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Older veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder were almost twice as likely to develop dementia as veterans without PTSD in a study of more than 180,000 veterans led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.
Elders who maintained or increased their level of physical activity showed significantly less cognitive decline over seven years than those who were not active or whose activity levels declined during that time, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.
UCSF’s Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) has recently published its 2009 Research Portfolio, a document summarizing its current research projects and important findings.
Changes in the length of DNA on the tips of chromosomes from immune cells might be a good gauge of health and aging.
UCSF Chancellor Mike Bishop, MD, informed the campus community about the recommendations that UC President Mark Yudof will make at the next meeting of the UC Board of Regents at UCSF Mission Bay.
Members of the campus community who have not yet signed up to participate in AIDS Walk San Francisco have only a few days left to make a difference in the epidemic.
New UCSF Faculty, July 2009
Scientists have identified a gene that is essential for embryonic stem cells to maintain their all-purpose, pluripotent state. Exploiting the finding may lead to a greater understanding of how cells acquire their specialized states and provide a strategy to efficientlyreprogram mature cells back into the pluripotent state, an elusive step in stem cell research but one crucial to a range of potential clinical treatments.
More than 400 new additions to UCSF’s clinical and research enterprise arrived on campus June 30 to start the next phase of their medical careers.
Kimberly S. Topp has been named the chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science in the UCSF School of Medicine.
Eric Goosby, the new US Global AIDS coordinator, says he will work to promote education and prevention, build international partnerships and encourage country-driven efforts to fight the AIDS epidemic.
The California Poison Control System faces elimination due to state budget cuts.
UCSF recently graduated 108 managers who had been trained in a leadership development program that is now accepting nominations for the class of 2010.
UCSF continues to invest in information technology services, including improved email service thanks to the recent upgrade of the campus exchange email system.
A rapid rise in unemployment can be linked to an increase in suicides, homicides, and alcohol abuse, but job programs can successfully mitigate these rates, according to a new study reported in the “Lancet” medical journal.
Faculty and staff who are planning a trip abroad should make an appointment with the new UCSF Travel Medicine and Immunization Clinic first.
UCSF researchers have discovered inherited DNA that increases risk for the most deadly brain cancers.
The QB3 Garage continues to see strong demand from local biotech startups, including Omniox Inc., a company whose innovative oxygen-delivery technology may someday help fight cancer and assist in trauma care.
Practice, practice, practice might get you to Carnegie Hall, but for aspiring musicians, there’s new evidence that genes may influence one’s ability to get there, as well.
UCSF researchers have identified a new “feed-forward” pathway linking estrogen receptors in the membrane of the uterus to a process that increases local estrogen levels and promotes cell growth.
The Mount Sutro Stewards, who will next volunteer on the Fourth of July, are being recognized for their work to restore the 61-acre wilderness area above the Parnassus campus.
Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that damage to nerve cells in people with multiple sclerosis accumulates because the body’s natural mechanism for repair of the nerve coating called “myelin” stalls out.
UCSF employees should review their state personal income tax allowances to avoid owing additional taxes at the end of the year.
UC President Mark Yudof says he appreciates the thousands of comments and concerns that he is receiving from UC employees and promises to share his recommendation on how to cope with the 20 percent cut in state funding to the UC Regents before they meet July 14-16 at UCSF Mission Bay.
Acetaminophen overdoses are still climbing. Overdoses may lead to liver failure and death. A new UCSF study informs FDA panel deliberations.
The GI Oncology Group team received the newly established Helen Diller Family Quality Award for providing exceptional care and producing above-average survival rates in colon cancer patients.
UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty recently explained how their research is contributing to the development of better drug treatments.