Featherstone to Serve as Interim Dean of UCSF School of Dentistry
Professor John Featherstone, who is internationally recognized for his work on tooth decay prevention, has been named interim dean of the UCSF School of Dentistry.
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Medical Center Expresses Concerns About State Cardiac Study Results
The California CABGs Outcomes Reporting Program (CCORP) has issued a two-year report based on 2003-2004 data, which purported "worse-than-expected" outcomes for coronary artery bypass graft surgery at UCSF. In a July 13 message to the Medical Center community, Chief Operating Officer Tomi Ryba explained UCSF's concerns about the CCORP report, citing the inclusion of highly complex cases in the data leading to a higher reported mortality rate for UCSF.
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UCSF Medical Center ranked among top 10 "Best Hospitals" in nation
For the seventh consecutive year, UCSF Medical Center ranks among the nation's top 10 premier hospitals, according to the new 2007 "America's Best Hospitals" survey by "US News & World Report." This year the survey ranked the Medical Center num
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ValleyCare and UCSF working together to enhance women's and children's health services in Tri-Valle
ValleyCare Health System and UCSF have signed a letter of intent to enhance health care services for women and children in the Tri-Valley region of the East Bay.
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Former Surgeon General Reports That Politics Trumps Science in National Discourse
Former US Surgeon General Richard Carmona says he was often pressured not to speak out on controversial issues, such as stem cell science.
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Clinical trial examines diaphragm use in preventing HIV in women
A clinical trial involving 5,045 women in South Africa and Zimbabwe found no statistical difference in the rate of new HIV infections in the two study arms: those who received a diaphragm plus lubricant along with male condoms for their partners and those who only received male condoms.
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Morning Shows Discuss Potential Use of Nicotine-Addiction Drug in Treating Alcohol Dependence
As reported by the UCSF News Office on Monday, a new animal study shows that a drug already approved for nicotine addiction also curbs alcohol dependence. One dose alone cut drinking in half. The finding is particularly encouraging, the researchers say, because the animals did not turn to drinking in excess after the drug was stopped, a common pattern when people take current drugs to curb alcohol consumption.
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Larger HIV prevention programs are cheaper
A UCSF-led team of researchers has found that larger HIV prevention programs in low and middle-income countries can increase efficiency and cause program unit costs to plummet. HIV prevention programs in Uganda, South Africa, Mexico, Russia and India were examined.
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Support Group Offers Help for Those in Early Stages of Alzheimer's Disease
The UCSF Memory and Aging Center is offering a new support group for people in the early stages of dementia or Alzheimer's disease and their family members.
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UCSF to Build World-Class Medical Center at Mission Bay
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UCSF's Lustig Discusses the Role of Fructose in Pediatric Obesity
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Elissa Epel Discusses Stress and Obesity Connection on Public Radio Program
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CEO Laret Chairs American Heart Association Fundraising Walk
UCSF Medical Center is looking for people to join teams for the American Heart Association's fundraising walk on September 21.
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Eat at Pasta Pomodoro, Donate to AIDS Walk San Francisco
Pasta Pomodoro is donating 10 percent of a food tab to AIDS Walk San Francisco when diners eat at the Irving Street restaurant on July 12.
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KQED Forum Discusses Recent Findings in Juvenile Diabetes
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Police Report Carjacking at Mission Bay Campus
UCSF Police report that a UCSF employee's car was carjacked by two men on Owens Street on July 4.
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Drug to curb smoking also cuts alcohol dependence
A drug already approved for nicotine addiction also curbs alcohol dependence, a new animal study shows. One dose alone cut drinking in half.
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The Biology of Fat (or Why Literally Running Away from Stress Is a Good Idea)
When it comes to getting fat, it's the brain that matters most...
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Final Week to Support AIDS Walk San Francisco
With just over a week to go before AIDS Walk San Francisco, UCSF is looking for more walkers, supporters and volunteers for the fundraising event.
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Helping Young Survivors Manage Risks from Treatment
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Cancer Center Names Garcia-Aguilar Surgeon in Chief
Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD, has been named surgeon in chief of the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Insight into neural stem cells has implications for designing therapies
Scientists have discovered that adult neural stem cells, which exist in the brain throughout life, are not a single, homogeneous group. Instead, they are a diverse group of cells, each capable of giving rise to specific types of neurons.
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American Society of Transplantation Names Vincenti President
Flavio Vicenti, a kidney and pancreas transplant specialist at UCSF, is now president of the American Society of Transplantation.
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Scientists figure out how an enzyme works by knowing its atomic structure
In the last 40 years, scientists have perfected ways to determine the knot-like structures of enzymes, but they've been stumped trying to translate the structure of enzymes into an understanding of their function – what they actually do in the body.
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UCSF's Voigt Praises Venter's Synthetic Genome Research
Craig Venter's recent announcement that his J. Craig Venter Institute research team had successfully made one new bacterial species from another brought this reaction from UCSF's premier synthetic biologist, Christopher Voigt, PhD.
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For the New York Times, UCSF's Blackburn Answers Questions About Stress and Aging
In May, <i>TIME</i> magazine named UCSF microbiologist Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, as one of this year's 100 most influential men and women shaping our world.
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Physicians for Social Responsibility President Calls for Diplomatic Solution in Iran
A leading diplomat discussed called for peaceful solutions to ease tensions between the US and Iran at UCSF recently.
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Pre-kindergarten TB testing not cost effective, study finds
The health care system in California could save nearly $1.3 million a year with few adverse public health effects if it discontinued universal tuberculosis skin testing of children entering kindergarten, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
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New Google Advisory Group on Health Includes Three UCSF Healthcare Experts
Every day, people use Google to learn more about an illness, drug or a treatment, or simply to research a condition or diagnosis.
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Smoking interferes with thinking and memory in recovering alcoholics
After six to nine months of abstinence from alcohol, recovering alcoholics who were also chronic smokers showed a significantly lower rate of improvement in tests of memory, reasoning, judgment, and visual/spatial coordination than non-smoking recovering alcoholics in a study conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).