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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>
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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).
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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>
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Frankie Muniz Not Alone: More Strokes Among Young
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Your Wandering Mind Is Aging You
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PTSD's Effect on Female Veterans Studied
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UCSF Leaders Extend Thanks With Holiday Staff Appreciation Events
<p>All UCSF employees are invited to attend a free holiday breakfast, as part of the University’s year-round series of staff appreciation events.</p>
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ValleyCare and UC San Francisco to Collaborate on Cancer Care in Tri-Valley Area
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Berkeley Center Funds Gratitude Research
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After Acceptance
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Cancer Services in Tri-Valley Enhanced by New UCSF-ValleyCare Collaboration
The Regional Cancer Center at ValleyCare and UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center have joined forces to enhance patient care and improve access to top level medical experts.
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ValleyCare and UC San Francisco to Collaborate on Cancer Care in Tri-Valley Area
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NIH Grant Supports Collaborative Oral Cancer Research
<p>The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the National Institutes of Health has awarded nearly a half-million dollars to UCSF's Clinical and Translational Science Institute for a collaborative research project on oral cancer.</p>
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How Close Are We to an AIDS-Free Generation?
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Tanning Beds Particularly Dangers for Teens Says New Study
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UCSF and ValleyCare Health System to Collaborate on Cancer Care
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Design Science: UCSF Project Applies Innovative Thinking to Research
<p>Cellular imaging isn’t usually top-of-mind when parents buy the popular LEGO(TM) building blocks for their kids, but the two have converged in a UCSF experiment that applies design thinking to science.</p>
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Grant Extends Oral Cancer Biomarker Research
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Angry Birds Invade Medical School
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Melvin L. Rubin, MD ’57: The Reluctant Spectacle
The extraordinary career of the MAA’s Alumnus of the Year
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Partnering with Public Schools
How UCSF is supporting science teachers and redefining the chance of academic success for disadvantaged students.
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UCSF at Work in the World
A few of the many UCSF projects underway across the globe.
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Overcoming Dental Fear
Expert advice on how to manage your fear of dentistry.
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Betting on Harry: Boy Diagnosed With Leukemia Receives Life-Saving Treatment
Aside from some challenges, Harry Drake is a happy, active, carefree boy whose life was saved with a bone marrow transplant at UCSF.
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For Second Opinion, Consult a Computer?
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UCSF Kicks Off Holiday Season with Tree Lighting and Community Award
<p>San Francisco 49ers legends Joe Montana and Dwight Clark and R&B singer/songwriter Robin Thicke helped ring in the holiday season last week at the fifth annual 555 Holiday Tree Lighting, where UCSF's inaugural community award was presented.</p>
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Forced to Choose: Exploring Other Options
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Glowing Fish Shed Light on Metabolism
A tiny, translucent zebrafish that glows green when its liver makes glucose has helped an international team of researchers identify a compound that regulates whole-body metabolism and appears to protect obese mice from signs of metabolic disorders.
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Op-Ed: Better Birth Control