UCSF Scientists Use Human Stem Cells to Generate Immune System in Mice
Raising hopes for cell-based therapies, UCSF researchers have created the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory.
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Brain Cell Transplant Successful
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UCSF Art & Architecture at Mission Bay
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UC President Mark Yudof Outlines State of the University in Report
University of California President Mark G. Yudof today presented the UC Board of Regents with a report that charted the significant changes of the past six years and offered a candid assessment of how UC is performing.
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UCSF Recognizes 11 for Extraordinary Contributions
Chancellor Susan Desmond-Helllmann, MD, MPH, presented awards to 11 members of the UC San Francisco community for their extraordinary contributions to the University and beyond.
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Jolie Surgery Casts Spotlight on Gene Tests
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Scott Reeves Named to Advisory Council of National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education
Scott Reeves, PhD, director of the Center for Innovation in Interprofessional Education at UC San Francisco, has been named to the National Advisory Council of the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education.
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How Long Will You Live?
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Nobel Prize Rockets Stem Cell Program to New Heights
Shinya Yamanaka's Nobel Prize for stem cell research brought fresh attention to something UCSF long ago sensed and seized: the promise of regeneration medicine for repairing or replacing damaged cells, tissues, and even whole organs.
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How Formula Could Increase Breast-Feeding Rates
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White House Limits on Plan B Put Science in Backseat
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How Formula Can Complement Breast-Feeding
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New Medicare Program Penalizes Hospitals With High Re-Admit Rates
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Tiny Bit of Formula Promotes Breast-Feeding
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How Formula Could Increase Breast-Feeding Rates
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Could Giving Newborns Formula Help with Breast-Feeding?
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Tips for Consumers to Shop Around Amid Wildly Differing Hospital Costs
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Building a Smaller Kidney
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Cases Of Mysterious Valley Fever Rise In American Southwest
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Shaking Off Loneliness
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Early Formula Use Helps Some Mothers Breastfeed Longer
Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that giving small amounts of formula in the first few days of life to infants experiencing high levels of early weight loss actually can increase the length of time their mothers end up breastfeeding.
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UCSF AIDS Walk Teams to Go for the Gold Again
UC San Francisco, a frequent high-performing team at AIDS Walk San Francisco, will again for the gold – the honor given to the top fundraising organizations participating in the annual event.
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UCSF Responds to AFSCME's Plans for Two-Day Strike
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union announced on May 10 that its patient care technical workers unit will strike on May 21 and 22 across the University of California system.
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Smoking Water Pipes Not Less Harmful than Cigarettes
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Awards Aim to Reduce Health Care Costs, Improve Quality at UCSF Medical Center
As part of efforts to reduce the cost of health care while also improving quality, the UCSF Center for Healthcare Value has announced winners of its "Caring Wisely" initiative.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Names Two UCSF Scientists as New Investigators
Two UCSF scientists — brain researcher Michael Brainard, PhD, and cell biologist Dyche Mullins, PhD — have been selected to be Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators.
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How to Make an Implant that Improves the Brain
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Big Contrast in Hospitals' Medicare Billing
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California Weighs Expanded Role For Nurse Practitioners
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Genetic Test Helps Predict Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence
A genetic test that measures cell cycle progression — an indicator of how rapidly cancer cells are growing and dividing — can be a useful tool for predicting who will have a recurrence of prostate cancer, according to researchers at UCSF.