Preventing sports injuries for weekend warriors
Sports and exercise can be fun, but what does one do when an injury gets in the way of safe, comfortable exercise? Better yet, how does one prevent sports-related injuries?
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Killer diseases -- strategies for prevention
There is a wealth of information on methods for maintaining good health and avoiding disease. But, what really works? A new six-week community education course will focus on answering this question.
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Hollywood movies as a microscope for family and intergenerational relationships
A new six-week community education course on how movie directors and screenwriters deal with gerontological topics will begin next Wednesday, October 27, as part of the UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).
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Osher Lifelong Learning classes kick off next week at UCSF
The UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) kicks off next week with four new courses in health and healing. The six-week courses are open to the public.
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UCSF Addresses Animal Welfare Act Allegations, Questions Timing
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has denied nearly every charge in a United States Department of Agriculture Complaint served last month alleging violations of the Animal Welfare Act.
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UCSF Breast Care Center's Shelley Hwang, MD, named "Local Hero"
The eighth annual Susan G. Komen Foundation "local hero" award for 2004 has been given to UCSF surgeon Shelley Hwang, MD, for her outstanding contribution in the fight against breast cancer.
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UCSF celebrates 40 years of "Miracle Babies" on October 23
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Institute of Medicine elects six UCSF faculty
Six UCSF faculty members were elected Monday (October 18) to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health.
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New internet resource facilitates international HIV/AIDS healthcare provider training
A major barrier to access to care for HIV/AIDS patients in resource limited settings -- the lack of trained healthcare providers -- is now eased with the launch of an internet-based clinical training resource database.
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UCSF events for November 2004
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Scientists identify new cause of obesity
A brain protein already known to play a central role in the "feast or fast" signaling that controls the urge to eat has now been found to influence appetite in a second way. The discovery identifies a potential new target for drugs against obesity.
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Gladstone researchers resolve key Huntington's disease mystery in Nature cover story
A mystery long associated with Huntington's disease has been resolved by a team of researchers at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, ...
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Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom to lead UCSF Children's Hospital benefit
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Gladstone investigator Mike McCune wins prestigious NIH Director's Pioneer Award
Funding over five years will further expert's research into HIV/AIDS
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UCSF scientist Joe DeRisi named MacArthur Fellow
Joseph DeRisi, PhD, of UCSF, has been named a 2004 MacArthur Fellow, one of the highest honors bestowed on an individual in the United States.
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UCSF faculty honored for work in patient safety
Robert M. Wachter, MD, chief of the medical service and chair of the patient safety committee at UCSF Medical Center, is a recipient of the 2004 John M. Eisenberg award.
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UCSF nursing school receives Moore grant to expand nursing care project in Bay Area
Researchers in the UCSF School of Nursing have received a new $1.4 million grant to expand a project focused on measuring the quality of nursing care in Bay Area hospitals.
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UCSF Children's Hospital and "Little Wishes" join together to bring joy to young patients
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UCSF events for October 2004
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Cell's gatekeeper for ammonia revealed in unprecedented detail
Bacteria thrive on it, red blood cells carry it in high concentration, yet the human brain can't tolerate it. The ability of cells to acquire or dispose of ammonia can be a matter of life and death.
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UCSF unveils bold vision for new hospital, outpatient care, and translational research
UCSF leaders are recommending a bold plan to establish state-of-the-art, technologically advanced patient care facilities at three major sites as part of a long-term vision to advance UCSF's education, research and health care missions.
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New heart and vascular center opens its doors
UCSF Medical Center is bringing together cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons and other specialists to form a new UCSF Heart and Vascular Center.
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Research reveals potential new target for prostate cancer drugs
Scientists have determined the precise molecular structure of a potential new target for treating prostate cancer, a disease driven in part by abnormal testosterone activity.
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Enzyme reins in runaway inflammation; May prove potent drug target
An enzyme found in nearly all animal and human cells acts as a natural brake to prevent potentially deadly runaway inflammation, UCSF scientists have discovered.
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The future of HIV therapeutics is brightening, according to Gladstone Institutes director
Recent discoveries about the way that HIV infects cells are propelling the development of a broad spectrum of promising new antiviral drugs, according to an invited commentary on the topic in the current issue of Nature Immunology (August 27, 2004).
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UCSF and SFGHMC roll out new mobile eye service
A new mobile eye service operated by UCSF Medical Center and San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center will soon be winding its way through San Francisco ...
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Research Reveals Potential New Target for Prostate Cancer Drugs
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Research reveals potential new target for prostate cancer drugs
Scientists have determined the precise molecular structure of a potential new target for treating prostate cancer, a disease driven in part by abnormal testosterone activity.
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Newly discovered protein may be key to muscular dystrophy
A defect in the action of a newly discovered protein may play a central role in muscular dystrophy, a disease of progressive muscle degeneration with no known cure.
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Breast Feeding Fair at UCSF Women's Health Resource Center on August 6
One of only 18 sites selected in the country to participate in a special lactation program, the UCSF Women's Health Resource Center will present a comprehensive health fair on breast feeding this Friday, August 6.