UCSF Report Describes New Model for Neurodegeneration
A team of scientists at UCSF has developed a new model for how inherited genes contribute to a common but untreatable and incurable neurodegenerative disease.
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de Young Performance Captures Experiences of Hospitalized Teens
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital presents “100 Journals,” a performance piece exploring teens’ experiences with chronic illness and hospitalization.
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UC Issues Requests for Proposals for Innovations in Health Care
<p>The University of California is seeking proposals from its five medical center campuses for the first round of funding from its new <a href="http://universityofcalifornia.edu/sites/uchealth/innovation-center/">Center for Health Quality and Innovation</a>. Proposals are due May 2 for grants ranging from up to $50,000 to up to $250,000 per year.</p>
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Limits on Birth Control Pills May be Costly
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1 in 5 Patients at California ERs Leaves Without Being Seen
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UCSF Donation Supports Construction of "Green" Corridor
<p>As part of UCSF’s ongoing efforts to support the community, the University presented a donation to help fund the construction of a “green” corridor that will transform San Francisco's southeastern waterfront into a go-to destination for recreation.</p>
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Brain Implant Surgeries at UCSF Dramatically Improve Symptoms of Debilitating Condition
Implanting electrodes into a pea-sized part of the brain can dramatically improve life for people with severe cervical dystonia – a rare but extremely debilitating condition.
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UCSF Announces Opening of $15 Million Robotic Pharmacy at Mission Bay
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Winners of the 2011 AIA New York Chapter Design Awards
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'Rango' Has Smoking Foes Fuming
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New UCSF Robotic Pharmacy Aims to Improve Patient Safety
UCSF has opened an automated hospital pharmacy believed to be the nation’s most comprehensive facility using robotic technology and electronics to prepare and track medications with the goal of improving patient safety.
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Osher Center marries Eastern medicine with Western
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Press Kit: Robotic Pharmacy Images
Images and video from the UCSF Robotic Pharmacy for media use.
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Into the Great Unknown
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Discovery Suggests Way to Shorten TB Treatment
<p>A team of researchers led by Lalita Ramakrishnan, of the University of Washington, and UCSF's Lynn Connolly has discovered that one of the reasons TB treatments take so long is because the bacteria actively fight back against the antibiotics prescribed. </p>
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Defining an Illness Is Fodder for Debate
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Women's Health Program Launches Seminar Series, Awards Scholarships
<p>Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health program is supporting career development for translational and clinical researchers in a wide variety of disciplines and is launching a new seminar series on March 8.</p>
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Chancellor Emeritus Bishop Recognized for Sustained National Leadership
<p>UCSF Nobel laureate and Chancellor Emeritus J. Michael Bishop will be honored for his national leadership at the Annual Research! America Advocacy Awards on March 15 in Washington, DC. </p>
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Showing Off For The Girls
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Drug Shows Promise for Restoring Immune System
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Movers & Shakers: Dr. Taylor Smith Receives Humanitarian Award
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Genomes Shed Light on Human Evolution, Leading Scientists to Search for More Subtle Clues
A new analysis of genetic data from nearly 200 humans whose DNA has been sequenced as part of the 1000 Genomes Project challenges conventional thinking among those who study evolution.
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The Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building
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Type 2 Diabetes Clue Found in Gene Mutation
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Heart Device Studies Leave Women Behind
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For Brain Injuries, a Treatment Gap
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Senior Vice Chancellor Issues Update on Operational Excellence
<p>John Plotts, senior vice chancellor of Finance and Administration, today issued a message the UCSF community on Operational Excellence, an ongoing initiative to help improve the excellence and efficiency of UCSF's key operational and administrative services while also reducing costs.</p>
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Artificial Retina a Breakthrough for the Blind?
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Blue Shield, San Francisco, Major Providers Start Accountable Care Initiatives
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UCSF Academic Senate Recognizes Four Distinguished Faculty
<p>The UCSF Academic Senate has announced the 2011 recipients of the Distinction in Teaching and the Distinction in Mentoring Awards. They are: Kenny Banh, Timothy Berger, Mallory Johnson and Jeanette Brown.</p> <ul> <li> </li> </ul>