The 2013 Flu Season: How to Protect Yourself
<p>Besides getting the influenza vaccine, another important measure to avoid catching or spreading the flu is frequent hand-washing, a UCSF expert says.</p>
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UCSF's Resource Allocation Program (RAP) Seeks Applications for Spring Cycle
<p>UCSF's Resource Allocation Program, which incorporates a single online application for 29 different grant mechanisms, is now requesting applications for the Spring 2013 cycle.</p>
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Heart Failure Patient Loses 100 Pounds Before Transplant Surgery
<p>Suitulaga “Sugi” Hunkin was suffering from heart failure by the age of 27, but he needed to lose 100 pounds to get in shape for transplant surgery at UCSF. To do that, he had to drastically change his lifestyle.</p>
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Traveling Ambassadors Promote Diversity at UCSF
<p>With the goal of recruiting top researchers while also promoting faculty diversity, the Traveling Ambassador Program is an integral part of UCSF’s vision of being the world’s pre-eminent health sciences innovator.</p>
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BRCA Gene Linked to Early Menopause
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Gender Disappointment: Expectant Mothers Confess Secret Regrets
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Early Menopause May Occur In Women with BRCA Gene, New Study Finds
Women with harmful mutations in the BRCA gene, which put them at higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, tend to undergo menopause significantly sooner than other women, according to a study led by UCSF researchers.
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How to Build a Bionic Man
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Making Health Care Research More Relevant to Patients
<p>Nearly 100 UCSF faculty and staff turned out on Jan. 8 for a Comparative Effectiveness Research and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research symposium hosted by the Comparative Effectiveness Research program at UCSF’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute.</p>
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Funding Agencies Urged to Check for Duplicate Grants
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President Obama Appoints Alice Wong to National Council on Disability
<p>President Barack Obama has announced the appointment of UCSF's Alice Wong to the National Council on Disability.</p>
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Cancer Gene Mutation Linked to Earlier Menopause: Study
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Women with BRCA Gene Mutation at Higher Risk for Early Menopause
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Early Menopause Possibly Linked To Certain BRCA Gene Mutations
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California Stem Cell Agency Addressing Conflict of Interest Concerns
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BRCA Gene Mutations Linked to Earlier Menopause
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Docs Flock to Private Social Networks Amid Tighter Laws; 20 Pct of U.S. Doctors Join Doximity
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Botox May Help Depression, Doctor Suggests in New Book
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Cell Scientists Aim to Rebuild Hearts with Reprogrammed Tissue
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The Numbers on Sugar
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Guiding Medical Students on the Path to Success
<p>A UCSF School of Medicine program is developing a network of advisors, who are related to each other in a meaningful and complementary way, to help students succeed in their coursework and make the right career choices.</p>
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In Breast Cancer Metastasis, Researchers Identify Possible Drug Target
The spread of breast cancer to distant organs within the body, an event that often leads to death, appears in many cases to involve the loss of a key protein, according to UCSF researchers, whose new discoveries point to possible targets for therapy.
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A Call to Prevent Unsafe, High-Risk Medical Devices From Reaching Patients
A UCSF-led commentary is calling attention to a little-known regulatory loophole that allows unsafe and untested medical devices to reach the marketplace and harm patients.
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Pediatric Strokes Tied to Pinched Vessel
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What is OME?
<p>In May 2013, the revolution in health will begin. UCSF is convening the world’s foremost thinkers, creators and innovators to roll up their sleeves and make precision medicine a reality.</p>
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UCSF to Convene Summit to Drive the Precision Medicine Revolution
<p>UCSF is convening some of the world’s foremost thought leaders for a two-day summit to chart the course of precision medicine, an emerging field aimed at revolutionizing medical care.</p>
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What is Precision Medicine?
<p>At UCSF, we envision a future in which we will be able to cross-reference an individual's personal history and biology with patterns found worldwide and utilize that network of knowledge to pinpoint and deliver care that's preventive, targeted, timely and effective.</p>
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UCSF Chancellor Speaks About Future of American Health Care
<p>From precision medicine to the thriving bioscience hub at Mission Bay, UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, discussed the University's work toward advancing health worldwide in a wide-ranging interview with KCBS.</p>
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UC Accepts Applications for Staff Advisor to Board of Regents
<p>The University of California is accepting applications through March 1 for the next staff advisor-designate to the Board of Regents.</p>
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Baseball Great Barry Bonds Strengthens Relationship with Children's Hospital
<p>Home run king Barry Bonds has pledged to continue his support of the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital with a three-year grant through his Barry Bonds Family Foundation.</p>