Is Kabbalah Relevant to Healing?
After a spate of popularity in the 1970s, Kabbalah, an aspect of Jewish mysticism, has once again become fashionable. But do its tenets have any relevance to health care providers?
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Angela Davis Calls for Heightened Consciousness of Common Destiny
Activist Angela Davis delivered a powerful keynote address to close a two-day symposium presented by the UCSF Center for Gender Equity.
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One fourth of older hospital patients receive unnecessary catheters
A study of 1,586 hospitalized patients age 70 and older at two Ohio hospitals indicates that 24 percent were given medically unnecessary urinary catheters, according to investigators led by a researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
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UCSF Hosts Pilot Program to Educate Bay Area Ministers About Prostate Cancer
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UCSF holds "Heart Health Today" workshop on women's heart disease risks
A lecture presented in Cantonese aimed at helping Chinese and Chinese-American women understand women's risk of heart disease will be the focal point of a free workshop on women's heart health
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Potential New Treatment Strategy Identified for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Brain and Spinal Cord
A study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill has identified several new compounds that could play a role in preventing or treating Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative conditions of the nervous system.
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Stories and Strategies from Successful Women Scientists
Recruitment and retention of women in science have always been an uphill battle.
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Women Convene for Two-Day Leadership Symposium
Experts in leadership, negotiation, communication and finance will gather today and tomorrow for a Symposium for Women in University Settings.
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New Child Growth Charts To Help UCSF Pediatricians Teach About Obesity
Newly released World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards for infants and young children aim to give "guidance on how every child in the world should grow."
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UCSF Opens First Asian Heart and Vascular Center in the United States
The UCSF Asian Heart and Vascular Center, located at UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion, held its grand opening celebration.
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Campus Gears Up for AIDS Walk in Friendly Contest for Trophy
Members of the campus are invited to join a UCSF team in a friendly bid to win the AIDS walk trophy after the annual trek on July 16.
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UCSF Autism Expert Sees Decline in Hype and Hysteria
In this May 2006 interview, Siegel explains the shifting landscape of the autism "debate."
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New compound unusually potent at blocking brain cancer growth
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Dean to Deliver State of Nursing School Address Today
UCSF School of Nursing Dean Kathy Dracup will talk about priorities and challenges in a state of the school address this Friday.
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UCSF Names New Fellows for Two Research Programs
UCSF has named 15 new fellows as part of two research programs and is hosting the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship for Medical Students Seminar on May 17.
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UCSF study to examine whether probiotics can prevent asthma in children
In the first effort of its kind in the United States, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have launched a study to determine whether giving active probiotic supplements to infants can delay or prevent asthma in children.
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Tsien Talks Signals and Probes During Gladstone Distinguished Lecture
What happens to molecules in time and space during interesting cellular processes?
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Google Taps UCSF as a Health Information Provider
UCSF.edu was one of seven sites selected by Google, Inc. as a health directory partner.
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Scientists discover two genes linked to early heart attack risk
Scientists at UCSF, Celera Genomics and The Cleveland Clinic have discovered two gene variants associated with a significantly increased risk for early heart attack, or myocardial infarction (MI).
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Mumps Q & A with Infectious Disease Expert
Parents should make sure that all their children of any age are fully immunized for mumps and other vaccine-preventable diseases, a UCSF expert says.
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UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine receives gift from Dolbys
Ray and Dagmar Dolby have donated $16 million to the University of California, San Francisco, in support of the construction of a proposed research building. With the donation, the UCSF Institute for Stem Cell and Tissue Biology will be renamed the UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine.
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Gladstone Scientists Prove Neurons Produce Alzheimer's-Linked Apolipoprotein E
A question long debated among Alzheimer's disease researchers has been definitively answered by scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease in San Francisco.
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Four to Receive Exceptional Physician Awards
Four doctors will receive awards on May 12 for demonstrating a commitment to UCSF Medical Center values of professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence.
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UCSF opens first Asian Heart & Vascular Center in the U.S.
The first center in the country to serve the specific cardiovascular care needs of Asians in the Bay Area and beyond has opened at UCSF Medical Center.
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Campus to Host Earth Fest Today
The campus community is invited to celebrate the annual day to protect the planet on May 18 at the UCSF Parnassus campus, where more than 50 organizations will be represented.
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Skin Cancer Screening Sets Guinness World Record
UCSF's Department of Dermatology held its annual free skin cancer screening for the general public on May 6, with record participation in more ways than one. The 329 people who were screened contributed to a Guinness World Record attempt as part of the American Academy of Dermatology's (AAD's) national one-day event.
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Nominations Sought for GLBT Leadership Awards
Nominations are due May 18 for the 2006 Chancellor's Award for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and/or Transgender Leadership.
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UCSF launches new Asian Heart and
Grand opening of the UCSF Asian Heart & Vascular Center
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Expert to Discuss Alzheimer's Disease
A UCSF expert on Alzheimer's disease will talk about the national health problem at a free lecture on May 24.
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Free Workshops on Green Buildings Available to Staff
A unique state partnership program that includes UC is offering two free workshops in conjunction with the annual sustainability conference at UC Santa Barbara in June.