Alumni Weekend 2014 Discovery Talks
Watch five esteemed faculty members give TED-like talks, called Discovery Talks, on a specific aspect of their research at UCSF Alumni Weekend 2014.
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UCSF Commentary: Tweet Your Way to Better Health
Twitter and other social media should be better utilized to convey public health messages, especially to young adults, according to a new analysis by researchers at UC San Francisco.
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Can meditation really slow aging?
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New Compound Treats Blindness And Diabetes In Mice; Holds Potential For Possible Degenerative Disease Treatment In Humans
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Fresno residency programs attract doctors with local ties (video)
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California takes leap forward in brain research
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New Compound Treats Both Blindness and Diabetes in Animal Studies
In a new study led by UCSF scientists, a chemical compound designed to precisely target part of a crucial cellular quality-control network provided significant protection, in rats and mice, against degenerative forms of blindness and diabetes.
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WILL DOCTORS SOON PRESCRIBE VIDEOGAMES?
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UCSF Policy Brief: Young Adults’ Privacy Potentially Jeopardized by Insurance Plans
Violations of privacy are increasing as more adolescents and young adults gain coverage on their parents’ health insurance plans, according to a new health policy report from UC San Francisco.
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Sen. Boxer Highlights Efforts to Reduce Preventable Hospital Deaths
Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer presented a special report detailing the most common and harmful errors at our nation’s hospitals at during a tour of UCSF Medical Center and highlighted what UCSF is doing to prevent them.
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University of California picks UCSF chancellor
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Antihistamine Repurposed for Remyelination in Phase 2 Trial from UCSF
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A Speech Synthesizer Direct to the Brain
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Interim Chancellor Sam Hawgood is named to head UC San Francisco
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President Napolitano Selects Sam Hawgood as Next Chancellor of UC San Francisco
University of California President Janet Napolitano announced July 9 that her choice for the 10th chancellor of UC San Francisco is Sam Hawgood, MBBS, the UCSF School of Medicine dean who emerged from a national search as the top candidate after leading the campus in an interim role.
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UCSF interim chief named chancellor
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Medical school dean selected to lead UCSF
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Sam Hawgood Chosen As New UCSF Chancellor
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With DARPA Support, Lawrence Lab Seeks to Develop Brain Implant to Treat Memory Loss
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Probing Brain’s Depth, Trying to Aid Memory
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Teleconferencing reduces stress in hospitalized children
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Livermore Lab to help build memory-restoring brain implant
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Innovative Research Tool Pinpoints Potential Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis
A team led by UCSF scientists has identified eight drugs that may stimulate nervous system repair in multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Teleconferencing reduces stress in hospitalized children
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Nearly 1 in 5 high school seniors have tried hookah
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Anthem, Sutter, UCSF and Brown & Toland form Bay Area ACOs focusing on chronic care
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Drew Honored By the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association has just selected Barbara Drew, RN, PhD, to be a 2014 Distinguished Scientist.
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Catheter Ablation a First-Line Treatment for Atrial Flutter
Use of catheter ablation is not only beneficial for treating atrial flutter but also can significantly reduce hospital visits – both inpatient and emergency – and lower the risk for atrial fibrillation, according to research by UC San Francisco.
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Alumni Weekend Celebrates Collective Strength of UCSF Community
Now in its third year, UCSF's Alumni Weekend event embodies a "One UCSF" approach, representing a culture shift not only for alumni relations, but also for the campus as a whole.
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Jennie Chin Hansen, MS ’71: Dedicated to advocating for aging populations
Soon after graduating from UCSF, Jennie Chin Hansen, MS ’71, worked as a rural health nurse serving older adults in rural Idaho, long before the world was connected by cell phones or the internet.