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    San Francisco School Nursing Rediscovers Its Roots and Expands Its Mission

    In 1902, smallpox and influenza were among the contagious diseases threatening New York City schoolchildren. To help treat and prevent these diseases, the district hired a nurse named Lina Rogers. In just her first month of service, Rogers worked with hundreds of students and their families, both at school and in students' homes. When the Board of Health hired a dozen additional nurses to help with the workload, school nursing was born.

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    Blood test predicts cardiac events and death in heart patients

    A simple blood test for the protein NT-proBNP accurately predicts the risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and death in patients with known cardiovascular disease, according to a study led by a researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

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    New program aims to treat world's "neglected" diseases

    Top Malaysian bioscience graduate students and postdoctoral scientists will have a chance to study in the Bay Area as part of a new program aimed at boosting Asia's ability to find treatments for some of the world's most devastating diseases.

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    WIRED SCIENCE: Stem Cell Explorer

    On the pilot episode of the PBS series <i>WIRED SCIENCE</i> airing Wednesday, January 3, 2007, host Brian Unger interviews leading stem cell researcher Renee Reijo Pera, PhD, co-director of the UCSF Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Center and associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences.

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    UCSF Children's Hospital Delivers First SF New Year's Baby

    For the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, the honor of having the first baby of the new year born in San Francisco has gone to a mother who delivered at UCSF Children's Hospital. Six-pound, 13-ounce Elijah Rodolfo Bonilla-Hill came into the world at 2:13 a.m. on New Year's Day. Mother and child are doing well.

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    Trauma Surgeon Keeps Operating Room Swinging

    NPR's Farai Chideya interviews Andre Campbell, MD, a trauma surgeon and chief of the medical staff at San Francisco General Hospital, and professor of surgery at UCSF, about his daily work in SFGH's Emergency Department. Campbell recently was featured in the first of a four-part <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> series on SFGH.

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    Smokeless Tobacco Stirs Health Debate

    Sales of chewing tobacco are on the rise, and some public health officials are actually advocating it as an alternative to smoking&mdash;or at least as a tool to use while quitting smoking. Stanton Glantz, PhD, professor of medicine and director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at UCSF, and a leading anti-smoking crusader, agrees that smokeless tobacco isn't as deadly as cigarettes, but he doesn't think it's safe to promote any kind of tobacco use.

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    Genes, Disease and Difference

    Scientists are discovering that subtle differences in our genes can affect the way we respond to drugs. Using genetic information to tailor disease prevention and treatment based on people's race and ethnicity is all part of the science of "genomics."

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    Long-Term Costs of Prostate Cancer Treatments Compared in New Study

    The first comparison of the long-term costs of all strategies for treating prostate cancer is presented in the February 1, 2007, issue of <i>Cancer</i>, published online December 21, 2006. Lead author is Leslie S. Wilson, PhD, associate adjunct professor of clinical pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy at UCSF.

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    • Campus News

    UCSF Police Arrest Known Thief and Trespasser

    Sharice Harrison, a convicted thief and known trespasser on campus property, was arrested on December 21, 2006, after alert staff members at Long Hospital recognized her from an October 30, 2006, crime bulletin and called UCSF Police. This is the second time this month that vigilance from the UCSF community has resulted in the apprehension of a criminal suspect.

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    Brain protein pathway may be a key to Parkinson's disease

    A protein called HIPK2 is essential for the survival of dopamine neurons, the cells lost in Parkinson's disease, according to a study in mice. The results suggest that the molecular pathway in which the protein functions could be a possible new target for therapy, the study authors say.

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    New treatments prevent brain injury after stroke in rats

    Two novel treatments -- a basic compound found in every cell in the body and an extract of green tea -- may prevent brain damage caused from stroke, according to two studies in rats led by a researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

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    Jennifer Puck, Pioneer Researcher in Immunodeficiency and X-SCID

    The second edition of the only comprehensive textbook on inherited disorders of the immune system, co-edited by UCSF Professor of Pediatrics and Human Genetics Jennifer Puck, MD, will soon be published in the United States. The new version has mushroomed in size from 35 to 48 chapters, reflecting the increase in the number of primary immune deficiency diseases that have been identified, as well as new information on their causes and treatments.

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    Study offers window into human behavior, brain disease

    UCSF scientists have identified a cell population that is a primary target of the degenerative brain disease known as frontotemporal dementia, which is as common as Alzheimer's disease in patients who develop dementia before age 65.

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    • Patient Care

    Elena Fuentes-Afflick Named Editor of Feature in Ambulatory Pediatrics

    Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics and epidemiology and biostatistics at UCSF, has been named editor of the "Perspectives" section of the journal <i>Ambulatory Pediatrics</i>, which focuses on reviews of important pediatric topics, with an emphasis on research findings in the previous five years and on identifying areas for future study.

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