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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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After an unannounced, one-week inspection by eight Joint Commission surveyors, UCSF Medical Center has once again received full accreditation.
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.
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.
A new simple scoring system for use by physicians predicts early risk of stroke following a serious condition named transient ischemic attack, known as TIA and also called a "mini-stroke," according to a study published in this week's "Lancet."
Author and educator Rosalind Wiseman will provide concrete, common sense strategies for parents at UCSF on February 7.
Constructing an environment that fosters success in translational research was the subject of the School of Medicine's annual retreat held in Napa on Jan. 19 and 20. More than 150 members of UCSF's leadership grappled to understand the barriers that keep researchers from conducting the kind of research that translates basic and clinical scientific findings into discoveries that can be applied to advance human health.
UCSF is seeking nominations for the annual Chancellor's Award for Public Service by Monday, Feb. 12.
Artist Linda Stewart, a department manager at the Francis I. Proctor Foundation, is exhibiting her watercolor works at the Faculty/Alumni House through March 30.
Yuet Wai Kan, a pioneer of human genetics, received a Gold Medal from the University of Hong Kong recently.
UCSF welcomed seniors and school-aged children who signed up for a pilot program granting them access to the Bakar Fitness & Recreation Center.
Mack Roach, who is considered an authority in disparities in outcomes from cancer treatment in underserved populations, has been named chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology.
UCSF medical school Professor and Chief of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Paul D. Blanc, MD, MSPH, is the author of <i>How Everyday Products Make People Sick: Toxins At Home and in the Workplace</i>.
Cardiologist Gordon Fung has been appointed to the California Council on Multicultural Health.