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New Asthma Risk Gene Emerges from Study of Diverse Populations
<p>Asthma risk genes, inluding one in African Americans, have been identified in a new analysis of several large genome-wide studies of ethnically diverse populations.</p>
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Laurie Barkin's Memoir 'Comfort Garden' on Trauma
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Bay Area to Host Science Fair
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Study Finds Soy Tablets Don't Ease Menopause Symptoms or Prevent Bone Loss
<p>Women who use soy tablets to relieve the symptoms of menopause and prevent bone loss should stop because the pills simply don’t work, says Deborah Grady, founder and co-director of the UCSF Women’s Health Clinical Research Center.</p>
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New Shape of Parkinson's Protein
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Can You Be Poor and Have Terminal Cancer?
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Media Advisory: Leaders to Kick Off Bay Area's First Science Festival
Congressional Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will join Mayor Edwin Lee on August 16 at the kick off of the inaugural Bay Area Science Festival, which will bring together an unprecedented brain trust of the region’s scientific and educational partners to produce what is expected to be one of the largest science-based events ever held in the United States.
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New Campaign Aims To Cut HIV Infection Rate
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Gladstone Scientists Offer New Insight into the Regulation of Stem Cells and Cancer Cells
Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have gained new insight into the delicate relationship between two proteins that, when out of balance, can prevent the normal development of stem cells in the heart and may also be important in some types of cancer.
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UCSF Research Shows Earlier Statin Treatment Can Be Cost-Effective
The advent of low-cost, generic forms of cholesterol-lowering drugs has shifted the equation in managing lower-risk patients with elevated cholesterol levels, according to a multicenter study led by researchers at UCSF.
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Worried About Aging? Relax
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One Word Can Save Your Life: No!
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For Pier 70, Tech Offices and Restored Shipyard Buildings
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Researchers Awaken to Kleine-Levin Syndrome
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Music Is His Medicine
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Major Genetic Study of Multiple Sclerosis Reveals DNA Hot Spots of Disease Susceptibility
<p>A consortium of scientists is reporting that genetic secrets of multiple sclerosis may be buried in 50 “hot spots” in the human genome, a finding that will guide future efforts to assess an individual’s risk of susceptibility and may help develop new drugs for treating this complex disease.</p>
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Captain Morgan, The Rum Pirate, Lends A Knee To Hip Dislocation
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UC Experts Explain Radiation Risks - Real and Relative
<p>UC scientists explain radiation risks from everyday background radiation, medical imaging and nuclear power plant accidents in the aftermath of meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.</p>
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Hot Chemotherapy Bath: Patients See Hope, Critics Hold Doubts
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6 Embarrassing Health Questions--Answered
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Why Pregnant Women in California Have High Levels of Toxic Chemicals
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Global Health Leaders Urge Graduates to Work Toward Health Equity
<p>UCSF leaders in Global Health Sciences urged the graduating class of global health scholars to work toward achieving health care equity around the world.</p>
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A Celebration of Life and Music
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Pregnant California Women Show High Levels of Flame Retardant
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Consciousness and the Brain
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Sleep Apnea
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Common Sleep Problem Raises Dementia Risk
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Banned Chemical Levels High in Pregnant Women
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Study Finds High Levels of Flame Retardant Chemicals in California Pregnant Women
A UCSF-led pilot study in San Francisco has found the highest levels ever reported among pregnant women worldwide of banned chemicals used in flame retardants, a likely result, they believe, of California’s strict flammability regulations.