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UCSF Worm Research Challenges Thinking on Cells
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Women Veterans Suffer from PTSD at Same Rate as Men
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Deep Thinkers List Science's 'Most Beautiful Theories'
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Is Pot Good for Lungs? New Marijuana Study Adds to Health-Effects Debate
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Alcohol Releases Feel-Good Endorphins, Study Reveals
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Women Soldiers See More Combat Than In Prior Eras, Have Same PTSD Rate as Men, Study Says
Women who served in the U.S. Army in Iraq and Afghanistan were involved in combat at significantly higher rates than in previous conflicts, and screened positive for post-traumatic stress disorder at the same rate as men, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.
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College Athlete with Prosthetic Leg Pursues Paralympics
<p>A Bay Area athlete is chasing his dreams of competing in the 2012 Paralympics with the help of experts at UCSF. And while he has yet to qualify for the global competition, he’s already beating his disability.</p>
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Endorphin Study May Help Refine Alcohol Treatment
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Scientists Prove Why Booze Is Fun
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Walgreens Spat Sends Millions to New Pharmacies
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Shine a Light: The Suitcase That's Saving Women's Lives
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Patterns: Study Finds Problem Drinkers Get Bigger Endorphin Kick
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A Tax on Soda Could Save Lives
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Alcohol Releases addictive Endorphins, Study Shows
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HealthWatch: UCSF Study Helps Demystify Alcohol Addiction
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New Website Predicts Likelihood of Death
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UCSF to Celebrate Multiculturalism with Photo Exhibit
<p>The UCSF community is invited to view the "100% You Photo Exhbit," on display beginning January 11, and hear from pioneering artist Kip Fulbeck at UCSF on January 17.</p>
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Why Is Alcohol Addictive? Study Offers Clues
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Study Offers Clue As to Why Alcohol is Addicting
Drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward, according to a study led by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UCSF.
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Happtique Aims to Build a Standard for Mobile Health Apps
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New Web Resource Helps Doctors Assess Life Expectancy of Older Patients
A team led by researchers from the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF has completed the first systematic review of prognostic indices used to calculate a patient’s life expectancy, and created a website that puts these indices in one central location.
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Buildings Crumble as Clovis Kid's Make-A-Wish Dream Comes True
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Alcohol Targets Brain 'Reward Centers' in Heavy Drinkers
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Chat Live With Dr. Manny
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Clovis Cancer Survivor, 7, Gets Wish, Blows Up Building
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Prostate Cancer Screenings at VA Hospitals Don't Follow Guidelines for Elderly, Study Says
Veterans Affairs hospitals screen elderly men with limited life expectancies for prostate cancer at surprisingly high rates, even though guidelines recommend against such screening, according to a study led by a physician at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco VA Medical Center.
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Marijuana Doesn't Harm Lung Function, Study Says
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Soda Tax Could Save 26,000 Lives, Study Projects
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Marijuana Shown to Be Less Damaging to Lungs Than Tobacco
A large-scale national study suggests low to moderate use of marijuana is less harmful to users’ lungs than exposure to tobacco, even though the two substances contain many of the same components, according to a study led by UCSF and University of Alabama at Birmingham.
