New Breeds of Mice Shed Light on Human Cancers and Treatments
Scientists are not in the business of making better mousetraps, but they're serious about making better mice to understand cancer biology.
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Presence of gene mutation helps guide thyroid cancer treatment
A specific gene mutation may be useful in predicting the level of aggression of thyroid cancer and help guide treatment options and follow-up care, according to new study findings.
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Swim Across America event to raise funds for UCSF child cancer care
Accomplished swimmers are invited to join Olympic swimming legends from across the country for the second annual "Swim Across America--San Francisco Swim to Fight Cancer" on Sunday, September 30.
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Three Clinician-Educators to Lead Medical School's Program for Urban Underserved
Elisabeth Wilson, Alma Martinez and Kevin Grumbach have been named to lead the program for medical students interested in working with urban underserved populations.
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Neural stem cell study reveals mechanism that may play role in cancer
In the dynamic world of the developing brain, neural stem cells give rise to neurons deep within the brain's fluid-filled ventricles. These newborn neurons then migrate along the stem cell fibers up to the neocortex, the seat of higher cognitive functions.
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Campus to Host Sixth Annual Public Safety Fair
The campus community is invited to attend upcoming safety fairs at four UCSF locations in September and October.
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UCSF Faculty on Expert Panel Releasing Updated National Asthma Guidelines
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Allen Institute for Brain Science Appoints Stryker to Advisory Board
UCSF Professor of Physiology Michael Stryker has been named to the advisory board of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, a medical research organization dedicated to brain research.
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The Doctors' Doctors: Department of Medicine Names Seven Master Clinicians
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UCSF's Children's Hospital Now Serving as School for Kids Battling Chronic Diseases
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Campus to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Chancellor's Concert Series
UCSF will celebrate 10 years of offering the free Chancellor's Concert Series this fall.
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Nature vs. Nurture Explored in Perfect Pitch Study
As a geneticist, Jane Gitschier, PhD, is interested in teasing out the relative contributions of genes and environment on behavior. For more than a decade, she and former UCSF colleague Nelson Freimer, PhD, now at UCLA, have been exploring this question by studying the capacity that some people have for "perfect pitch," the ability to instantly and precisely identify a musical note.
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Study Finds Patients Have Shorter Wait Times for Botox Injections than Mole Examinations
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Fourth-Year Medical Student Wins Pisacano Scholarship
Fourth-year UCSF medical student Brian "Yoshi" Laing has been named a 2007 Pisacano Scholar.
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UCSF's Fullerton Interviewed for Chronicle Story and Podcast on Pediatric Stroke
Strokes are the third most common killer of adults in the United States, but they're unusual in children. In fact, pediatricians and family physicians—and parents—often don't consider strokes, even when children show symptoms that would cause instant alarm in adults. For decades, there was a notable lack of research in pediatric stroke.
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UCSF HARC Center Among Three New HIV Research Centers Funded by NIH
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UCSF Submits Action Plan to Reaffirm WASC Accreditation
UCSF will work to improve its educational facilities, expand interprofessional education and enhance diversity — all recommended in the UCSF Strategic Plan — as part of its efforts toward WASC accreditation.
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Internship Program Puts San Francisco Teens on the Road To Science Careers
Twenty high school seniors recently participated in the Science and Health Education Partnership High School Summer Internship Program.
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UCSF Children's Hospital ranked among the nation's best by US News
UCSF Children's Hospital is one of the best children's hospitals in the nation, according to a new survey announced Friday, Aug. 24, by "US News & World Report." The magazine ranks UCSF Children's Hospital 16th in the nation.
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Academic Senate Names Benet as Seventh Annual Distinguished Clinical Research Lecturer
The UCSF Academic Senate recently announced the selection of Leslie Z. Benet, as recipient of the Seventh Annual Distinguished Clinical Research Lectureship.
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Acclaimed Stem Cell Scientist Joins Gladstone Institutes
The first scientist to report on a new method for "reprogramming" skin cells from mice into embryonic-like cells that can differentiate into other types of cells has joined the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease.
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San Francisco Chronicle Profiles UCSF Autism Expert Bryna Siegel
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UCSF Scientists Aim to Use Saliva to Detect Oral Cancers
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Swim Across America Event to Raise Funds for UCSF Child Cancer Care
Proceeds from pledges collected by the swimmers, as well as online donations, in Swim Across America on September 30 will benefit cancer care at UCSF Children's Hospital.
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New UCSF Programs Premiere on UCTV in September
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Former Proctor Foundation Director Dies
G. Richard O'Connor, former director of the Francis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology at UCSF, died on Aug. 9, 2007.
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UCSF's Brizendine Discusses the Female Brain on KPBS's These Days
Neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine, MD, director of the UCSF Women's and Teen Girls' Mood and Hormone Clinic and author of <i>The Female Brain</i>, appears on the KPBS radio show <i>These Days</i> to discuss the differences between the male and female brain.
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New Eateries Coming to UCSF Mission Bay Campus
UCSF Mission Bay will soon welcome new eateries to the retail hub around the housing complex.
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UCSF Scientists Present at Synthetic Biology 3.0 Conference
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Fat on chest and upper back linked with increased risk of insulin resistance
Upper trunk fat –– deposits of fat on the chest and back –– is associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance, a condition that is a precursor of type 2 diabetes, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).