2019: The Year in Review at UCSF
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Five Years Later, White Coats for Black Lives Die-In Continues to Create Change
Dec. 10 marks the fifth anniversary of the die-in, which sparked a movement of medical students across the country.
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New Video Series Supports Dementia Caregivers in Latin America
The Global Brain Health Institute and the Alzheimer Research Center (Havana)—in collaboration with the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, Cuba Platform; and the Medical University of Havana—announced the launch of a new Spanish language video series for dementia caregivers, “Conversando con los Cuidadores.”
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CRISPR-Resistant Viruses Build ‘Safe Rooms’ to Shield Genomes from DNA-Dicing Enzymes
After phages infect bacteria, they construct an impenetrable “safe room” inside of their host, which protects vulnerable phage DNA from antiviral enzymes. This compartment, which resembles a cell nucleus, is the most effective CRISPR shield ever discovered in viruses.
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A perfect match: Wife gives husband kidney after meeting online
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Woman’s e-cigarette habit leads to her 'cobalt lung' diagnosis – an incurable disease found only in metal workers
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Here’s How Black Barbershops Could Save Lives and Millions in Health Costs
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California Selects UCSF Trauma Screening Tool for Statewide Initiative to Combat Adverse Childhood Experiences
The California Department of Health Care Services has approved the use of a screening tool for Medi-Cal patients that helps pediatricians identify Adverse Childhood Experiences that can lead to increased health risks in patients. It is the only tool of its kind to qualify for pediatric Medi-Cal payments.
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UCSF Expands Its Childcare Services with New Location
The new location is at the crow’s nest, atop the City Center Shopping Complex at 2675 Geary Blvd. The expanded center offers 170 spaces for UCSF children, 54 more spaces than the previous Laurel Heights center.
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How a Single Blood Test May Provide a ‘Head-to-Toe’ Health Check
UCSF physician Peter Ganz and colleagues at Colorado-based SomaLogic Inc., are developing what they call “liquid health check” technology – a single blood test capable of painting a detailed portrait of a person’s current health and future disease risks.
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Sidelined: Youth Sports Injuries
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Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing, Researchers Say Abortion Law Will Harm Women’s Health
The brief surveys evidence from more than 20 studies on the safety of abortion, the harms of denying women abortions when they seek them, and what happens when abortion providers are required to obtain admitting privileges.
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How Overexcited Neurons Might Affect How You Age
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Hospital Alarms Torment Patients
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Experts Say Solutions to Homelessness Known, Require Commitment
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Deportation fears linked to high blood pressure among immigrant women
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Abolish race-based medicine in kidney disease and beyond
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Newborn Immune System Detects Harmful Skin Bacteria
UCSF scientists found that an early-life window of immune tolerance available to a normally harmless bacterial species is firmly closed to another, often pathogenic species — one that is a leading cause of drug-resistant skin infections in the U.S. and occasional source of “flesh-eating” necrosis.
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UC Regents Approve Plans, Funding for New Research and Academic Building at ZSFG
A rendering of the new research building at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, as viewed form the 23rd Street entrance to the medical center campus. UC San Francisco is moving forward with
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Psychedelic Drugs Get a Second Look, As Therapy for PTSD
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Nurses Take to the Streets in Homeless Outreach
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This Doctor Wants to Use Salesforce Blockchain to Cut Cancer Drug Development Costs in Half
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How the Brain Detects the Rhythms of Speech
Neuroscientists discovered how the listening brain scans speech to break it down into syllables. The findings provide for the first time a neural basis for the fundamental atoms of language and insights into our perception of the rhythmic poetry of speech.
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The Loudness Of Vowels Helps The Brain Break Down Speech Into Syl-La-Bles
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Will Science Ever Give Us a Better Night’s Sleep?
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Many Patients with Anorexia Nervosa Get Better, But Complete Recovery Elusive to Most
Three in four patients with anorexia nervosa make a partial recovery. But just 21 percent make a full recovery, a milestone that is most likely to signal permanent remission.
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Amid vape epidemic, Marin researcher sheds light on e-cigarette waste
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‘Supergrowth’ Challenges Established Science of Cell Growth
Research shows that after cells are subjected to certain stressful treatments, they appear to gain a new “superpower” that allows them to grow twice as fast as normal — a feature the authors call “supergrowth.”
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Progress Update: UC Addresses Concerns with Health Service Agreements
The University of California is providing this update on efforts to address concerns about its agreements with non-UC medical facilities, including faith-based healthcare facilities.
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In Down Syndrome Mouse Model, Scientists Reverse Intellectual Deficits with Drugs
Using standard animal model of Down syndrome, scientists were able to correct the learning and memory deficits associated with the condition with drugs that target the body’s response to cellular stresses.
