Are Higher Testosterone Levels Associated with Greater Heart Risk?
Testosterone in men has become a hot health topic. New studies, including one by UCSF researchers, now are sparking a controversy over the role of testosterone in heart disease.
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UCSF Transplant Team Challenges Stanford to a "Throw-down"
UCSF has challenged Stanford in a competition to register organ, eye and tissue donors that runs throughout the month of August.
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UCSF Pharmacy Student Drowns in Kings River
The UCSF School of Pharmacy is mourning the loss of Olga Beyn, a fourth-year doctor of pharmacy student who died Saturday in Fresno after drowning while rafting in Kings River.
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KCBS interview offers range of insights from chancellor
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Cholesterol levels in young adults predict risk of future heart disease
Young people with even modestly elevated cholesterol levels are more likely to develop coronary artery calcium and atherosclerosis later in life, according to a study by UCSF researchers.
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Sally Marshall Wins Award from the International Association for Dental Research
Sally Marshall has received the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2010 Wilmer Souder Distinguished Scientist Award.
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McCormick Is Honored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Frank McCormick, director of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the recipient of the 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology's Science of Oncology Award and Lecture.
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UCSF launches news resource on chancellor's goals, progress
UCSF launched a new website today to highlight the vision and priorities of UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, and to provide regular progress reports on the status of her initiatives.
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UCSF Chancellor Breathes Life into Priorities with Launch of Website
Today UCSF is launching a new website to highlight news and information from and about UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann.
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Quality coronary bypass care can improve lives and cut costs
A new analysis led by researchers at UCSF shows that avoiding lowest-volume hospitals and maximizing adherence to quality care processes are both effective approaches to reducing costs associated with coronary bypass surgery.
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UCSF 'best hospital' ranking covered in national media
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Memory and Aging Center Examines Artistic Expression Among Patients
Scientists at the MAC hope to gain a greater understanding of the creative brain by studying patients who are now making wonderful works of art in the face of their illnesses.
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Editorial calls for Funding Science Volunteer Programs
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Hildebrand-Zanki and Auger Will Lead Initiatives for UCSF Office of Research
UCSF has hired two senior managers to strengthen the University’s research enterprise.
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UCSF Advances Focus on Diversity, Inclusion
The UCSF Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture and Inclusion launched July 22 with a team of 30 campus leaders committed to ensuring that UCSF becomes a better place to work, study and teach.
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Industry, University Collaboration Key to Translating Discovery to Care
Panelists at UCSF Mission Bay event say venture capital firms, universities and corporations need to keep exploring new ideas for collaborating more efficiently.
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Forbes highlights Benioff gift to Children's Hospital
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UCSF Chancellor in Conversation with Nobel Laureate Elizabeth Blackburn
UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, and Nobel Laureate Elizabeth H. Blackburn, PhD, will be the highlight of the Commonwealth Club of California on August 4.
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Nursing Faculty Engage Community in Research to Improve Health
UCSF School of Nursing faculty are engaged in a number of community engagement projects, a core component of the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
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UCSF pediatrician and endocrinologist Selna Kaplan dies at 83
Selna Lucille Kaplan, MD, PhD, a longtime leader in the field of pediatric endocrinology who helped build a world-class training program at the University of California, San Francisco, and who served as a role model for women in medicine across the United States, died on July 21, 2010, at age 83.
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A Conversation with UCSF Fellow Chris Adrian, a New Yorker Writer to Watch
Being selected for a fellowship in pediatrics at UCSF is a rare distinction, but Chris Adrian, a UCSF pediatric fellow in hematology/oncology, also is one of the rare few named by the New Yorker as one of its “20 under 40” writers to watch.
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UCSF oral health expert comments on dental care cuts
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UCSF Gene Therapy Method Allays Parkinson's Symptoms
A novel technique created at UCSF to deliver a growth factor directly to brain cells has shown promising results in treating Parkinson's symptoms and could enter human clinical trials as early as next year.
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Anti-Parasite Drugs for Neglected Chagas Disease Are in the Works
Larissa Podust, PhD, is working on a new drug for Chagas disease, a neglected scourge.
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Boston Globe quotes UCSF expert on fertility ethics
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Parents investigates toxins at home and in the environment
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NY Times story on abortion cites UCSF training programs
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Nurse-Scientist Talks About Newly Appointed Associate Dean of Research
Kathryn Lee, professor and Livingston Chair of the Department of Family Health Care Nursing, talks about her role as associate dean of research in nursing school.
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KQED Names Snowdon an LGBT "Hero"
Shane Snowdon, director of the LGBT Resource Center at UCSF, has been named an LGBT “Local Hero” by KQED TV.
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Brain training reverses age-related cognitive decline
Specialized brain training targeted at the regions of a rat’s brain that process sound reversed many aspects of normal, age-related cognitive decline and improved the health of the brain cells, according to a new study from researchers at UCSF.