University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSF
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
The University of California, San Francisco, has partnered with Abbott, a global health care company, to launch a first-of-its kind, non-profit viral diagnostics center near the UCSF Mission Bay campus to help identify unknown viruses from around the world.
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.
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.
After a number of laptop and computer thefts on the Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses, faculty, staff, students and trainees are reminded to take steps to secure property and protect confidential data.
A new prostate cancer risk assessment test, developed by a UCSF team, gives patients and their doctors a better way of gauging long-term risks and pinpointing high risk cases.
The final staff appreciation event of this fiscal year will be on Friday at the UCSF Parnassus campus.
Josh Adler, MD, chief medical officer of UCSF Medical Center, today (June 11) issued a statement about the World Health Organization (WHO) raising the H1N1 influenza pandemic alert to its highest level.
Longtime faculty member Claire Brindis has been appointed to direct the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.
New UCSF Faculty, June 2009
San Francisco Supervisor Sophie Maxwell introduced a resolution on June 9 that, if passed, will allow for the operation of a helipad at the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay.
A UCSF research pioneer in breast cancer – a disease that still kills about 40,000 US women each year – will co-lead a new, $16.5 million effort to develop more effective, targeted therapies to vanquish various types of breast tumors, including cancers that are particularly unresponsive to current treatments.
A new device allows surgeons to enter the body through a single cut in the navel – a method that may result in less pain, fewer scars and a shorter recovery time than with traditional, multiple-incision procedures.