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AIDS-Prevention Trial Is Halted
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UCSF Study Shows 3D Images of Fetal Development
<p>UCSF has received funding by the National Institutes of Health to study fetal brain development in specific conditions and to correlate fetal MRI findings with neurodevelopmental outcomes.</p>
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Found! The Seat of Embarrassment in Your Brain
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Extreme Dieting: Does It Lead to Longer Lives?
A seminal UCSF study is probing the biological processes affected by extremely low caloric intake in the first broad examination of the psychological profile of successful extreme dieters gauging how they differ from normal eaters and overeaters. WATCH VIDEO.
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Sarcastic or Serious? Missing Subtle Cues May Signal Dementia
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All Those Tweets, Apps, Updates May Drain Brain
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Eight Is Too Much For 'Short Sleepers'
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$160M Records System Switching on at UCSF
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UCSF Team Describes Neurological Basis for Embarrassment
Recording people belting out an old Motown tune and then asking them to listen to their own singing without the accompanying music seems like an unusually cruel form of punishment. But for a team of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley, this exact Karaoke experiment has revealed what part of the brain is essential for embarrassment.
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UC Encourages Engaging Staff Through Performance Management
<p>As the University continues to work toward achieving operational excellence, UCSF Human Resources reminds managers and supervisors that they should help staff clearly understand their work expectations and support their success in achieving those expectations. </p>
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Failure to Detect Sarcasm or Lies: A Sign of a Rare Dementia
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Diabetes Treatment Standards for Frail Older Adults Should Be More Flexible
Diabetes treatment standards for frail older adults should be more flexible than those for younger adults, focusing more on day-to-day quality of life and less on long-term results, according to a geriatrician at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
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UCSF Presents Latest Advances in Neurology, Neurosurgery
<p>Dozens of faculty, medical residents, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students from UCSF presented their latest advances and discoveries in the fields of neurology and neurosurgery during international meetings in Honolulu and Denver.</p>
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Mayor Gets First Hand Look at How San Francisco General Hospital Serves the City
<p>San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee toured San Francisco General Hospital, where UCSF physicians and allied health care professionals provide patient care services, including the City's only level one trauma center.</p>
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Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain
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UCSF Researchers Develop Simple Tools to Detect Neurological HIV Complications in Kenya
<p>A team of researchers at UCSF has developed a simple screening tool – a question – to identify people with HIV who have neurological complications related to their infections. </p>
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Exercise May Protect Against Stress-Related Cellular Aging
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Inability to Detect Sarcasm, Lies May Be Early Sign of Dementia, UCSF Study Shows
By asking a group of older adults to analyze videos of other people conversing -- some talking truthfully, some insincerely -- a group of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco has determined which areas of the brain govern a person's ability to detect sarcasm and lies.
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HIV Study: 76% Drop in Cases with Expanded Treatment
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UCSF Study Links Inflammation in Brain to Some Memory Decline
High levels of a protein associated with chronic, low-grade inflammation in the brain correlate with aspects of memory decline in otherwise cognitively normal older adults, according to a study led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco.
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HIV Rate in SF Could Be Cut Sharply with Expanded Treatment, Study Predicts
If HIV-infected adults in San Francisco began taking antiretroviral treatments as soon as they were diagnosed, the rate of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men would be cut by almost 6o percent over five years, according to a new study by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco.
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Is It Candy or Medicine?
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Is Sugar Toxic?
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Gay and Lesbian Health Bills in Committee
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UCSF Neurosurgeons Test New Device for Placing Brain Implants
A new MRI device that guides surgeons as they implant electrodes into the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders could change the way this surgery, called deep brain stimulation, is performed at medical centers across the country.
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Talk to Gary Taubes About Sugar
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UCSF Team on Brink of Prion Treatment
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Oh Baby - New Options for Conceiving
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Medical Schools Embrace Alternative Medicine