• July 31, 2003

UCSF Women's Health Conference on March 22 offers information for women of all ages

• July 29, 2003

Physician assistants, nurses and family physicians more likely to care for underserved, study says

A first-time look at who is providing health care to the neediest populations in California and Washington states reveals that physician assistants, nurses and family physicians are more likely than others in primary care to serve the underserved.

• July 29, 2003

Computer tool improves HIV risk behavior self-reporting in Africa

A computer and headphone self-interviewing system yielded higher self-reports of several key HIV risks behaviors and was the preferred interview method by Zimbabwean women in Africa, according to a study by UCSF researchers.

• July 29, 2003

Zimbabwean women value diaphragm as clandestine method to possibly prevent HIV

Almost half of Zimbabwean women in a UCSF study say that the ability to use a diaphragm clandestinely was very or extremely important--a number that rises to 80 percent if their partners have other sexual partners or if getting their partners to use condoms is difficult.

• July 29, 2003

UCSF study finds no cases of HIV transmission from receptive oral sex

• July 27, 2003

UCSF-led team discovers possible cancer 'susceptibility' gene

A UCSF-led team has identified a common variant of a gene known as Aurora2 that may increase susceptibility to cancer development. The finding provides one of the first examples of an elusive type of "low penetrance" tumor susceptibility gene in humans.

• July 24, 2003

Campus Kiosks Quench Thirst for Knowledge

In a world where news and information are in demand around the clock, the campus is offering 10 new stations to tap into the Internet for free.

• July 22, 2003

New UCSF Mission Bay campus: country's largest biomedical university expansion

Science is moving full speed ahead in the country's largest academic biomedical research expansion.

• July 21, 2003

UCSF named site of new center for care of people with disabilities

The UCSF School of Nursing will become the site of a national Center for Personal Assistance Services, thanks to a $4.5 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).

• July 17, 2003

UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children's Hospital rank in the top 10 of the nation's best hospitals

UCSF Medical Center has been named the seventh best hospital in the nation, making it the highest ranked medical center in Northern California, in a report published by U.S.News & World Report.

• July 16, 2003

Insight into the way pain is regulated in the brain could lead to new target for therapy

A UCSF-led team has demonstrated that the cerebral cortex, the site of higher cognitive functions, not only perceives pain, but plays a role in regulating pain, and that it does so in part through the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, suggesting a possible target for therapy.

• July 15, 2003

UCSF special event to focus on youth in the Bayview in July 23

UCSF's Family Service Network (FSN) is sponsoring the Bayview Youth Summit, an event that will provide a safe space for young people to seek information about, and discuss, health-related topics, with a special emphasis on HIV/AIDS on July 23, 2003.

• Research
• July 14, 2003

Brain Calcium Sensor Reflects Cognitive Deficits of Alzheimer's Disease

A protein that senses changes in calcium levels can be used to estimate the extent of cognitive deficits caused by toxic amyloid peptides found in Alzheimer brains, researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) and the University of California have discovered.

• July 10, 2003

UCSF scientists win seven UC discovery grants

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have received seven prestigious UC Discovery Grants - state funding paired with private industry support to foster public-private collaboration on important scientific research.

• July 9, 2003

Retiring UCSF Medical School Dean accepts U.N. HIV/AIDS commission post

Haile T. Debas, MD, retiring this summer as dean of the UCSF School of Medicine, has been appointed to a high-level U.N. commission formed this year to investigate the profound impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa and advise African policymakers.

• July 8, 2003

Patients' depression better predictor of poor quality of life than severity of heart disease, accord

Cardiac patients suffering from depression are more likely than those without depressive symptoms to feel burdened by their disease and to report a lower quality of life – despite the fact that their hearts may be healthier than some of their counterparts.

• July 2, 2003

UCSF Medical Center reminder: minimize the risk of hearing loss during fourth of July celebrations

Americans celebrate the Fourth of July by enjoying noisy firecrackers, concerts and parades – but at the risk of hearing loss, according to Robert W. Sweetow, PhD, director of audiology at the department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UCSF Medical Center.

• June 29, 2003

Scientists find what type of genes affect longevity

• June 27, 2003

UCSF receives $540,000 grant to extend partnership with local schools

• June 24, 2003

Many diabetics may not know they have kidney disease, study shows

• June 23, 2003

David A. Kessler named new dean of UCSF School of Medicine

• June 23, 2003

UCSF School of Medicine

• June 12, 2003

Global health leaders to convene in honor of UCSF'S Dean Debas

• June 12, 2003

"Lesbian Health Matters" theme for 3rd annual UCSF conference

• June 11, 2003

UCSF Tobacco Control Program gains high recognition from WHO

• June 10, 2003

UCSF scientists win seven UC Discovery grants

• June 9, 2003

"Walking The Tightrope": UCSF symposium explores how to balance business, academic pursuits

• June 5, 2003

UCSF Fresno announces prestigious Kaiser teaching award at graduation

• June 4, 2003

Researchers successfully inhibit spread of cancer in mice

• June 3, 2003

UCSF launches public arts program at Mission Bay campus

The University of California, San Francisco has launched a public arts program at Mission Bay, where life at the new research and teaching campus will be enhanced by striking examples of artistic expression.