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New biomarker method could increase the number of diagnostic tests for cancer
A team of researchers, including several from UCSF, has demonstrated that a new method for detecting and quantifying protein biomarkers in body fluids may ultimately make it possible to screen multiple biomarkers in hundreds of patient samples, thus ensuring that only the strongest biomarker candidates will advance down the development pipeline. The researchers have developed a method to increase accuracy in detecting real cancer biomarkers that is highly reproducible across laboratories and a variety of instruments so that cancer can be detected in its earliest stages.
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UCSF Offers Voluntary Separation Program
Employees can help UCSF reduce staffing costs during the current, difficult budget climate by voluntarily separating from employment with a severance payment based on classification and length of UC service.
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Early heart attack therapy with bone marrow extract improves cardiac function
A UCSF study for the treatment of heart failure after heart attack found that the extract derived from bone marrow cells is as effective as therapy using bone marrow stem cells for improving cardiac function, decreasing the formation of scar tissue and improving cardiac pumping capacity after heart attack.
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Osher Center expert provides treatment advice in Prevention magazine
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UCSF Seeks Participants for San Francisco AIDS Walk
The time is now to register to join a UCSF team, make a donation or volunteer in the AIDS Walk San Francisco on July 19.
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Mercy Medical Center and UCSF collaborate to improve cancer care
Mercy Medical Center Redding in Redding, Calif., and UCSF Medical Center have signed a letter of intent formalizing a collaboration that aims to improve cancer-related care for Mercy’s patient population in the far northern region of California.
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UCSF Specialists Get to Heart of Debate Over EKGs for Young Athletes
Dozens of UCSF doctors and athletic trainers gathered recently to perform free sports physicals for local high school athletes – exams that included on-site EKGs to check for cardiac abnormalities.
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UCSF Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Issues Campuswide H1N1 Flu Update
UCSF Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Josh Adler today issued an email message to the campus community, explaining how UCSF Medical Center is responding to H1N1 influenza.
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Campus Community to Salute Cardiologist at Retirement Celebration
Members of the campus community will salute the successful career of renowned cardiologist Kanu Chatterjee at a retirement celebration today at UCSF.
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Stress and burnout found among nation's immigration judges
A new study finds that many immigration judges adjudicating cases of asylum seekers are suffering from significant symptoms of secondary traumatic stress and job burnout, which, according to the researchers, may shape their judicial decision-making processes.
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Sugar Is a Poison, Says UCSF Obesity Expert
Sugar is a poison, says Robert Lustig, MD, UCSF obesity expert and pediatric endocrinologist.
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UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations Offers Sustainable Solutions for Diabetes Patients
A project that reaches out to diabetes patients in their homes, using an automated telephone call in their native language, is an innovative, cost-effective way to improve care, experts say.
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Women's sexual activity in later years influenced by partner issues, UCSF study shows
As a woman gets older, physical problems are less likely to influence whether she is sexually active than her partner’s health or interest in sex, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente.
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UCSF commentators call for health reform to revitalize primary care
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco Center for Excellence in Primary Care, as lead authors on commentaries in two of the nation’s leading medical journals this week, call for a national effort to revive primary care as part of health care reform legislation.
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New Report Names UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay a Regional Priority Project
A report aimed at assisting the state in allocating federal economic stimulus funds has identified the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay development as a top-priority project that will benefit the California economy for years to come.
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In Sickness and in Health: UCSF Clinical Fellow Donates Kidney to Ailing Wife
Daniel Ranch and Kana Kornsawad, who confront kidney disease daily at their jobs at UCSF, have a new perspective on things after having undergone kidney transplant surgery in April.
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Amid Uncertainty, Budget Briefing Offers Some Insight into UCSF's Fiscal Future
As state lawmakers continue to wrangle over the budget, UCSF is busy planning for all possible scenarios — from pay cuts to employee furloughs to a voluntary buyout program.
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UCSF Chancellor-Designate Susan Desmond-Hellmann is spotlighted in The Deal Magazine
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UCSF Seeks Volunteers for Care and Shelter Team
UCSF will conduct an informational meeting on June 25 to discuss formation of a Care and Shelter Team to help stranded members of the campus community following a large-scale disaster.
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UCSF Children's Hospital ranked among best nationwide in nine pediatric specialties
UCSF Children’s Hospital has been ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals in nine pediatric specialties, making it one of the top-ranked facilities in California, according to the new 2009 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” survey conducted by “U.S. News & World Report.”
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Chancellor Reports UCSF Must Prepare for 25 Percent Cut in State Funds
Chancellor Mike Bishop issued an update on the worsening state financial crisis, saying that UCSF must prepare for a total cut of about 25 percent of state funds in fiscal year 2010.
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UCSF partners with NFL to offer spine treatment to retired players
The NFL selected the UCSF Spine Center as one of five treatment programs across the country to offer spine care to retired players. Comprised of an orthopaedic spine surgeon, a neurosurgeon and a physiatrist, UCSF was selected for its expertise, high-quality service and stellar reputation.
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UCSF Researchers Begin to Receive NIH Stimulus Funds
With more than $8 billion in research grants up for grabs, UCSF has submitted hundreds of proposals and has already netted $8.7 million for projects focusing on autism, asthma and many other topics.
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UCSF Dental School Dean Answers Questions About Denti-Cal
UCSF School of Dentistry Dean John D.B. Featherstone answers questions about the importance of Denti-Cal, a Medi-Cal program that faces elimination at the end of this month due to the state budget crisis.
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Depression Gene Risk Doubted
A new <cite>JAMA</cite> study questions a link between a common gene variant and depression risk among people who have experienced stressful life events. Sorting out disease risk due to genes and environment remains challenging.
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KQED Quest features School of Nursing expert on chocolate and heart-health
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Memories may be formed throughout the day, not just while sleeping
Scientists have long thought that processes occurring during sleep were responsible for cementing the salient experiences of the day into long-term memories. Now, however, a study of scampering rats suggests that the mechanisms at work during sleep are also active while the animals are awake -- and that they encode events more accurately.
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KCBS Radio interviews UCSF Nursing expert on shift in nursing shortage
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SFGH Center Seeks to Control Injuries from Gun Violence to Crossing the Street
The 20-year-old San Francisco Injury Center, located at San Francisco General Hospital, has established itself as a local, national and international leader in injury treatment and prevention.