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New Approach Attacks 'Undruggable' Cancers from the Outside In
Researchers at UCSF have found a way to attack one of the most common drivers of lung, colorectal, and pancreatic cancer by targeting the proteins it produces on the outside of the cell.
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Former Chief Campus Counsel Marcia Canning, UC Stalwart for More Than Three Decades, Dies
Marcia J. Canning, UCSF’s former chief campus counsel, who bolstered the University’s legal services program and served more than three decades in the University of California system, has died. She was 69.
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Bo Huang Delivers 2018 Byers Award Lecture on Boundary-Pushing Microscopy
Huang highlighted the microscopy work in his lab that has enabled a clearer understanding of the function of cells and the processes that underlie disease.
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Byers Distinguished Professorship Awarded to Wendell Lim, Chair of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood announced Wednesday that Brook and Shawn Byers have established the Byers Distinguished Professorship, which will be awarded to Wendell Lim.
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Cavity Prevention Approach Effectively Reduces Tooth Decay
A scientifically based approach that includes a tooth-decay risk assessment, aggressive preventive measures and conservative restorations can dramatically reduce decay in community dental practices.
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A Heartbreaking New Study Shows What Happens to Women After They Are Denied Abortions
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Why the Flu Season is So Bad This Year
UCSF’s Charles Chiu, MD, PhD, an expert in infectious diseases, answered some questions about this year’s flu season.
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UCSF Alum Among 5 UC Entrepreneurs Chosen to Pitch at Global Venture Summit
The University of California announced the five finalists of its new “I am a UC Entrepreneur” contest for alumni.
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UC President Napolitano Talks About Moral Leadership During School of Medicine Retreat
UC President Janet Napolitano kicked off the annual School of Medicine Leadership retreat in a conversation with Dean Talmadge E. King Jr., MD, dean of the School of Medicine.
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Fresno Study Broadens Links Between Air Pollution, Health, DNA
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Researchers Identify Biomarker for Diabetes Risk in People with Obesity
UCSF researchers have discovered a new biological pathway in fat cells that could explain why some people with obesity are at high risk for metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes.
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Cycling does not harm men's sexual health, study says
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Offers Free Dental Screenings at MLK Jr. Celebration
UCSF will offer free dental screenings to adults and children as part of San Francisco’s 2018 MLK Jr. Celebration, Film & Comic Arts Festival.
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UC Issues Statement on Federal Court DACA Ruling
The University of California is pleased and encouraged that the court has granted an injunction to temporarily stop the Department of Homeland Security’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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UC Praises Gov. Brown Proposal to Establish Precision Health Institute
Executive Vice President of UC Health John D. Stobo issued a statement in response to Governor Brown’s proposal to establish the California Institute to Advance Precision Health and Medicine.
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Is secondhand cannabis smoke bad for you?
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'I was literally shaking,' says Interkum High graduate after beating Trump in court
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San Francisco Cancer Initiative Identifies 1st Year Progress, Challenges
SF CAN is targeting the five most common cancers which collectively account for half of all new cancers in San Francisco.
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Flu Season Strains Resources as Hospitalizations, Deaths are Up
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Workout Equipment Replaced at Bakar Fitness Center
Seventy old strength and cardio machines were moved out of the Bakar Fitness Center in late December. They were replaced with state-of-the-art machines.
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How Doctors are Providing Smarter Care with Electronic Health Records
More and more, the promise of EHRs transforming data into knowledge is beginning to bear fruit.
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Brain-Cell ‘Antenna’ May be Key to Understanding Obesity
UCSF researchers have discovered that the brain’s ability to regulate body weight depends on a novel form of signaling in the brain’s “hunger circuit” via antenna-like structures on neurons called primary cilia.
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Monthly Brain Cycles Predict Seizures in Patients with Epilepsy
UCSF neurologists have discovered monthly cycles of brain activity linked to seizures in patients with epilepsy.
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Long-Term Brain Rhythms Offer Possibility of Predicting Seizures
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Pearl Toy: Bringing Music and Joy to the UCSF Community for 20 years
Pearl Toy, professor emeritus of Laboratory Medicine in the UCSF School of Medicine who worked on transfusion safety, believes scientists and musicians share goals and traits.
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Julie Ann Sosa Appointed As Chair of Surgery
UCSF School of Medicine Dean Talmadge King, Jr. today announced the appointment of Julie Ann Sosa as the new chair of the UCSF Department of Surgery, effective April 1, 2018.
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Brain’s Immune System May Be Key to Better Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders
Anna Molofsky is researching how synapses pruning and formation occur normally during brain development in the hope of determining how subtle shifts in balance lead to neurodevelopmental disorders.
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The NIH is in danger of losing its edge in creating biomedical innovations
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Teens who start vaping are more likely to end up smoking, UCSF study finds