Pediatrics High School Summer Internship Program Graduates
Assemblyman Mark Leno was on hand last Friday to congratulate 21 minority and economically disadvantaged students who graduated from a health sciences summer internship program.
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UCSF Study Shines Light on Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing Practices
NBC News reports on a San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) and University of California, San Francisco study in this week's issue of the <i>Annals of Internal Medicine</i> about the subtle ways pharmaceutical companies market their products to physicians and patients.
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Stadium-to-Stadium Run Attracts More Than 1,000
UCSF Children's Hospital helped raise thousands of dollars to benefit children in San Francisco's southeast sector on Sunday.
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UCSF Recognizes Nurse for Extraordinary Care
UCSF congratulates Janice Marchi-Varlow, a Cardiovascular Thoracic nurse, who was recognized recently at the winner of the August DAISY award.
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Obesity & Starvation on KQED Forum
On Tuesday, August 15, <i>KQED-FM's Forum with Michael Krasny </i>assesses a recent hypothesis on obesity, and how sugar may trigger a starvation reaction in the brain.
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New Hope to Patients with Inoperable Tumors
Christopher Ames, MD, assistant professor in residence in the UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery, has developed a technique to remove large tumors, buried deep within the spine, that are often considered inoperable.
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UCSF Offers Cooking Class for Cancer Prevention, Survival
The UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center is offering a free, eight-week vegan cooking class to the general public.
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Drug company documents, now on web, reveal hidden marketing campaign
A review of internal documents from the pharmaceutical company Parke-Davis reveals a comprehensive and often ethically questionable campaign to market the seizure drug gabapentin to physicians, according to a paper by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF.
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UCSF to Open Irving Street Apartments in August
UCSF students and postdocs will have a short commute when they move into apartments opening soon at 145 Irving St.
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Alternative kidney test reveals hidden health risks
Elevated blood levels of the protein cystatin C accurately predict higher risk of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and death among elderly people with no known kidney problems ...
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Stem Cell Research Advances Cancer Knowledge
Cancer researchers are discovering that at least some tumors arise from cancer stem cells that share characteristics with other kinds of stem cells.
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UCSF Stadium Race Finishers to Receive New UCSF T-Shirt
The first 20 UCSF finishers in this Sunday's Stadium to Stadium Run/Walk will receive UCSF logo T-shirts that include the new University tagline, Advancing Health Worldwide. The T-shirts will be sent to the finishers via campus mail once the results have been compiled.
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New CD-ROM distills HIV/AIDS information for developing world
The Center for HIV Information at the University of California, San Francisco, is releasing a free CD-ROM containing more than 40 selected chapters from the HIV InSite Knowledge Base ...
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UCSF Researcher Presents Findings on the Effects of Stress on Aging
At the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association on Saturday, August 12, Elissa S. Epel, PhD, will present findings from a review of the current literature on the state of the brain, stress and the endocrine system.
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World-renowned pediatric radiologist had passion for teaching, learning
Hooshang Taybi, MD, MSc, former clinical professor of radiology at the University of California, San Francisco, died at his home in Walnut Creek, Calif., on August 7. He was 87.
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UCSF's England to Receive Technological Innovations Award
Pamela England, PhD, assistant professor of pharmaceutical chemistry, has been selected to receive one of four Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards for 2006-2008, given by the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience.
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International Society of Cancer Nurses Honors UCSF Professor
Professor Marylin Dodd, who is dedicated to improving nursing care for patients with cancer, will present a lecture at the International Cancer Nursing Conference in September.
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Childhood obesity caused by "toxic environment" of Western diets, study says
A UCSF researcher has determined that a key reason for the epidemic of pediatric obesity, now the most commonly diagnosed childhood ailment, is that high-calorie, low-fiber Western diets promote hormonal imbalances that encourage children to overeat.
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AIDS Africa Drug Report
On <i>The World</i> (a co-production of the BBC World Service, PRI and WGBH Boston), host Lisa Mullins speaks with David Bangsberg, MD, MPH, an AIDS expert at San Francisco General Hospital and senior author of a new study on AIDS treatment in Africa that may open the way for more treatment programs to reach poor patients infected with HIV.
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UCSF Welcomes New Emergency Management Expert
Celeste Cook has joined the UCSF Police Department as associate director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
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A Conversation with Elizabeth Blackburn
On the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's <i>The Conversation Hour</i>, host Richard Fidler interviews Elizabeth Blackburn.
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Campus Mourns Loss of UCSF Cheerleader
Friends and colleagues are mourning the loss of longtime UCSF staff member Red Mangio, a man who spread cheer across campus for 17 years.
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Two UCSF faculty named fellows of the American Academy of Nursing
In recognition of their significant contributions to nursing and health care, Glenna Dowling and Janice Humphreys of the UCSF School of Nursing have been selected as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing.
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Campus Remembers Longtime Community Adviser
San Francisco activist Sue Bierman, who died Monday after a car crash, is remembered for her contributions to UCSF.
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Chronically high blood sugar linked to risk of cognitive impairment
A four-year study of elderly women has found that chronically elevated blood sugar is associated with an increased risk of developing either mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia.
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Africans much better than North Americans at taking anti-HIV meds
More HIV-infected Sub-Saharan Africans took their anti-HIV medications as directed than HIV-infected North Americans did, according to the largest and most extensive review of adherence studies to date.
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Pediatric Oncologist to Swim for Children with Cancer
A UCSF pediatric oncologist will be among swimmers taking the plunge in the San Francisco Bay to raise funds for children with cancer.
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Synthetic Biology: Divining and Designing New Biological "Components"
Last week's announcement of a new NSF-funded university collaboration in synthetic biology, teaming scientists at UC Berkeley, UCSF, MIT, Harvard and Prairie View A&M University in Texas, is expected to further accelerate this ambitious new field.
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The Science of The Female Brain
On Good Morning America (ABC News), Louann Brizendine, MD, neuropsychiatrist and director of the UCSF Women's and Teen Girls' Mood and Hormone Clinic, is interviewed about her new book, The Female Brain, which argues that a woman's brain chemistry is the reason women are so different than men.
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Common Inherited Gene Increases Risk for Certain Type of Deadly Melanoma