Poetry & End of Life Symposium
Join doctors, caregivers, and award-wining poets for a night of poetry, music, and discussion on the end of life.
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UCSF 'Unusual Thinkers' Spotlight Technology's Impact on Health Care
Technology and health care often go hand in hand, and UC San Francisco highlighted this budding alliance at the 11th annual Dreamforce conference, hosted by cloud computing giant Salesforce.com.
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Structure of Key Pain-Related Protein Unveiled
In a technical tour de force, UCSF scientists have determined, at near-atomic resolution, the structure of a protein that plays a central role in the perception of pain and heat.
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Stars come out for a Bay Area holiday tree lighting
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Sustainable Science to Promote Health in Africa
Over more than two decades in Africa, UCSF researchers have approached their scientific work with a dual aim: treat disease while helping to sustainably build up the local health care system.
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A Surgeon's Review of Google Glass In The Operating Room
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Specific Heart Contractions Could Predict Atrial Fibrillation
A commonly used heart monitor may be a simple tool for predicting the risk of atrial fibrillation, the most frequently diagnosed type of irregular heart rhythm, according to researchers at UCSF.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Leading Tuberculosis Experts to Gather at UCSF Symposium
World-renowned scientists and public health experts will present the latest science and treatment strategies for tuberculosis at “The Century Ahead: Tuberculosis Science, Public Health and Policy,” a symposium marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of California’s TB control program.
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Article Examines Non-Physician Clinician and Industry Interactions
Quinn Grundy, a PhD student in the UCSF School of Nursing's Health Policy program recently published a systematic review in PLoS Medicine with UCSF's Lisa Bero and Ruth Malone titled: "Interactions Between Non-Physician Clinicians and Industry: A Systematic Review."
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Honoring Senator Dianne Feinstein's Public Service
UCSF's Elena Fuentes-Afflick presented Senator Dianne Feinstein with the 2013 Public Service Award in recognition of her support of health research.
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New Funding Awards for Translational Research in Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Disorders
The University of California Center for Accelerated Innovation (UC CAI) invites applications from UC investigators who propose to advance highly innovative early-stage drugs, devices and diagnostics toward commercialization.
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UCSF Development & Alumni Relations Launches Crowdfunding Platform
UCSF Development & Alumni Relations has recently launched a crowdfunding platform to democratize funding by allowing faculty and staff to connect directly with lay funders.
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ePrognosis: Cancer Screening Mobile App Wins Award
A UCSF and Harvard Medical School mobile application won product of the year award at the 13th annual Donald W. Reynolds Foundation grantees' meeting.
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CAPS Visiting Scholars Now Accepting Applications
The CAPS Visiting Professors program for HIV research is accepting applications until January 17.
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Popping A Baby Out Like A Cork, And Other Birth Innovations
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A Primer on Concussions
Carlin Senter, MD, leader of UCSF’s concussion program, answers some frequently asked questions about this common brain injury.
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Lloyd Young, PharmD ’69: Bringing clinical pharmacy to life
“I’ve been lucky. I’ve been in the right place at the right time,” says Lloyd Young, PharmD ’69, of his outstanding 44-year pharmacy career.
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New Fellowship Represents a Paradigm Shift in Global Health
New global health fellowship aims to create lasting systems and educate local providers to run them.
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Summiting the Precision Medicine Mountain
Top thinkers gather at UCSF to help make the new field a reality.
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Twisting Fate
Pamela Munster, MD, is program leader of Developmental Therapeutics at UCSF’s Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. She shares a breast cancer story here – her own.
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Brave New World
UCSF is one of the first pharmacy schools in the nation to offer its students genetic testing for drug response. It’s just one way they're learning about the potential of precision medicine.
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Dementia Cases Are on the Decline, Research Says
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Electronic cigarettes: New route to smoking addiction for adolescents
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UCSF a 2013 Fulbright Top-Producing Institution
UCSF has been recognized as a top producer for this year’s Fulbright Program for both students and scholars, a unique distinction among institutions.
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Easing nurse practitioner laws may save money at clinics
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Trial model could fast track cancer drugs
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Project ranks billions of drug interactions
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DataShare offers Research Access to Global Community
The UCSF Library recently launched DataShare, a web-based system for sharing research data throughout the University and beyond.
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Electronic Cigarettes: New Route to Smoking Addiction For Adolescents
In the first study of its kind, UCSF researchers found that youth using e-cigarettes were more likely to be trying to quit, but also were less likely to have stopped smoking and were smoking more, not less.
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Taming the Global AIDS Epidemic
After heading the Obama administration’s global effort on AIDS, Eric Goosby is returning to his roots at UCSF to apply his experiences to improving public health programs.
