• UCSF News
• April 26, 2011

Stem Cell Discoveries Pace Growing Understanding of Human Brain's Uniqueness

<p>Scientists are making great strides in figuring out how the human brain develops, which are leading to novel ideas about the causes of a range of brain disorders, and are raising hopes for the regeneration of tissue that is lost in diseases such as Alzheimer’s.&nbsp;</p>

• UCSF News
• April 25, 2011

Teens Enjoy First-Ever Prom at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

• April 22, 2011

Risk of Accelerated Aging Seen in PTSD Patients with Childhood Trauma

Adults with post-traumatic stress disorder and a history of childhood trauma had significantly shorter telomere length than those with PTSD but without childhood trauma, in a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.

• April 22, 2011

UCSF Team Takes Second Place for 'Smart' Diaphragm Device in National Innovation Competition

<p>A UCSF team that developed a low-cost diaphragm&nbsp;device, which monitors early signs of pre-term labor and sends a wireless alert to the patient’s physician, has won second place in a national competition and could lead to clinical trials of the product.</p>

• April 22, 2011

UCSF's Academy of Medical Educators Celebrates a Decade of Innovation

<p>In 2000, educational leaders at UCSF’s School of Medicine established a new organization to ensure, highlight and uplift the value of teaching. This year, that entity, the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, celebrates its first decade.</p>

• April 21, 2011

Outreach Program Inspires Students to Pursue Careers in Health Sciences

<p>UCSF welcomed a group of undergraduate students from across the state last weekend for a two-day event designed to develop a relationship with diverse students who aspire to be among the next generation of health professionals.</p>

• April 21, 2011

UCSF Study Suggests Way to Bring Stroke Treatment in From the Cold

• UCSF News
• April 21, 2011

UCSF Study Revisits First Clinical Trial to Treat Multiple Sclerosis Decades Later

<p><span class="Apple-style-span">More than two decades after a pivotal clinical trial of a drug was used to treat multiple sclerosis, researchers are reporting a surprising discovery:&nbsp;the people who received interferon in the trial, as opposed to a placebo, were only about half as likely to have died in years since.</span></p>

• April 21, 2011

UCSF Police Seek Information on Suspect in Sexual Assault

The UCSF Police Department is searching for a suspect in a sexual assault that occurred near the UCSF Parnassus campus on the evening of Friday, April 15, and seeking witnesses who might have information on the assailant.

• April 21, 2011

Pediatric Neurologist Named Physician-in-Chief of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

<p>Donna Ferriero, who is internationally recognized as an expert in the care of newborns and children with neurological disabilities, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.</p>

• April 20, 2011

Three UCSF Professors Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

<p>Three UCSF professors, in medicine, immunology and molecular pharmacology, are among 212 international leaders who have been elected as new members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS).</p>

• April 20, 2011

Protein That Stifles Inflammation May Protect the Brain, UCSF Study Suggests

<p>Feeding brain cells drugs that force them to produce a protein called “HSP70” can protect those cells from injury and death – at least in the test tube, according to University of California researchers.</p>