• UCSF News
• July 11, 2012

AIDS/HIV Briefing at UCSF Highlights International AIDS Conference Agenda

<p>The first U.S. meeting of the International AIDS Conference in more than two decades will be held later this month in Washington, DC, and Bay Area reporters got a preview of what UCSF researchers will present when they convene at the nation's capitol.</p>

• UCSF News
• July 11, 2012

HIV Research: A Long View on a Small Virus

<p>On the eve of the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., UCSF's Jay Levy paused recently to reflect on HIV — a disease that has defined a generation, continues to plague the world and may yet be vanquished.</p>

• UCSF News
• July 11, 2012

UCSF Leaders Play Key Role in "DC Declaration" to End Global AIDS Epidemic

<p>A declaration calling for global support to end the AIDS epidemic was announced on July 10 by the International AIDS Society, with key support from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).</p>

• July 10, 2012

Blood-Brain Barrier Less Permeable in Newborns than Adults after Acute Stroke

<p>The ability for substances to pass through the blood-brain barrier is increased after adult stroke, but not after neonatal stroke, according to a new study the UCSF that will be published July 11 in the <i>Journal of Neuroscience</i>.</p>

• July 10, 2012

Refugee Receives Soros Fellowship to Pursue Doctorate in Sociology

<p>When Boroka Bo enters UCSF in September to pursue a doctorate in medical sociology, she will arrive with a highly prestigious fellowship and a resume that is unconventional by any measure.</p>

• UCSF News
• July 10, 2012

Support for Cancer Patients Is Just Phone Call Away

Cancer patients across the country have a new way to navigate through difficult treatment decisions and communicate better with their doctors. “Open to Options,’’ which recently launched nationally, was developed in conjunction with UCSF to guide patients in making critical health decisions.

• UCSF News
• July 9, 2012

Kids With Chest Wall Deformities Get Comprehensive Care at Clinic

<p>Children with sunken chest disorder are being treated with a new groundbreaking procedure using a device invented by a group of physicians, engineers, scientists and others.</p>

• July 6, 2012

Changing Environment Affects Stress Level in Mice

• July 6, 2012

Robert Wachter Named Chair of ABIM's Board of Directors

<p>Robert M. Wachter, MD, a professor of medicine at UCSF, has been named chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Board of Directors.</p>

• UCSF News
• July 6, 2012

Medi-Cal Expansion and Creation of Health Benefit Exchange Have Already Begun in California

<p>California is preparing to enact provisions of the Affordable Care Act by expanding Medi-Cal coverage and setting up a health benefit exchange. UCSF experts comment.</p>

• July 6, 2012

Young Women Unleash Their Potential

<p>Life isn't always easy being a young woman in San Francisco. According to "San Francisco Girls: A Snapshot Report, 2009," they face serious health challenges. In the past year, 8.3 percent have skipped school due to safety concerns, 14 percent have attempted suicide, and 9 percent have been assaulted by a boyfriend or girlfriend.</p>

• July 6, 2012

UCSF Lecture Takes on the Science of Food

<p>For acclaimed chef and restaurateur Corey Lee, preparing the perfect boiled egg — with a soft-solid white and a creamy yolk — is a science, monitored precisely in a laboratory-designed water bath at 64˚ C.</p>

• UCSF News
• July 5, 2012

Gladstone Scientists Identify Critical Process in Stem Cell Development

Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have discovered that environmental factors critically influence the growth of a type of stem cell — called an iPS cell — that is derived from adult skin cells.