University of California San Francisco
In the first effort of its kind in the United States, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have launched a study to determine whether giving active probiotic supplements to infants can delay or prevent asthma in children.
UCSF.edu was one of seven sites selected by Google, Inc. as a health directory partner.
Scientists at UCSF, Celera Genomics and The Cleveland Clinic have discovered two gene variants associated with a significantly increased risk for early heart attack, or myocardial infarction (MI).
Parents should make sure that all their children of any age are fully immunized for mumps and other vaccine-preventable diseases, a UCSF expert says.
A question long debated among Alzheimer's disease researchers has been definitively answered by scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease in San Francisco.
Four doctors will receive awards on May 12 for demonstrating a commitment to UCSF Medical Center values of professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence.
The first center in the country to serve the specific cardiovascular care needs of Asians in the Bay Area and beyond has opened at UCSF Medical Center.
Ray and Dagmar Dolby have donated $16 million to the University of California, San Francisco, in support of the construction of a proposed research building. With the donation, the UCSF Institute for Stem Cell and Tissue Biology will be renamed the UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine.
UCSF's Department of Dermatology held its annual free skin cancer screening for the general public on May 6, with record participation in more ways than one. The 329 people who were screened contributed to a Guinness World Record attempt as part of the American Academy of Dermatology's (AAD's) national one-day event.
Nominations are due May 18 for the 2006 Chancellor's Award for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and/or Transgender Leadership.
Grand opening of the UCSF Asian Heart & Vascular Center
The campus community is invited to celebrate the annual day to protect the planet on May 18 at the UCSF Parnassus campus, where more than 50 organizations will be represented.
A UCSF expert on Alzheimer's disease will talk about the national health problem at a free lecture on May 24.
A unique state partnership program that includes UC is offering two free workshops in conjunction with the annual sustainability conference at UC Santa Barbara in June.
The San Francisco VA Medical center will celebrate the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art Center for the Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases with a ribbon-cutting on Friday, May 12.
Before a crowded room of sometimes astonished first- and second-year nursing students, five doctor of pharmacy students delivered the "good, bad and ugly" facts about Medicare Part D.
Members of the public are invited to attend a live reading of letters composed by critically ill patients and their healthy teenage pen pals at the annual Firefly Project Adaptation on Wednesday, May 31.
UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus and UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion have been recognized for their outstanding commitment to health care quality and patient safety with a new award presented by four of the state's leading health plans — Aetna, Blue Shield of California, CIGNA HealthCare of California and United HealthCare.
The San Francisco VA Medical center will celebrate the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art Center for the Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases with a ribbon-cutting on Friday, May 12
Eleven members of the campus community were recognized Thursday for going above and beyond the call of duty at UCSF.
Award-winning researcher will talk about "Building Molecules to Spy on Cells and Tumors," on Monday, May 8 at the Gladstone building at Mission Bay.
Members of the public are invited to undergo free skin cancer screenings at a UCSF community event that is part of a national effort to set a new Guinness world record.
"BRINGING SCIENCE TO LIFE: THE PROMISE OF MODERN MEDICINE" – The state of modern medical research relating to such topics as cancer, addiction and stem cells. (Wednesdays 7-8:45 PM, except where indicated)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may become an important tool for diagnosing knee injuries and monitoring recovery after surgery, according to UCSF researcher Benjamin Ma.
Newborn babies who are diagnosed with and treated for jaundice are no more likely than other babies to suffer long-term developmental problems, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
UCSF will conduct a series of town hall meetings and an online survey to obtain input into UCSF's Strategic Planning Initiative.
UCSF will kick off staff appreciation events next week, when the campus hosts events on May 9 and 10 on the Parnassus campus.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs will celebrate National VA Research Week, May 7-13, 2006.