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In one of the largest studies of its kind, UCSF researchers have found that eating lots of fruits and vegetables – particularly vegetables -- is associated with about a 50 percent reduction in the risk of developing pancreatic cancer.
The tobacco industry coordinated cross-industry campaigns to delay and weaken federal and international regulations on pesticide use, according to new findings by UCSF researchers.
UCSF's Science & Health Education Partnership (SEP) has recently been awarded two grants, one of which will provide funds to bring back its high school internship program.
With rising concern over the cost of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit program – going into effect January, 2006 and estimated to cost $593 billion over the next decade – a new UCSF study reveals that a key cost-cutting strategy employed by HMOs for 15 years is simply not working.
The UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) kicks off its third year this fall with new courses for the public starting in October.
Researchers say an antibiotic used for topical applications looks promising to fight Huntington's disease in mice studies.
Capitalizing on the strength of its research and clinical enterprise, UCSF is launching the Institute for Stem Cell and Tissue Biology, providing a framework for close collaboration among investigators from the University's Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.
Members of the Gladstone Institutes' Conklin lab and Embryonic Stem Cell Lab provided cells and helped train museum staff members for the development and launch of a current Exploratorium exhibit featuring live mouse embryonic stem cells.
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded the J. David Gladstone Institutes a $2.4 million grant to create a CIRM Scholars Training Program focusing on stem cell research.
A thought-provoking exhibit, titled "Generations: A Tribute to Mothers and Daughters around the World," opens Thursday, Sept. 15 at UCSF.
Women with atrial fibrillation who are not on anticoagulant therapy have a higher rate of ischemic stroke and face a higher absolute risk for stroke than do men with the condition, according to a joint study by researchers at the UCSF ...
A team of scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) has identified a key factor in heart development that could help advance gene therapy for treating cardiac disorders.
Clioquinol, an antibiotic that was banned for internal use in the United States in 1971 but is still used in topical applications, appears to block the genetic action of Huntington's disease in mice and in cell culture
Here's the take-home lesson from Hurricane Katrina: Personal preparedness is key to surviving a major disaster.
Faculty, students and staff are doing what they can to raise funds for relief efforts in the Gulf Coast states damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
A strong consensus emerged from today's final meeting of the Blue Ribbon Committee on San Francisco General Hospital's Future Location that the hospital should be rebuilt at the Potrero Avenue campus site.
Two common weight loss supplements promoted as ephedra-free and safe for dieters caused increased heart rate among healthy people, and could have harmful health effects in some people, according to a study by UCSF scientists.
An investigator who studies how molecular abnormalities found in two human cancers — leukemia and prostate cancer — lead to abnormal growth and cellular transformation, will lecture at UCSF next week.
UCSF doctoral student Pamela Foreman, a registered nurse with experience in providing disaster relief and leadership amid chaos, left for Louisiana on Monday.
The University will contribute to a massive humanitarian relief effort on the Gulf Coast, UC President Dynes said recently.
UCTV will present a four-part series on disaster preparedness for primary care providers beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 7.
As the crisis unfolds following Hurricane Katrina, the campus community is answering the national call to action.
Chancellor Mike Bishop sent an email message to the campus community on Friday saying UCSF will coordinate medical volunteers to help in the Gulf Coast region.
A UCSF study has found that a specific signaling link between neurons and muscles in the fruit fly is essential for keeping the insect's nervous system stable.
The public's enthusiasm for stem cell research has focused on the potential of the cells to treat disease and traumatic injury. Theoretically, if scientists could deduce how to prompt embryonic or adult stem cells ...
The University appointed a longtime UC administrator to head the new science and math initiative, which will begin to enroll students this school year.
UCSF Transportation Services is not immune to the pain at the pump, as gas prices hit new highs this summer.
The campus community is invited to learn about public safety at upcoming fairs at three UCSF locations.
Immunization clinics will begin today, Monday, Aug. 29 and continue through Thursday, Sept.1, at several San Francisco public schools.