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Study: Spine Defect Best Fixed Before Birth
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Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida More Effective Than Operating After Birth
Babies who undergo fetal surgery — pioneered at UCSF 30 years ago — to repair spina bifida while still in the womb develop better than babies who have corrective surgery after birth, according to findings from a UCSF-led trial.
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A Birth-Defect Breakthrough: Prenatal Surgery
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UCSF Stem Cell Donor Images
UCSF Stem Cell Donor Images for Media
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UCSF Opens Stem Cell Research Building
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UCSF Surgeon Reflects on Performing World's First Fetal Surgery 30 Years Ago
Surgeon Michael Harrison, often called the "Father of Fetal Surgery," reflects on the prenatal procedure he pioneered at UCSF in 1981 and how the specialty has evolved over three decades.
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Saving Lives From Anal Cancer
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Dolby Building is New Hub for UCSF Stem Cell Center
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Study Shows Digital Divide Among Patients with Diabetes
People with limited education and in certain racial/ ethnic minority groups are less likely to use an internet- based patient portal to interact with their health care system, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, CA.
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Feachem Receives Prestigious Sir Frank Whittle Medal
UCSF Professor Richard Feachem, one of the most distinguished leaders working in the field of global health, was honored recently by the United Kingdom’s Royal Academy of Engineering in London.
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UCSF Conference to Honor African-American Nurse
The UCSF community is invited to attend a conference to honor the late pioneering nurse Florence Stroud during Black History Month on February 11.
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UCSF Engages in Discussions About How to Transform Nursing Profession
Incoming UCSF School of Nursing Dean David Vlahov joined a recent discussion about the future of nursing to meet the increased demand for patient care and to make improvements in America's increasingly complex health system.
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Elizabeth Blackburn in Forum "First Person" interview
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New Faculty: Lisa Vail
March 2011
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UCSF Medical Center's new stem cell labs building
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New Faculty: Stephanie J. McAlhany
April 2011
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HPV Vaccine Works for Boys: Study Shows First Clear Benefits
A 4,000-patient clinical trial that spanned 18 countries has shown the first published data that the HPV vaccine works in young men and boys.
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UCSF Dental Clinic Offers Free Cleanings for "Give Kids A Smile Day"
The UCSF School of Dentistry will offer free cleanings, exams, dental sealants and fluoride treatments as part of the nationwide “Give Kids a Smile Day.”
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HPV Shot Prevents Genital Warts in Boys and Men
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Cutting-Edge Interventional MRI System Transforms Brain Surgery for Parkinson's Patients
UCSF neurosurgeons and an MRI physicist have pioneered a faster, more accurate and less invasive surgical technique for treating patients with movement disorders, potentially changing the future of neurosurgery.
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Zen Hospice Project: A Portrait of Palliative Care
UCSF Medical Center and Zen Hospice Project, both recognized for their innovations and leadership in end-of-life care, provide terminally ill patients a sanctuary in a Victorian in San Francisco's Hayes Valley.
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Aging, Chronic Disease and Telomeres Are Linked in Recent Studies
UCSF Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn is not ready to predict how long you will live. But she and her UCSF colleagues are exploring a feature within cells that is a kind of hourglass for aging.
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University, State, Local Officials to Celebrate Opening of UCSF Stem Cell Building
University, state and local officials, philanthropists and community leaders will celebrate the opening of an architecturally unique stem cell building, a milestone in the history of UCSF’s pioneering stem cell research program.
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Nurturing a Delicate Balance: UCSF's Industry Partnerships
When UCSF researcher Charles Chiu recently renewed his center’s partnership with Abbott Diagnostics, it marked a milestone in the University’s efforts to keep its industry partnerships alive and well.
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Lanier to Deliver 54th Annual Faculty Research Lecture in Basic Science
Lewis Lanier, American Cancer Society Research Professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at UCSF, will deliver the 54th Faculty Research Lectureship in Basic Science on February 14.
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Give Kids a Smile Friday February 4th
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UC Medical Schools Increase Underrepresented Minority Students
UC has been making progress in increasing student diversity at its health professional schools -- outpacing California’s private medical schools and the national average.
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Sharing the news: Dating when you have an illness
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Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building