Brain’s Immune Cells May Drive Overeating and Weight Gain
Immune cells in the brain trigger overeating and weight gain in response to diets rich in fat, according to a new study in mice led by researchers from UCSF and the UW Medical Center.
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Hundreds March with UCSF in 2017 San Francisco Pride Parade
With many wearing shirts to promote inclusiveness, participants from UCSF turned out in large numbers for the 47th annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade and March.
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Molecular Springs Produce a Fly’s Sense of Touch and Hearing
UCSF scientists have mapped in exquisite detail a protein complex called NOMPC, which acts as a mechanoreceptor in animals from fruit flies to fish and frogs.
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A True Hometown Physician: UCSF Grad Returns to Serve His Central Valley Community
He may have just earned his medical degree, but newly minted UCSF graduate Walid Hamud-Ahmed has spent his lifetime cultivating the skills to serve as a doctor in his community.
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Abul Abbas Receives 2017 UCSF Lifetime Mentoring Award
Abul Abbas has been named the 2017 recipient of the UCSF Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award presented annually to a senior faculty member who best embodies the principles and practice of mentorship.
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Tumor Test Helps Identify Which Breast Cancers Don't Require Extra Treatment
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Stephen Hauser Wins Taubman Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Discovery
Stephen L. Hauser will receive the 2017 Taubman Prize for Excellence in Translational Medical Research for his paradigm-changing discoveries that paved the way for a highly effective drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
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Marcus Program Funds COPD Research, Other Projects to Improve Patient Care
Twenty-six UCSF investigators received funding from the 2017 cycle of the Marcus Program in Precision Medicine Innovation to help generate understanding of human disease.
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UC Updates Guidance on Executive Order Restricting Travel, Entry into the U.S. from Six Countries
The University of California has issued updated guidance about the executive order restricting travel and entry into the United States by individuals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
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UC Launches New Systemwide Procedures to Combat Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence
The University of California announced new systemwide procedures for responding to alleged sexual misconduct by faculty and staff that provide greater transparency, consistency and timeliness in investigating and adjudicating such cases.
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Molecular Test Identifies Breast Cancer Patients with Lowest Risk of Death
A molecular test can pinpoint which patients will have a very low risk of death from breast cancer even 20 years after diagnosis and tumor removal, according to a new clinical study led by UCSF in collaboration with colleagues in Sweden.
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Go Easy on the Avocado Toast: ‘Good Fat’ Can Still Be Bad for You, Research Shows
Liberal consumption of so-called good fats – like those found in olive oil and avocados – may lead to fatty liver disease, a risk factor for metabolic disorders like type 2 diabetes and hypertension, according to a new study by scientists at UCSF.
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UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals Shine Among Finest in 9 Specialties in 2017-18 Rankings
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, with campuses in San Francisco and Oakland, rank among the country’s best in nine specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report’s survey of 187 pediatric hospitals nationwide.
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UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals’ Bertram Lubin Receives Inaugural Community Commitment Award
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland’s former President and CEO, Bertram Lubin, was honored by the Oakland Chamber of Commerce's with its first ever T. Gary Rogers Community Commitment Award.
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Construction Begins Around the Mission Bay Campus, Impacting Traffic, Parking and Daily Routines
It’s going to be a busy couple of years of construction on and around the greater Mission Bay area, as work commences on six different UCSF building projects adding more than 1 million square feet of new space to the University.
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Our gut talks and sometimes argues with our brain. Now we know how.
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Rare Cells are ‘Window Into the Gut’ for the Nervous System
Specialized cells in the gut sense potentially noxious chemicals and trigger electrical impulses in nearby nerve fibers, according to a new study led by UCSF scientists.
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Brain-Invading Tapeworm That Eluded Doctors Spotted by New DNA Test
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Crowdsourced Data May Inaccurately Represent Some Population Groups
Crowdsourcing for health and medical research leads to certain groups being either over- or underrepresented by age, race/ethnicity, education and physical activity, according to a UCSF-led study.
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Are the Chemicals We Encounter Every Day Making Us Sick?
When we purchase something, there's often an assumption that it's safe. Unfortunately, many prevalently used chemicals could cause serious effects on health, especially during prenatal development.
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From Strands to Droplets: New Insights into DNA Control
A new study by UCSF researchers revealed the intriguing possibility that HP1α binds to stretches of DNA and pulls it into droplets that shield the genetic material inside from the molecular machinery of the nucleus that reads and translates the genome.
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Elevated Rate of Autism Symptoms Found in Children with Tourette Syndrome
Around one in five children with Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations, met criteria for autism in a study headed by UCSF.
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In East Africa, Universal HIV Testing and Treatment Surpasses UNAIDS Goals
Community-based interventions for HIV testing and treatment in rural East Africa nearly doubled rates of HIV viral suppression over two years, according to a study by UC San Francisco researchers.
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UCSF Summer Science Camp Marks a Decade of Providing STEM for S.F. Kids
Each year since 2007, the UCSF Science Camp has brought up to 55 fifth- and sixth-grade underrepresented minority students in San Francisco to the UCSF campus for a free week of hands-on, inquiry-based science.
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Jack Resneck Named Chair-Elect of American Medical Association Board
Jack Resneck Jr., a UC San Francisco dermatologist, has been named chair-elect of the 2017-2018 American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees.
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UCSF Launches Partnership with Zipcar
UCSF has launched a new partnership with Zipcar to offer a car-sharing program on campus.
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Moving Mountains: A Surgeon’s Fight to Legalize HIV-to-HIV Organ Transplants
Through years of research and advocacy, Peter Stock, a transplant surgeon at UCSF, helped clear the way for California’s first organ transplants from an HIV-positive donor to HIV-positive recipients.
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Dazed & Confused: Marijuana Legalization Raises the Need for More Research
Researchers need access to multiple strains of marijuana in order to find out about its potential benefits or harms, but current legislation makes that extremely difficult. As states move ahead with recreational legalization, access is more critical than ever.
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Artificial Intelligence Melanoma Detector Wins Cancer Center Impact Grant
A proposal for an artificial intelligence-based skin cancer screening tool has won the 2017 Cancer Center Impact Grant, a $250,000 award to support high-risk, high-reward research projects that are unlikely to be funded by conventional sources.
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Research on transgender children still in its infancy