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Brain Cell Research Discoveries Lead to $500,000 Prize for Jans
<p>A UCSF husband-and-wife research team, Lily Jan and Yuh Nung Jan, will be awarded a major neuroscience award — the Gruber Foundation Neuroscience Prize — for their key insights into the development and function of the nervous system.</p>
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Greater Use of Imaging Tests Raises Radiation Fears
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Alzheimer's Gene Found to Affect Women over Men
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Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging Drastically Increasing, Study Finds
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Specialized Geriatric Units Save Hospitals Money
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Biomedical Imaging Expert Answers Questions About New Study
<p>Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD, a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging at UCSF, answered these questions in light of a new study that shows that medical imaging is increasing even in health maintenance organization systems (HMOs), which don’t have a financial incentive to conduct them.</p>
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Imaging, Radiation Exposure Up, Even For HMO Patients
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Panel: Postmenopausal Women Shouldn't Take Vitamin D, Calcium Supplements to Prevent Fractures
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Soaring Rates of Advanced Imaging Increase Radiation Exposure
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CalPERS to Raise Health Care Premiums 9.6 Percent
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Radiation Concerns Rise With Patients' Exposure
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UCSF Names Guglielmo Interim Dean of Pharmacy School
<p>UCSF has named Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, an international expert in the clinical use of antimicrobials and chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, as interim dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, starting July 1.</p>
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Radiation Exposure From Medical Imaging Has Increased Even at HMOs
A study led by researchers at UCSF and Group Health Research Institute, shows that medical imaging is increasing even in health maintenance organization systems (HMOs), which don’t have a financial incentive to conduct them.
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Use of Imaging Tests Soars, Raising Questions on Radiation Risk
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Computer Model Successfully Predicts Drug Side Effects
<p>A new set of computer models has successfully predicted negative side effects in hundreds of current drugs, based on the similarity between their chemical structures and those molecules known to cause side effects, according to a paper appearing online this week in the journal <em>Nature</em>.</p>
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Young Poets Launch Social Justice Campaign Against Diabetes
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UCSF: Program Could Reduce National Health Care Expenses by $6 Billion a Year
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Breast Cancer Risk Can Be Lowered By Avoiding Unnecessary Medical Imaging
The single thing that a woman can do to lower her risk of breast cancer is to avoid unnecessary medical imaging, says Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD, a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, epidemiology and biostatistics at UCSF, who contributed to a new Institute of Medicine report.
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Computers May Predict Drugs' Side Effects
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Specialized Hospital Care for Elderly Patients Could Significantly Cut Costs
Creating specialized hospital units for elderly people with acute medical illness could reduce national health care costs by as much $6 billion a year, according to a new study by UCSF researchers.
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Mitchel Berger Takes Helm of American Association of Neurological Surgeons
<p>Mitchel Berger, MD, who chairs the Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF, talks about his work as president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), a scientific and educational association with more than 8,000 members worldwide.</p>
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LGBT Leaders Receive Chancellor's Award at UCSF
<p>Members of the UCSF community recently recognized three individuals for their leadership in championing rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.</p>
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Amputees Become Athletes with Prosthetic Advances
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Type of Stem Cell May Contribute to Heart Disease
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Gladstone Scientists Reprogram Skin Cells into Brain Cells
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have for the first time transformed skin cells — with a single genetic factor — into cells that develop on their own into an interconnected, functional network of brain cells.
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Should Sugary Drinks Be Taxed Like Cigarettes?
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Teen Patient Sings About Struggles of Medical Journey
<p>Rachel Hale, 18 and Monica Joy, 15, have a friendship similar to a lot of teenagers. But unlike most teenagers, their friendship first started at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital while they were both undergoing treatment for gastrointestinal issues.</p>
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UCSF Chancellor Appointed to New California Task Force to Improve Health
<p>UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, has been appointed to a new state task force established by Governor Jerry Brown to develop a 10-year blueprint for improving the health of Californians.</p>
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Prop. 29 a Virtual Tie So Far