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Study finds women screened for cervical cancer one, two and three years after normal test results ha
Women who undergo Pap smear tests to screen for cervical cancer one, two or three years after having had normal test results had about the same low rate of significant cellular abnormalities, a University of California, San Francisco study has found.
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UCSF scientists report first direct demonstration that deformed prion protein shape alone causes inf
Scientists have shown for the first time that pure prion proteins can trigger normal proteins to change shape and become infectious.
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UCSF School of Dentistry Center grant funds research to prevent childhood tooth decay
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Triglyceride measurements no help in predicting heart disease in men, study finds
Measuring the levels of triglyceride fats in the blood does not aid in the prediction of heart disease in men, according to new research from the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) and the University of California, San Francisco.
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Program that provides family planning services to low income residents helps reduce rate of unintend
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Insured minorties continue to face obstacles to heatlh care, UCSF study reports
Minorities, particularly Hispanics and Asian Americans, are more likely than non-Hispanic whites to report obstacles in access to health care, according to a University of California, San Francisco study.
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Marijuana Does Not Appear to Alter Viral Loads of HIV Patients Taking Protease Inhibitors
A study by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco has found that patients with HIV infection taking protease inhibitors do not experience short-term adverse virologic effects from using cannabinoids.
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HIV increasing at Brazilian test site, with evidence of transmission of resistant virus
University of California, San Francisco researchers and Brazilian colleagues report that analysis of blood samples taken at an anonymous test site in Santos, Brazil from 1995 to 1999 show an increase in the rate of HIV infection after a period of decline.
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Research shows savings can be achieved in Ugandan company provides HIV drugs to employees
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Nine cancer centers share $8.9 million grant to improve treatment for neuroblastoma, a cancer that s
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Recently infected patients show immune benefit when interleukin-2 is added to antirectroviral therap
In an early report from an ongoing, randomized clinical trial, researchers from UCSF have shown that the addition of the immune stimulator interleukin-2 (IL-2) to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) improves immune function in patients who have been recently infected with HIV.
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UCSF research reveals how the embryo brings its heart together
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Researchers find jail-based surveillance screeing useful in monitoring HIV and sexually transmitted
A study by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, conducted at the San Francisco County Jail, has found that anonymous HIV screening of jail inmates offers an opportunity to track the epidemic in at-risk groups...
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Imaging of Brain Chemicals Improves Alzheimers Diagnosis
Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease may become easier with the help of imaging studies from the San Francisco Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, which is affiliated with UC San Francisco.
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Appeals court rejects challenge to UCSF tobacco research
The right of University of California scientists to carry out tobacco smoking research and anti-smoking advocacy was affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Sacramento Thursday (July 6).
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Nurse clinicans at UCSF's perinatal AIDS center optimize care for pregnant HIV-infected women and th
A University of California, San Francisco program that uses certified nurse midwives and nurse practitioners as primary care givers has significantly reduced transmission of HIV from mother to child...
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Studies on HIV voluntary counseling and testing in developing countries show positive results
Results from two studies proving the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of providing voluntary counseling and testing for HIV-1 in developing countries are reported in the new issue (July 8) of the British medical journal The Lancet.
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Female condom proves cost-effective in preventing HIV in Africa
A new study headed by a University of California, San Francisco AIDS researcher has determined that providing the female condom to women who are commercial sex workers in rural South Africa is a highly cost-effective means of preventing HIV transmission...
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World Alzheimer Congress to Feature Latest Research Findings
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Multi-institutional study shows immune benefit when interleukin-2 is added to antirectroviral therap
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UCSF Study Reveals Mechanism of Telomerase Enzyme That Could Lead to Target for Cancer Therapy, Cell Regeneration
UC San Francisco researchers have discovered a region in the telomerase enzyme that they say could prove to be a target for killing cancer cells and regenerating damaged cells, and could also lead to a possible target for attacking HIV.
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Mysteries of touch, wise use of alternative therapies, are among the topics for UCSF's second Mini M
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Common pathway found in early stages of addiciton to alcohol and many drugs
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Pain drug reveals what most already know - men's and women's brains are simply different
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New UCSF program promotes community hiring at all major campus construction projects
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Protein that stimulates blood vessel growth also helps repair broken bones
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UC San Francisco among leaders in NIH grants for Biomedical Research
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Genetic test for melanoma developed at UCSF
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Elizabeth Glaser Foundation to link UCSF and four other medical centers in a new Pediatric Research