• UCSF News
• December 11, 2012

President Obama Nominates Mack Roach to National Cancer Advisory Board

<p>President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate UCSF's Mack Roach, who is recognized as a major authority on the treatment of prostate cancer, to the National Cancer Advisory Board.</p>

• December 10, 2012

Secrets of Gentle Touch Revealed

UCSF scientists have uncovered the molecular basis of gentle touch, one of the most fundamental but least well understood of our senses.

• December 7, 2012

Media Advisory: UCSF Transplant Patient and Donor Featured In 2013 Rose Parade

• December 7, 2012

UCSF Police Offer Holiday Safety Tips

<p>The holidays are typically a joyful time of year, but UCSF police remind us not to forget that crime can occur any time or day.</p>

• December 7, 2012

Nursing School Teaches New Master's Curriculum to Provide Patient-Centered Care

<p>The UCSF School of Nursing has updated the curriculum for master of science students so that they can provide high-quality, patient-centered care.</p>

• December 7, 2012

As Asthma Rates Rise, Researchers Look at Effective Medicines for Children

<p>As asthma rates continue to rise in the U.S. — proportionally affecting more children than adults — experts at UCSF and across the nation continue to search for the best medicines for pediatric patients.</p>

• December 7, 2012

Spotlight: Dave Robb

Dave Robb began working at UCSF 13 years ago, in 1999, when he was hired as science coordinator for both the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) and the AIDS Research Institute (ARI), working half time for each.

• December 6, 2012

In Memoriam: Robert Fishman, Former Chair of Neurology Department, Dies

<p>Robert A. Fishman, MD, former chair of the Department of Neurology at UCSF, died on Dec. 4, 2012 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 88.</p>

• December 6, 2012

Cancer Survival Rates Will Be Boosted by Drug Development

<p>The rate of cancer survival is expected to keep climbing in coming years largely thanks to research discoveries that are translating into new cancer drugs, which currently account for roughly 30 percent of the pharmaceutical dollar, the chief scientific officer at Bristol-Myers Squib recently said at a showcase event for the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.</p>

• December 6, 2012

Cancer, Genetic Risks and Precision Medicine Highlighted at Showcase

<p>Precision medicine and cancer genetics were among the topics discussed during 11 breakout sessions guided by 30 UCSF faculty members at the Nov. 7 showcase for the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.</p>

• December 6, 2012

Severe Acute Kidney Injuries Rise Rapidly Nationwide

Severe acute kidney injuries are becoming more common in the United States, rising 10 percent per year and doubling over the last decade, according to a retrospective study at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

• December 6, 2012

Yamanaka, Gurdon to Accept Nobel Prize in Stockholm Ceremony

<p>Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, and John Gurdon, PhD, are in Stockholm this week to receive the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries that led to the development of induced pluripotent stem cells.</p>

• UCSF News
• December 6, 2012

Gladstone Scientists Recommend Renewed Focus on ApoE as Target for Halting Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes, which is affiliated with UCSF, are recommending a shift in efforts to treat Alzheimer’s disease by developing drugs that target the apoE4 protein, which has long been associated with an increased risk for the disease.