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Dr. Edmond Eger II, 86, Dies; Found Way to Make Anesthesia Safer
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Slideshow: Back to School 2017
The back-to-school season kicked off with the School of Nursing’s white coat ceremony for its Master’s Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) students in June and ran through October with the School of
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Back to School 2017
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UCSF First in State to Provide FDA-Approved CAR-T for Pediatric Cancer Patients
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco has been certified as the first medical center in California to provide CAR-T therapy for children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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How VR is Revolutionizing the Way Future Doctors are Learning About Our Bodies
UCSF medical students are using virtual reality in the anatomy lab to give them a new way to bridge hands-on training with cadavers and textbook learning.
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Are California Dreamers Snatching Health Care Jobs from Citizens? Nope, Say Experts
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UC Applauds Announcement of Grants to Support California DACA Students
The University of California applauds the announcement that the Mission Asset Fund, with support from the Weingart Foundation, will provide $500,000 in grants to cover the cost of renewing the applications of UC, California State University and California community college students under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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UC Cancer Centers Join Forces To Fight One Of California’s Top Killers
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UCSF Leads New Effort to Make Sense of California’s End of Life Option Act
UCSF is part of a team that is surveying key stakeholders about their policies and experiences with California’s End of Life Option Act.
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UC Provides Guidance to DACA Recipients on Applying for Renewal
The University of California has sent a letter to the UC community containing guidance for students and other community members who are in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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‘Light Saber’ Offers Precise Tool to Decipher Cell Function
Protein engineers and neurobiologists at UCSF have teamed up to create a biological light saber — an engineered protein that can slay specific cells simply by exposing them to light.
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Gut microbes could help trigger multiple sclerosis
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Gut germs play role in multiple sclerosis, studies show. Are probiotics for MS next?
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Gut Microbes May Influence Multiple Sclerosis Progression
Researchers at UCSF have identified specific gut microbes associated with MS in human patients, showing that these microbes take part in regulating immune responses in mouse models of the disease.
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University of California Cancer Consortium Takes on California’s $14 Billion Killer
The University of California’s five academic cancer centers, have formed a consortium to better address California’s most pressing cancer-related problems and opportunities.
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Arthur Ablin, pioneering UCSF pediatric oncologist, dies
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Breast Cancer Patients Who Freeze Their Eggs See No Delay for Chemotherapy
Women who receive a breast cancer diagnosis while they are still young enough to bear children can take time to freeze their eggs and embryos without fear of delaying their cancer treatment.
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University of California Sues Trump Administration on Unlawful Repeal of DACA Program
The University of California has filed suit in federal court against the Trump administration for wrongly and unconstitutionally violating the rights of the University and its students by rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on “nothing more than unreasoned executive whim.”
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UCSF Pledges Continued Support for DACA Students, Staff During Town Hall
UCSF held a forum Thursday to address the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Abortion via telemedicine as safe as seeing doctor in person
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UC President Napolitano Affirms Support, Protection for Sexual Violence Survivors
UC President Janet Napolitano issued a statement following U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ announcement that appears to roll back guidance by the Office of Civil Rights. The federal changes will impact how schools handle sexual violence cases under the Title IX policy.
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Protein Links Alcohol Abuse and Changes in Brain’s Reward Center
UCSF researchers have identified a protein that links alcohol consumption with structural changes in one of the “reward centers” in the mouse brain.
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Studies: Ketogenic Mice Live Longer, Healthier Lives
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UC President Napolitano Denounces Decision to End DACA Program
UC President Janet Napolitano released a statement after President Trump announced his decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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Could a Videogame Strengthen Your Aging Brain?
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Edmond ‘Ted’ Eger, Whose Research is Basis for Modern Inhaled Anesthetics, Passes Away
Edmond “Ted” Eger II, the anesthesiologist and scientist who pioneered development of modern inhaled anesthetics, died peacefully at his home in Tiburon, Calif., on Aug.26, 2017, one week shy of his 87th birthday.
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Top Avoidable Emergency Room Visits: Alcohol, Dental Issues and Depression
Alcohol abuse, dental conditions and depression were among the top causes of avoidable emergency room visits nationally.
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Low-Cost Preventive Care May Help Heart Health for People with Serious Mental Illness
A UCSF study identified a cost-effective way to ensure that people with serious mental illness receive frequent cardiovascular screening: an evidence-based integrated care model that leverages technology.
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UCSF Responds to Harvey by Activating Global Disaster Assistance Committee
UCSF is activating a committee to consider what responses may be appropriate for UCSF to take in aiding in the aftermath of tropical depression Harvey.