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New Understanding of Thirst Emerges from Brain Study
A new UCSF study shows that specialized brain cells in mice “predict” the hydrating effects of drinking, deactivating long before the liquids imbibed can actually change the composition of the bloodstream.
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UCSF Medical Center Ranked 7th Best Hospital in the U.S. for 2016-17
UCSF Medical Center has been named among the nation’s premier medical institutions for the 15th consecutive year, ranking as the seventh best hospital in the country in U.S. News & World Report’s 2016-2017 Best Hospitals survey.
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Study Overturns Prevailing View of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence
In a surprising finding, researchers at UC San Francisco have discovered that the prevalence among Americans of chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition that costs Medicare tens of billions of dollars to treat each year, hasn't increased since the early 2000s.
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School of Medicine Launches New Curriculum to Train the Doctors of the Future
UCSF's School of Medicine is launching its Bridges curriculum to address the health care needs of the future. Built from the ground up, it is the medical school’s first new curriculum in 15 years.
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Delegation from National Autonomous University of Mexico Visits UCSF, Other UCs
A delegation from the National Autonomous University of Mexico visited UCSF on Thursday as part of a University of California trip to renew an agreement of collaboration between the two institutions.
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Anticoagulants, Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue Studies Receive $5.5M in PCORI Funding
Two researchers at UCSF have received funding awards from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) that total $5.5 million.
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UCSF Open Proposals, UC TrialQuest Win UC’s Highest Technology Award
Two UCSF-affiliated projects received top honors in the 2016 University of California’s 2016 Larry L. Sautter Awards for information.
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Bay Area Accountable Care Network Takes Shape
The Bay Area Accountable Care Network, which was established last year by UCSF Health and John Muir Health, has changed its name to Canopy Health and brought on new hospitals and physicians groups as it builds its network throughout the Bay Area.
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UCSF, John Muir Health Expand Network
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Adam Boxer Awarded UC Cures for Alzheimer’s Disease Funding
UCSF's Adam Boxer has been selected to receive $1 million in funding from the UC Cures for Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative awards, which were created to accelerate the development of promising Alzheimer’s disease research by UC scientists.
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One Minute of Second-Hand Marijuana Smoke Impairs Cardiovascular Function
One minute of exposure to second-hand smoke from marijuana diminishes blood vessel function to the same extent as tobacco, but the harmful cardiovascular effects last three times longer, according to a new study in rats led by UCSF researchers.
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UCSF, John Muir dramatically expand, rename Bay Area health network
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California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine Announces New Funding Opportunity
With two projects already underway to find new therapies for children with difficult-to-treat cancer and to help doctors diagnose hospitalized patients with acute infections, the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine (CIAPM) is announcing a new round of funding open to a wider range of applicants.
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Chancellor Presents UCSF Financial Outlook, Campus Overview to UC Regents
UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood and other campus leaders presented a campus overview to the UC Board of Regents on Wednesday, highlighting such topics as diversity, degree completion and UCSF’s financial outlook.
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Early Exclusive Breastfeeding Associated with Longer Telomeres in Latino Preschoolers
Infants who are exclusively breastfed early in life are more likely by age 4 or 5 to have longer telomeres, the protective bits of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes in cells.
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Confronting a Lingering Question About Zika: How It Enters the Womb
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Childhood Cancer Hijacks Cellular Quality Control System to Fuel Growth
A serious childhood cancer takes advantage of a quality control mechanism that usually protects cells from stress-induced damage to propel tumor growth, according to a new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco and the University of Pittsburgh.
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Cutting Sugar Rapidly Improves Heart Health Markers
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Cutting Sugar Causes Drop in Heart Disease Risk Factors Among Obese Children
Reducing sugar consumption in obese children, rather than cutting calories or starch, or losing weight, leads to a sharp decline in triglycerides and a key protein called ApoC-III – two features that are associated with heart disease in adulthood.
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UCSF Shows Up Big for AIDS Walk’s 30th Anniversary
Hundreds of staff, faculty, students and supporters of UCSF braved a blustery morning in Golden Gate Park to participate in AIDS Walk San Francisco’s 30th anniversary.
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Researchers Map Zika’s Routes to the Developing Fetus
Zika virus can infect numerous cell types in the human placenta and amniotic sac, according to researchers at UCSF and UC Berkeley who show in a new paper how the virus travels from a pregnant woman to her fetus.
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Popular Mobile Health Apps Fail to Serve Vulnerable Populations
A new UCSF study of top-rated mobile health apps showed that they offer little help to vulnerable patients – those who might benefit the most from these tools.
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Go-Between Immune Cell is Key to Priming the Body’s Fight Against Cancer
Using advanced imaging technology that allowed them to spy on interactions among cells in the lymph nodes of living mice, a research team led by UCSF scientists has identified a cell that is a key player in mounting the immune system’s defense against cancer.
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UCSF Develops Program to Help San Francisco Workers Deal with Stress on the Job
A program that was developed through UCSF's School of Pharmacy has taught hundreds of San Francisco city workers stress management through workshops.
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UCSF to Train Residents in Lean Management and Process Improvement
UCSF will train medical residents and fellows in Lean management principles, as part of a broader institutional commitment to continuous quality improvement.
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Zika Infection May Be Masked by Other Viral Infections
Symptoms of infection with the Zika virus in Brazil may be masked by simultaneous infection with other mosquito-spread viruses common in the same region — such as dengue fever and chikungunya viruses — pointing to the need for comprehensive testing, according to a study led by a UCSF expert in DNA-based diagnostics in collaboration with Brazilian researchers.
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‘Early-Term’ Births Significantly Increase Risk of Preterm Births, Says Study
A new study led by UCSF researchers found that women whose first child was born at 37 to 38 weeks – so-called “early-term” birth – are two to three times more likely to experience preterm birth, defined as birth at a gestational age less than 37 weeks, when giving birth to a second child.
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Do Alternative Treatments for Autism Work?
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UCSF Researchers Using Tarantulas to Study Pain