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Scientists have discovered that autoimmunity can be triggered in the thymus, where the immune system's T cells develop, if T cells fail to recognize just one of the body's thousands of proteins as "self."
Patients and cancer survivors came together recently in an emotional and awe-inspiring reception at UCSF.
To complement the strong basic science and clinical research in brain tumors at UCSF, the Division of Neuro-Oncology has a priority to enhance the quality of survivorship for patients. To this end, the UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery opened the "Brain Tumor Patient Education Center" on the 8th floor of the Ambulatory Care Center at the Parnassus campus, to improve access to resources and provide educational information for patients.
For KGO-TV, Dr. Dean Edell explores a number of wrinkle fillers, some temporary, that are growing in popularity. Richard Glogau, MD, UCSF clinical professor of dermatology, talks about injectable fillers, in particular Restylane, and issues around effectiveness and safety. Dr. Glogau says Restylane is a good all-purpose filler that lasts four to six months.
The School of Pharmacy has named Howard Lee as director of the Washington, DC-based Center for Drug Development Science (CDDS).
Michael Cabana, MD, MPH, chief of the Department of General Pediatrics at UCSF Children's Hospital, is heading a study to see if asthma and allergies can be prevented by purposely giving germs to newborns to strengthen their immune systems. KGO-TV's Dr. Dean Edell reports on the UCSF research.
Increasingly, women are the inspiration for and supporters of the women's health initiative at UCSF.
Macy's will illuminate thousands of holiday lights on its 85-foot-tall Union Square fir tree on Friday, November 24, with each twinkling light representing a donation to programs for children facing life-threatening illness at UCSF Children's Hospital.
Why a physician-scientist — and others like him — might be our best weapon against disease.
Employees have until Tuesday, Nov. 21, to make changes to their health benefits during open enrollment.
Cynthia Kim, MD, a pediatrician at UCSF Children's Hospital, talks to KPIX -TV's Dr. Kim Mulvihill about the FDA warning that users of the flu medication Tamiflu should be monitored for reported bizarre side effects.
The campus community is invited to view a varied collection of art works on display through Friday on the Parnassus campus.
When Titus Chang was an infant, he was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a life-threatening condition which stopped his body from producing enough blood cells.
A novel method for predicting the risk of prostate cancer recurrence following surgery that was developed by urologists at UCSF Medical Center has been validated in a recent study.
On <i>The Week</i>, the weekly news podcast from <i>The Scientist</i>, feature contributor Gail Dutton talks with Steven Deeks, MD, associate clinical professor in the Department of Medicine at UCSF, about "elite controllers," HIV-infected patients who are resistant to the onset of the disease.
Friends and colleagues will honor a champion of nursing research and former associate dean of the UCSF School of Nursing tomorrow.
A study of almost 600,000 men aged 70 and older reveals that 56 percent had a routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, a blood test for prostate cancer, even though no treatment guidelines recommend PSA screening for men of that age.
UCSF medical school Professor and Chief of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Paul D. Blanc, MD, reveals how commonplace products have poisoned significant sectors of the human population in his first book, <i>How Everyday Products Make People Sick: Toxins at Home and in the Workplace</i> (University of California Press).
Malcolm John, MD, MPH, director of PositiveHealth Practice at UCSF (PHP-UCSF) and the Men of Color Program, and assistant clinical professor in the Department of Infectious Disease, is interviewed in the KGO studio about why minority and impoverished communities have a higher rate of HIV infection than other groups, and discusses a UCSF program aimed at turning around this trend.
There are two types of diabetes that affect children. Do you know the factors that can put a child at risk? Steve Rosenthal, MD, a pediatric endocrinologist and professor of pediatrics at UCSF, talks about pediatric obesity.
Campus and medical center teams will participate in a joint disaster drill on Wednesday to test their response to an earthquake like the 1906 temblor.
Chao Tang, nonlinear dynamic systems and the importance of play.
San Francisco Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, set to become the first female Speaker of the House in history, was among those to recognize Charlene Harrington for a lifetime of contributions recently.
Venom from a West Indian tarantula has been shown to cause pain by exciting the same nerve cells in mice that sense high temperatures and the hot, spicy ingredient in chili peppers, UCSF scientists have discovered.
Honors and awards presented to faculty, staff, and students are an important part of the UCSF story that we want to share.