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Archive: Quitting snus after a heart attack halves death risk: study
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Archive: UCSF Police Issues Campus Safety Bulletin Following Recent Shootings
Following recent news reports of a number of active shooter incidents, UCSF Police want members of the campus community to know what they can do and what resources are available to help prevent these crimes.
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Archive: Politicians’ Prescriptions for Marijuana Defy Doctors and Data
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Archive: Wikipedia drug entries often inaccurate or outdated, study finds
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Archive: Brain injury in veterans tied to higher Alzheimer's risk
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Archive: Study finds that electric cars are putting the brakes on pollution
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Archive: Few Obstetricians Counsel Patients on Environmental Toxics
In the first national survey of U.S. obstetricians’ attitudes towards counseling pregnant patients about environmental health hazards, nearly 80 percent agreed that physicians have a role to play in helping patients reduce their exposures, but only a small minority use their limited time with patients to discuss how they might avoid exposure to toxics.
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Archive: How a Thick “Sugar Coating” on Cells May Drive Aggressive Cancers
UCSF scientists have shown that cancer-induced structural changes in a sugary coating ensheathing cells can promote mechanical interactions that fuel tumor growth and metastasis.
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Archive: Doctors lack tools to discuss toxic exposures with pregnant patients: survey
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Archive: Drought may be causing higher rates of snakebites in Southern California
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Archive: Resources Available to Help People with Disabilities on ADA Anniversary
Celebrations of the July 26, 1990 signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by President George H.W. Bush will take place across the nation during the week of July 21-27, 2014. The UCSF Committee on Disability Issues will be working over the next year to identify issues of concern for people with disabilities and set objectives to address these key issues.
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Archive: Forbes, Buffett Honor UCSF’s No. 1 Donor
Chuck Feeney, after decades of anonymous and stealth philanthropy, has been caught in the spotlight by earning a Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Archive: Dementia Care “Ecosystem” to Bring Online Respite to Caregivers
UC San Francisco and the University of Nebraska Medical Center have been awarded a $10 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation to create a new web-based model of dementia care.
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Archive: New Roche, Versant venture targets multiple sclerosis
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Archive: Autism Risk Higher Near Pesticide-Treated Fields
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Archive: Rehabilitating hospital food: aiming for healthy, sustainable and savory
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Archive: Peninsula Congresswoman Joins Doctors, Lawmakers in Push to Regulate E-Cigarettes
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Archive: Doctor’s Orders: More Outdoor Time For Kids
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Archive: UCSF 2.0: Converting Data to Knowledge, Insight and Action
UCSF could further enhance its efforts to deliver precision medicine and health by leveraging capabilities in data, analytics and health sciences, ideas being explored as part of the long-term planning effort known as UCSF 2.0.
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Archive: Strong Interest in Medical Devices at UCSF Mission Bay Event
A record-breaking turnout—with more than 550 registered—packed Byers Auditorium and spilled into an overflow room at UCSF Mission Bay on Wednesday, June 4 for the launch of the Rosenman Institute.
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Archive: San Ramon: Children's Hospital Oakland to open new specialty pediatric clinic at Bishop Ranch
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Archive: GATES FOUNDATION FUNDS BAY AREA RESEARCHERS
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Archive: San Francisco's Giant of Generosity
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Archive: Mutations That Prevent Heart Attacks Upend The Search For New Drugs
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Archive: Honoring Loved Ones Through AIDS Walk San Francisco
UCSF has 19 registered teams at this year's AIDS Walk San Francisco. They hope to beat last year's total of $71,573, the third highest total among all Bay Area groups. They set a new goal of $75,000 this year.
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Archive: Targeting a Key Driver of Cancer
The Ras protein is one of the most common and deadly drivers of cancer, yet it has eluded any drug therapies for decades. Scientists are getting close to changing that.
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The Mentors
Whether it takes the form of a leg up, a door opened, a steadying hand, or an affirmation, mentorship is intrinsic to UCSF.
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Archive: Parents with Autistic Child One-Third Less Likely to have More Children
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Archive: Families With an Autistic Child Are a Third Less Likely to Have More Kids
Parents who have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are about one third less likely to have more children than families without an affected child, according to a study led by a UC San Francisco researcher.