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Gladstone Study Links Alzheimer's with Toxic Protein Fragments
New research from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease details exactly how a mutant form of the protein apolipoprotein E, also known as apoE, is a causative factor for Alzheimer's disease.
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Study Identifies Key Regulator of Bone Quality, Suggests Drug Target
Results of a new study suggest a possible target for preventing and treating bone fractures.
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Key Brain Antioxidant Linked to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
A study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center has identified a protein found in both mice and humans that appears to play a key role in protecting neurons from oxidative stress, a toxic process linked to neurodegenerative illnesses including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
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UCSF Fellow Wins Honors for Breast Cancer Research
A fourth-year resident in surgery who specializes in breast cancer research was recently recognized with two top awards.
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Global Health Sciences Forges New Partnerships
Academic institutions worldwide should act now to catch a new wave of idealism in global health, a UCSF leader says.
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Study identifies key regulator of bone quality, suggests drug target
UCSF scientists have determined that the quality of bone matrix, a key component of bone, is regulated by a molecule known as transforming growth factor beta.
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AMA Honors SFGHMC's Innovative Approaches to Patient-Centered Communication
San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center was hailed recently for its programs to address language barriers, low health-literacy levels and cultural differences.
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UCSF events for January 2006
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New SF Neuroscience Research Effort Will Help Troops, Veterans
A new collaborative research center aims to improve the neurological and mental health of Iraq war troops, veterans and the public at large.
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Will New Vaccine, Better Science Deliver in Time to Stop the Next Pandemic Flu?
The threat for a new pandemic flu is real, but nobody knows just how real.
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Flags at Half Staff in Memory of Late UC President Saxon
UCSF will fly its flags at half staff until sundown on December 15 in memory of UC President Emeritus David S. Saxon, who died yesterday.
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Sigma Theta Tau International Names Dodd as Episteme Laureate
A UCSF School of Nursing leader who specializes in oncology nursing has received a prestigious award.
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UCSF Wins Grant for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center
UCSF will join a network of Multiple Sclerosis centers across the nation that will work to improve the care of children with the disease.
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Scientists Directly View Immune Cells Interacting To Avert Autoimmunity
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Scientists Engineer Bacteria to Create Living Photographs
Students at UCSF and the University of Texas have created living photographs, a novel example of the emerging field of synthetic biology.
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Gladstone Researchers Identify New Drug Target for Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease have identified a potential new way to stop brain cell death related to Alzheimer's disease.
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UCSF to Host Scientific Symposium on Pandemic Flu on Dec. 12
Scientific experts from UCSF, UC Berkeley, UC Davis and others will gather at UCSF on December 12 to discuss the new avian influenza virus and other topics.
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New SF neuroscience research effort will help troops and veterans
The San Francisco VA Medical Center, the Department of Defense, and the Northern California Institute for Research and Education have joined together to establish a new SFVAMC Neuroscience Center of Excellence.
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UCSF Wins HHMI Award for Interdisciplinary Graduate Education
UCSF is among 10 universities selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to help lead the way in interdisciplinary graduate education.
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Study Finds Tobacco Scenes in Movies Boost Teen Smoking
A new study shows the more kids see smoking on screen, the more likely they are to smoke.
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UCSF Study Finds Nerve Regeneration is Possible in Spinal Cord Injuries
A team of scientists at UCSF has made a critical discovery that may help in the development of techniques to promote functional recovery after a spinal cord injury.
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Avian Flu: Threat of Pandemic Leads to Shortage of Antiviral Drugs
Many experts fear that a human plague may emerge if the avian flu virus acquires the ability to spread directly from person to person.
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Research review finds tobacco scenes in movies boost teen smoking
The first complete review of research on the link between teenagers viewing on-screen smoking and then taking up smoking themselves finds that one leads to the other.
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Gladstone Institutes ranks #1 in The Scientist survey of best places for postdocs to work
The J. David Gladstone Institutes is North America's best institutional work environment for life sciences postdoctoral fellows, according to The Scientist's annual "Best Places to Work for Postdocs" survey, published in the March 1 issue.
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Students Raise Awareness of Atrocities in Darfur Region of Sudan
UCSF students are raising awareness of the atrocities that continue to devastate the Darfur region of Sudan.
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Mission Bay Plan Moves Forward; UCSF Considers Options at Mount Zion to Meet State Seismic Safety La
UCSF Medical Center CEO Mark Laret is preparing to present plans to meet the state seismic safety law to the UC Regents in January.
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Scientists directly view immune cells interacting to avert autoimmunity
Using a new form of microscopy to penetrate living lymph nodes, UCSF scientists have for the first time viewed immune cells at work, helping clarify how T cells control autoimmunity.
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UCSF to Host Scientific Symposium on Pandemic Flu on Dec. 12
Scientific experts from UCSF, UC Berkeley, UC Davis and others will gather at UCSF on December 12 to discuss the new avian influenza virus and other topics.
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Gladstone Researchers Identify New Drug Target for Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease have identified a potential new way to stop brain cell death related to Alzheimer's disease.