UCSF Warms Up for AIDS Walk San Francisco 2015
Teams rally for the annual AIDS Walk event on July 19.
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Geri Ehle: Supporting the Next Generation of Physician Scientists
In August 2014, Geri Ehle became the coordinator for UCSF’s medical scientist training program, where she supports some of the brightest students in the country as they train to become future medical leaders. Her charge is to ensure students in the program are well cared for socially, emotionally and academically during their long and arduous eight years of study.
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Work Begins on Modernizing the UCSF Parnassus Campus
Construction at the UCSF Parnassus campus will address structural issues and modernize buildings.
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Lamorna Brown Swigart: Circling the Bay for Breast Cancer
Lamorna Brown Swigart and Malinda Walker tackled fundraising for breast cancer at the personal level by riding around the San Francisco Bay and blogging at We Go for Good.
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Age-Related Cognitive Decline Tied to Immune-System Molecule
A blood-borne molecule that increases in abundance as we age blocks regeneration of brain cells and promotes cognitive decline, suggests a new study.
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Extra Heartbeats Could Be Modifiable Risk Factor for Congestive Heart Failure
Common extra heartbeats known as premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) may be a modifiable risk factor for congestive heart failure and death.
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UCSF Reports Laptop Burglary in Faculty Office
UCSF is alerting individuals about a burglary involving an unencrypted laptop belonging to a faculty member in the Cardiac Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia Service that contained some personal, research and health information.
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Catching Dreams
The towering steel sculpture “suggests the balance of hard work and aspiration that enables dreams to take flight,” according to its creator, renowned artist Mark di Suvero.
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Mission: Migration
Marvel at the complexities of the move to UCSF’s new medical center.
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Acute Kidney Injury Linked to Increased Risk of High Blood Pressure
Hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury were 22 percent more likely to develop high blood pressure within two years than patients who did not experience AKI, according to a study by UCSF and Kaiser Permanente.
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David Robb: Researching treatment solutions for HIV/AIDS
At the height of the AIDS epidemic, David Robb made a career change from being a film student and San Francisco restaurant employee to working in non-profit and research for HIV/AIDS.
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UCSF Neuroscientist Named 2015 Blavatnik Laureate in Life Sciences
Edward F. Chang, a UCSF physician-scientist whose seminal research has provided deep insights into how speech and language are processed in the human brain, has been named the 2015 Blavatnik Laureate in the Life Sciences.
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Marcel Alavi: Promoting Diversity by Taking Pride to the Next Level
Marcel Alavi and his fellow memoirs of the UCSF Pride Committee worked together with the UCSF LGBT Resource Center to create a visible presence for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, & transgender (LGBT) campus and medical center community by marching in the 2015 SF Pride Celebration.
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UCSF Eyeing Dogpatch For Over 1,000 Student Housing Units
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UC Measures To Ensure Inclusive Campuses For LGBT Community
UC enacts measures to ensure campus environments are inclusive for LGBT students, faculty and staff.
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UCSF Green Champions Recognized at 2015 Sustainability Award Ceremony
Annual awards recognize the many accomplishments of individuals and teams at UCSF around sustainability.
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Three Simple Rules Govern Complex Brain Circuit in Fly
Think the nest of cables under your desk is bad? Try keeping the trillions of connections crisscrossing your brain organized and free of tangles. A new UCSF study reveals this seemingly intractable job may be simpler than it appears.
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UCSF Researchers Launch Landmark Study of LGBTQ Community Health
UCSF researchers have launched the first longitudinal cohort study to better understand the health of LGBTQ adults in the United States.
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As Smoking Declines, More Are Likely to Quit
A UCSF study shows that as smoking has declined, continuing smokers have smoked less and are more likely to try to quit.
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Keith Yamamoto Named to National Advisory Group on Genome Editing
Keith Yamamoto, PhD, vice chancellor for research at UC San Francisco, has been named to a national advisory group to guide research and clinical decisions about the use of genome editing technologies to treat human disease.
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Teens Unfamiliar With Harms Of Pot, E-Cigs, Study Finds
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Cryopreservation Helps Breast Cancer Patients Conceive After Treatment
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Israeli Researchers Establish Novel Optogenetic Method For Cardiac Pacing And Resynchronization
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Doctors Tackle Geographic Disparities In Liver Transplants
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Austin Makes Strides In Building A Robust Biotech Innovation Community
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Matthew Cooperberg Honored with AUA Gold Cystoscope Award
Matthew R. Cooperberg, MD, MPH, is the 2015 recipient of the American Urological Association (AUA) “Gold Cystoscope” award
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Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Improve Incontinence
For severely obese people, bariatric surgery may have a benefit besides dramatic weight loss: it can also substantially reduce urinary incontinence.
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Tens Of Thousands Of Californians Give Up Their Genetic Secrets
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Current Monitoring of Pacemakers, Defibrillators May Underestimate Device Problems
The current monitoring of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators may be underestimating device problems.
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California's Obamacare Exchange To Collect Insurance Data On Patients