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UCSF neurosurgeon Andrew Parsa, MD, PhD, is running a clinical trial on patients with glioblastoma multiforme, the most deadly type of brain tumor, using a vaccine made from the patient's own tumor to trigger the immune system.
For a two-part special report on premature ejaculation, <i>Healthwatch</i> correspondent Kim Mulvihill, MD, spoke to three top specialists in sexual medicine, including Paul J. Turek, MD, and Louann Brizendine, MD, both of UCSF.
The debate over how to make health insurance available to everyone in California made it's way to those dealing with the crushing costs of health care.
Gladstone Institute scientist Ya-Lin Chiu will talk about her prize-winning research at UCSF Mission Bay on February 20.
UCSF's David Bell, one of the two first staff advisors to the UC Regents, will talk about the advisor's role and responsibility at a forum on February 12.
UCSF's Roger Long is among three young scientists who will get hands-on research experience as part of a national vision for space exploration.
Faculty participation in a National Research Council survey is crucial in raising the visibility of UCSF's graduate programs, campus officials say.
UCSF neuroscientists Louis Ptáček, MD, Ying-Hui Fu, PhD, and colleagues are exploring the body's biological rhythms. Sometimes these are referred to as "clocks," and at other times as circadian rhythms.
The UCSF AIDS Walk Trophy is now in the hands of the Summer Research Training Program after the School of Pharmacy was the first to win the honor.
Technological advancements have made it possible to produce detailed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a fetus in the womb, a fact that is making MRI an increasingly important clinical tool for diagnosing fetal abnormalities and understanding normal fetal development, UCSF physicians say.
UCSF Medical Center has named Diane "Dede" Wilsey to lead the philanthropic effort on behalf of UCSF Medical Center's new state-of-the art clinical facility planned for construction at Mission Bay.
Those interested in learning about the Academic Business Officers Group (ABOG) Mentorship Program can attend a brown bag forum today or next Tuesday.
On NPR's <i>All Things Considered</i>, independent producer Jake Warga offers a profile of the person he admires most: his best friend, American health worker Jenafir House.
The Academic Senate recently announced the recipients of the 2006-2007 UCSF Distinction in Teaching Awards.
UCSF Medical Center has named Diane "Dede" Wilsey to lead the philanthropic effort in behalf of UCSF Medical Center's new state-of-the art clinical facility planned for construction at Mission Bay.
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Drug advertisement has doubled in recent years and one study shows the commercials work, in terms of convincing consumers to go to their doctors with a request for specific prescription drugs they saw advertised on television. But a study in the <i>Annals of Family Medicine</i> is raising questions about the messages ads promote.
Experts said a blood test commonly given in the emergency room could help predict the risk of a heart patient having a heart attack or stroke in the near future, NBC11's Marianne Favro reported.
After an unannounced, one-week inspection by eight Joint Commission surveyors, UCSF Medical Center has once again received full accreditation.
Medical anthropologist Gay Becker, who was beloved by several generations of UCSF students for her personal warmth and support, has died.
In the 1970s, some researchers recognized that facial hemangiomas like port-wine stain were associated with certain cerebrovascular anomalies. But it wasn't until 10 years ago that UCSF researcher Ilona Frieden, MD, and her colleagues recognized and described the association between facial hemangiomas and a wide variety of disorders like seizures, glaucoma, cardiac disorders, and various brain and cerebrovascular malformations.
The campus community is invited to celebrate Black Heritage Month at a gala on February 24.
Future world leaders in HIV research will share a preview of their research at a two-day symposium on February 6 and 7 in San Francisco.
UCSF and Karolinska Institute scientists are exploring a possible exchange of each other's human embryonic stem cell lines, with the goal of carrying out complementary studies that would characterize the physical distinctions between what are considered some of the best stem cell lines in the field.
Karolinska's scientist president finds like minds--and much to like--at UCSF...
UCSF is entering into contract negotiations with an award-winning international architecture firm to design the first phase of its children's, women's and cancer hospital complex at UCSF Mission Bay.
UCSF scientists are reporting key insights into the p53 tumor-suppressor gene that they say should help harness the gene to treat cancer.
The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Child Care is conducting an online survey to determine child care needs of the campus community.