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New research on a naturally occurring hallucinogen confirms its ability to block alcohol cravings in rats and may potentially add to the small arsenal of drugs that effectively combat addiction.
Kathleen M Giacomini, chair of biopharmaceutical sciences, has been appointed to the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council, which is composed of leaders in the biological and medical sciences, education and health care.
A study of once-confidential tobacco industry documents reveals that in the past few years several tobacco companies have continued to support research challenging the link between cancer and a potent carcinogen found in cigarette smoke.
A naturally occurring hallucinogen advocated by some clinicians as a potent anti-addiction drug has been rigorously studied for the first time, confirming its ability to block alcohol craving in rodents, and clarifying how it works in the brain.
The University of California today (Jan. 18) will release an annual report on its progress toward implementing "green" building and clean energy policies for all proposed and to-be-renovated buildings on its 10 campuses.
A free, half-day workshop for expectant parents of "twins or more" will be held Saturday, February 12, in San Francisco.
Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, a UCLA researcher studying disparities in health care outcomes of ethnic minorities with cancer, will present the Fourth Annual Christopher N.H. Jenkins Cancer Control Award Lecture on Monday, Jan. 24, 6 to 8 p.m..
UCSF Professor of Ophthalmology Todd Margolis has received an award that will help fund his research to ultimately treat patients with herpes simplex virus (HSV) eye disease.
UCSF had another productive year – proving its global leadership as a health sciences campus in research, patient care and teaching.
School of Pharmacy Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble offers her perspective on work-life challenges at UCSF and her personal reflections on being a Japanese woman in a new interview posted on the Supportive Work Environment <a href="http://www.ucsf.edu/swe/sweetInterviewKoda.htm" class="tealLink" target="_blank">website</a>.
A study of once-confidential tobacco industry documents reveals that in the past few years several tobacco companies have continued to support research challenging the link between cancer and a potent carcinogen found in cigarette smoke.
The University of California, lead plaintiff for investors in the Enron securities litigation, reached another milestone in its ongoing case against Enron.
Finally, after four years of state budget cuts, the UC system received good news in the 2005-06 budget proposed by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday.
The UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) continues its second year this winter with four new courses starting in February. The courses are for the public.
UCSF staff at Laurel Heights deserve some high fives. Last week, they raised nearly $6,800, mostly from $5 donations, to aid victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami.
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, PhD, noted author, anthropologist and expert in primate sociobiology, will present the Tenth Annual Maurice Galante Lecture on Monday, Jan. 24, 3 p.m., in Cole Hall.
A UCSF study estimates that the US has some 11 million children with special health care needs, and that their health care expenditures are three times higher than other children.
Vicki McCulley tore up her knee 17 years ago while hotdogging on a swing. But after years of pain and walking like a crab, she is back in action, thanks to a procedure at UCSF.
Young women showed no reduction in their use of contraceptives, nor any other changes in their sexual behavior when provided with easier access to the "morning after pill," according to a UCSF study.
Cynthia Jensen, a charge nurse in the Intensive Care Nursery at UCSF Children's Hospital, was honored in late December as the winner of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.