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- April 6, 2011
- Psychcentral.com
Archive: Untreated Depression Linked to Chronic Illness
- Media Coverage
- April 6, 2011
- Scope Medical Blog (Stanford)
Archive: Can Chronic Depression Increase Risk of Certain Illnesses?
- Media Coverage
- April 5, 2011
- Wall Street Journal
Archive: The Sleepless Elite
- April 5, 2011
Archive: Gov. Brown Salutes Centenarian for Strong Work Ethic

Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent proclamation celebrating the 100th birthday of Ephraim Engleman – whose career at UCSF began in 1947 – praised him as "a model of longevity and strong work ethic."
- Media Coverage
- April 5, 2011
- Silicon Valley Business Journal
Archive: Optivia Gets $1.85M Federal Research Grant
- April 5, 2011
Archive: UCSF Research on Drug Interactions Lands Small Business Grant

A UCSF team led by pharmacogenetics expert Kathleen Giacomini, PhD, has received a $387,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health to perform the largest and most comprehensive study to date on the interaction between prescription drugs and the proteins that transport those drugs across the cell membrane.
- Media Coverage
- April 5, 2011
- Forbes (AP)
Archive: Studies Question Heart Bypass, Angioplasty Method
- Media Coverage
- April 5, 2011
- SF Public Press
Archive: The Race is on for the Killer Health App at UCSF
- April 5, 2011
Archive: Study Finds Link Between Chronic Depression and Accelerated Immune Cell Aging

Certain cases of major depression are associated with premature aging of immune cells, which may make people more susceptible to other serious illness, according to findings from a new UCSF-led study.
- Media Coverage
- April 4, 2011
- Nurse.com
Archive: End of Shift: Lonely Worlds
- UCSF News
- April 4, 2011
Archive: Exercise May Prevent Impact of Stress on Telomeres, A Measure of Cell Health

UCSF scientists are reporting several studies showing that psychological stress leads to shorter telomeres – the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that are a measure of cell age and, thus, health. The findings also suggest that exercise may prevent this damage.
- Media Coverage
- April 4, 2011
- KGO-TV ABC Ch 7 Bay Area
Archive: iPhone App Brightens Up Color Blind World
- April 4, 2011
Archive: Nobel Laureate to Address Science Diplomacy on April 8 at Mission Bay

Nobel Prize winner Peter Courtland Agre is scheduled to lecture on “Science Diplomacy in the 21st Century” on Friday, April 8, in the Robert W. Mahley Auditorium at the J. David Gladstone Institutes.
- April 4, 2011
Archive: McCormick Discusses Challenges of Cancer in Video

Frank McCormick, director of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the complexities and challenges of cancer in a video interview with the American Association for Cancer Research.
- April 4, 2011
Archive: UCSF Team Discovers New Way to Predict Breast Cancer Survival and Enhance Effectiveness of Treatment

A team of researchers at UCSF has discovered a new way to predict breast cancer survival based on an “immune profile” – the relative levels of three types of immune cells within a tumor. Knowing a patient’s profile may one day help guide treatment.
- Media Coverage
- April 3, 2011
- Medical Xpress
Archive: Study: Fixing Heart Valves Without Surgery
- Media Coverage
- April 3, 2011
- Forbes (AP)
Archive: Study: Restless Legs May Be a Sign of Heart Risks
- April 1, 2011
Archive: Campbell Receives Honors for Contributions as Trauma Surgeon at SFGH

Andre Campbell, a 17-year trauma surgeon at San Francisco General Hospital, was honored recently by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for his life-saving contributions to the community.
- Media Coverage
- April 1, 2011
- Reuters
Archive: Can Painkillers Prevent Melanoma?
- April 1, 2011
Archive: UCSF Welcomes Nursing School Dean David Vlahov

David Vlahov arrives to UCSF on April 1 for his first day on the job as dean of the UCSF School of Nursing.
- Media Coverage
- March 31, 2011
- MSNBC.com
Archive: Bay Area Hospitals Considered Some of the Best in U.S.
- March 31, 2011
Archive: UCSF Announces First Annual Sustainability Awards

Members of the UCSF community have until Earth Day on April 22 to nominate a person or team for the first annual sustainability awards to be presented on May 12.
- Media Coverage
- March 31, 2011
- California Healthline
Archive: NEJM Perspective Outlines Reform Law Hurdles in CA
- March 30, 2011
Archive: UCSF Partners with Causes.com Charities to Help Japan

UCSF continues to partner with Causes.com to help support organizations responding to the needs of children and families affected by the massive earthquake and devastating tsunami in Japan.
- Media Coverage
- March 30, 2011
- Dental Tribune
Archive: UCSF School of Dentistry is Honored by NCOHF
- March 30, 2011
Archive: UCSF Responds to Japan's Crisis

UCSF leadership, staff and students have responded on several fronts to the March 11 earthquake that struck Japan and the ensuing tsunami and nuclear crisis.
- Media Coverage
- March 30, 2011
- Sacramento Bee via Los Angeles Times
Archive: Tests for Pacemaker, Stent Safety May Not Show True Risk to Patient, Study Says
- March 30, 2011
Archive: Implementing Health Care Reform; Early Learnings From California

California is at the forefront of health care reform but success will depend on a partnership between doctors and the state, according to a new analysis led by UCSF.
- UCSF News
- March 30, 2011
Archive: UCSF Researchers Identify Promising New Treatment for Childhood Leukemia

An experimental drug lessens symptoms of a rare form of childhood leukemia and offers significant insight into the cellular development of the disease, according to findings from a new UCSF study.
- March 29, 2011
Archive: UCSF Medical Center Named Best Metro-Area Hospital

UCSF Medical Center is the best hospital in the San Francisco-Oakland area according to U.S. News & World Report's first-ever best hospitals metro area rankings.