Scientists identify molecular step that causes intoxication
Scientists at UCSF's Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center have identified a single brain protein that can account for most of the intoxicating effects of alcohol.
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Emergency cardiac monitoring strategy being tested in Santa Cruz county ambulances
A new UCSF-designed strategy for hastening treatment for heart attack victims is being tested in a mountainous California county where drive times to hospitals are often long.
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Smoke-free laws do not harm charitable bingo profits, study finds
A new economic analysis finds that smoke-free laws do not reduce profits from charitable bingo parlors, contrary to claims made by groups opposing smoking restrictions.
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Study reviews discussion of medical errors at hospital conferences
Doctors participating in internal medicine hospital conferences designed to review adverse medical events do not often discuss related medical errors, according to a study led by researchers from the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
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UCSF School of Dentistry professor receives Yngve Ericsson Prize
John Featherstone, PhD, has been named recipient of the 2003 Yngve Ericsson Prize for research in preventive dentistry.
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Experimental drugs prevent neuron death in rats following insulin shock
In a study conducted in rats, scientists have determined that drugs that block the action of a group of DNA-repair enzymes can protect brain cells from damage triggered by an overdose of insulin.
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Two factors found to be associated with breast cancer recurrence
Women with the non-invasive form of breast cancer known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are more likely to have a disease recurrence after treatment consisting of lumpectomy alone if: their lesion was detected by palpation on physical exam, or it is of high nuclear grade.
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UCSF and IBM team up to link all university's research findings and clinical information
UCSF and IBM are collaborating in a broad effort to link UCSF clinical information and research findings in order to help accelerate medical research.
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UCSF's Stanton Glantz earns lifetime achievement award
The American Public Health Association (APHA) Alcohol and Tobacco section has selected Stanton Glantz, PhD, to receive its 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award for his tobacco control research and advocacy work to reduce tobacco use.
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Study finds subtle brain damage in some HIV patients on drug therapy
Researchers have found subtle damage in the brains of HIV-positive patients whose viral load is effectively suppressed by anti-retroviral therapy.
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Ronnie Lott shares the spotlight
When you see Ronnie Lott hunker down to chat with a hospitalized child, it's immediately clear why he and his wife, Karen founded a charity to help children.
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Clinical trial shows improved survival for a severe birth defect -- with or without fetal surgery
Newborns with a severe birth defect that hampers lung growth have ...
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Sexual and physical assault are common experiences for the homeless, according to a UCSF study
Homeless people are at high risk of being victims of sexual or physical assault, according to UCSF researchers.
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New leader for Center for Consumer Self Care at UCSF
The UCSF Center for Consumer Self Care has appointed a new leader. R. William Soller, PhD, former leading regulatory scientist and health policy advocate for the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, is the new executive director of the Center in the UCSF School of Pharmacy.
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1,800 San Francisco teachers invited to huge UCSF lab supplies give-away
When UCSF faculty moved their laboratories from the UCSF Parnassus campus to the new UCSF Mission Bay campus earlier this year, they earmarked surplus equipment and supplies for public schools.
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Macy's West selects UCSF Children's Hospital as the beneficiary of its annual San Francisco holiday
For the first time, Macy's West is making its annual Union Square holiday tree lighting a charitable event, benefiting UCSF Children's Hospital.
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Paul Volberding assumes leadership role at HIV medicine association
Paul Volberding, MD, vice chair of University of California, San Francisco's Department of Medicine and chief of medical service at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, has assumed the position of chairman of the board of directors of the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA).
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$35 Million Gift Supports Construction of Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building
A gift of $35 million--the largest contribution from individual donors in UCSF history--has been made by the Helen Diller Family to support construction of a new cancer research building at UCSF Mission Bay.
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UCSF to dedicate Mission Bay
UCSF will officially launch its new UCSF Mission Bay Campus with a festive celebration and dedication ceremony on Tuesday, October 28.
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UCSF School of Dentistry receives major award to study Sjogren's syndrome
The UCSF School of Dentistry has received a five-year $11.9 million award to establish an international registry network to study Sjögren's (SHOW grens) syndrome, an immulogic disorder.
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Common drug, administered promptly, reduces incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), small study finds
A common drug administered in the first hours following trauma to patients deemed to be at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reduced the occurrence of PTSD, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Lille, France.
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US doctors perform more than twice as many surgical biopsies to find the same number of breast cancer
Although the rate of breast cancer detection is similar in the two countries, US doctors perform two to three times more open surgical biopsies than British doctors.
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Rates of early kidney disease equal between black and white Americans, but blacks five times as likely to progress to kidney failure
It's long been known that black Americans are four to five times as likely as white Americans to suffer from kidney disease that is severe enough to require dialysis or transplantation.
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UCSF Testing Medical Marijuana for Cancer Pain
UCSF researchers are conducting a study to determine if it is safe and effective to use smoked marijuana in combination with opioid pain medications to treat cancer pain.
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UCSF vascular surgeons develop new technique to repair aortic arch aneurysm
A novel treatment developed by UCSF vascular surgeons has been used in a first-of-its-kind operation to repair a life-threatening aneurysm in the patient's aortic arch, which carries blood from the heart.
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Many women can safely extend cervical cancer screening interval to three years
Many women can safely extend their cervical cancer screening interval to three years, according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Proteomics advance: scientists determine identity, cell locale and quantity of nearly all proteins
UCSF scientists have developed a set of powerful tools that allow researchers to look in unprecedented detail at the full complement of thousands of proteins acting and interacting in a living organism.
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New Bay Area center will unite local experts in breast cancer research
A new federally funded Bay Area center will bring together local health experts to investigate possible environmental links to breast cancer and the high incidence of the disease in some regional counties.
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Study raises doubts about ability of bone marrow-derived adult stem cells to differentiate in heart
A study led by UCSF investigators indicates that bone marrow-derived cells from mice that are transplanted into other mice fuse with cells in the animals' heart, brain and liver, and take on their characteristics.
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Airline infant safety seat rule could cause more deaths than it prevents, pediatricians say
A proposed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulation that would require infant restraint seats for children under age two would likely lead to more deaths in automobile crashes than the deaths prevented in air crashes