailed Survey
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Botox Rival Shows Crow's Feet Advantage in Study
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San Francisco General Hospital Appoints Two New Senior Medical Staff Officers
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In Tiny Worm, Unlocking Secrets of the Brain
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UCSF Nurse Calls Attention to Indoor Air Pollution in Guatemala
<p>UCSF family practice nurse Lisa Thompson is calling attention to the dangers of rustic stoves – which use biomass fuels such as wood, coal, animal dung and crop residue – and result in harmful pollutants adversely affecting people in developing countries.</p>
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Study Finds Botox Alternative Better at Smoothing 'Crow's Feet'