Are We Destined to Gain Weight?
Christian Vaisse, MD, PhD, studies weighty matters - the genetics of obesity. He has identified a mutated gene that is responsible for extreme obesity, at least in a rare and unfortunate few.
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Logo King
As the UCSF logo nears its 30th anniversary, designer Henry Wachs ponders art and the Russian Revolution.
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Mammography screenings for breast cancer show racial and ethnic disparities
Inadequate use of screening mammography may be an important reason that African-American women are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer than members of other ethnic groups, according to a new study led by a University of California, San Francisco imaging specialist.
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UCSF Animal Research Building Named Facility of the Year
UCSF is being recognized for outstanding design and construction of its new animal facility on the Parnassus campus.
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New England Journal Editor to Address Scientific Responsibility, April 19
Jeffrey M. Drazen will tell the VIOXX story on Wednesday during the first UCSF Chancellor's Health Policy Lecture.
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UCSF Researcher One of Bay Area's 10 Most Influential African Americans
A UCSF faculty member recently was named as one of the 10 Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area for 2005.
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Dynes Responds to UC Compensation Task Force Report
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UCSF Hosts Global Health Symposium on April 24
An expert will address whether academia is relevant to global health on April 24.
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Theft and Drowning Reported at Mission Bay
A theft was reported Monday afternoon, April 10 at the Community Center at UCSF Mission Bay, says UCSF Chief of Police Pamela Roskowski.
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UCSF Chancellor to Award Medals to Four on April 27
Four individuals will receive the UCSF Medal at a banquet ceremony on April 27.
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UCSF Offers Opportunities to Prepare for Earthquake
UCSF is gearing up for earthquake preparedness activities, which includes a disaster drill on April 19, when volunteers are needed to participate.
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Gladstone Launches Stem Cell Training Program, Names Scholars
The Gladstone Institutes has received funding to train the next generation of stem cell scientists.
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Art for Recovery Project Receives International Healing Arts Award
UCSF's Art for Recovery program was recently selected as the winner of the 2006 international arts competition sponsored by the Society for the Arts in Healthcare.
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UCSF's Lee Goldman Named Dean at Columbia; King to Serve As Interim Chair
Lee Goldman, chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, has been appointed dean at Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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UCSF receives funding for training grant from stem cell institute
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine today announced that UCSF and 15 other California non-profit institutions have received the first year of funding for a three-year program designed to train the next generation of stem cell scientists.
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Gun Epidemic Topic for Talk on April 13
A public health expert and co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility will talk about the global gun epidemic at UCSF this Thursday.
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UCSF events for May 2006
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UCSF Physician Elected to National Pediatric Leadership Position
A UCSF pediatrician has been elected to one of the premier pediatric academic societies in the United States.
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Fun and Games at UCSF's "Battle of the Schools"
Student teams from across campus exchanged oranges, built tents, ferried ping pong balls and crawled in search of fortune cookies in the first day of the Fourth Annual "Battle of the Schools."
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Little Wishes Makes Hospitalized Children Smile
Child life experts say that even the littlest gift, a board game or a stuffed bunny can bring smiles to hospitalized children facing difficult challenges.
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Researchers Find Why Prostate Drug Increases Likelihood of Heart Failure
A prostate drug increases the likelihood of heart failure by blocking specific receptors in heart muscle cells, a new study finds.
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New England Journal Editor-In-Chief Drazen to Launch Chancellor's Health Policy Lecture Series on Ap
Jeffrey M. Dazen will tell the VIOXX story on April 19, when UCSF launches the Chancellor's Health Policy Lecture Series.
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UCSF Conducts Third Staff Opinion Survey Through April 21
UCSF employees have three weeks to express their opinions about working at the health sciences university in an online survey launched Monday.
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Conference on April 21 Focuses on AIDS Prevention
A UCSF expert on HIV prevention intervention, behavioral epidemiology and HIV policy-related research is a keynote presenter in an upcoming conference.
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Researchers find why prostate drug increases likelihood of heart failure
Doxazosin, a drug commonly prescribed to help improve urinary flow in men with enlarged prostates, increases the likelihood of heart failure by blocking specific receptors in heart muscle cells, according to a study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
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Earthquake Fair to Commemorate 1906 Temblor
The campus community is invited to an earthquake preparedness fair on Tuesday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Saunders Court on the UCSF Parnassus campus.
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Stroke Serves as "Wake-Up Call" for Young Woman
A 26-year-old woman describes what it was like to be treated for a stroke at UCSF Medical Center.
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UCSF School of Medicine Ranks Among Nation's Best in Annual Survey
UCSF's medical school advanced to fourth place for the quality of its research training and ranks 10th nationally in the quality of its primary care training, according to US News & World Report.
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Amputee to Climb World's Sixth-Highest Peak
Nawang Sherpa, who was treated with a prosthetic leg at UCSF Medical Center, is again setting his sight to reaching new heights in mountain climbing.
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International study questions health benefits of moderate drinking
The majority of studies suggesting that "moderate" drinking helps prevent heart disease may be flawed, according to an international research group.