Environmental Health Expert Offers Advice on How to Reduce Exposure to Toxins
Tracey Woodruff, director of the UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, offers tips on how to avoid everyday toxins in our environment.
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UCSF Study Identifies Chemicals in Pregnant Women
The bodies of virtually all U.S. pregnant women carry multiple chemicals, including some banned since the 1970s and others used in common products such as non-stick cookware, processed foods and personal care products, according to a new study from UCSF.
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UCSF Opens High-Tech Learning Center for New Era of Health Care
UCSF will launch one of the nation’s first inter-professional, team-based simulation learning centers to prepare doctors, nurses, pharmacists and dentists together for the changing health care landscape.
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Psychiatrist Discusses Tucson Shooting Tragedy on KQED Forum
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Fluoride Levels in Some Water Supplies May be Coming Down
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UCSF to Present Panel on Serving Patients with Disabilities on January 24
The campus community is invited to join a discussion titled “The Medical Experience of Patients with Disabilities” in the UCSF School of Nursing on January 24.
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Study Shows How Stress Causes Extensive Genetic Rewiring
A team of scientists in the United States, South Korea, and Switzerland has uncovered a vast, complex network of 160,000 genetic interactions within yeast cells that changes dramatically when the cells are subjected to stress.
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Sanofi-Aventis Enters into Two Research & Development Collaborations with UCSF
Sanofi-Aventis and UCSF have formed two research and development collaborations that join together leaders from academia and industry to more rapidly advance groundbreaking innovation from the lab to the patient.
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Training Improves Cognitive Functioning for Patients with Brain Injury
In a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco, a new cognitive training method significantly improved the ability of patients with chronic brain injury to maintain attention on goals and execute tasks – skills that these patients often lack as a result of their injuries.
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Medical Student Claims First-Place Photography Prize with Celestial Image
Noah Hawthorne, a second-year medical student at UCSF, won first place in a student photography contest for his photo titled “Celestial Patriarch.”
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FDA-Approved Drug Shows Promise as Alcoholism Treatment
A medication commonly prescribed as a muscle relaxant shows promise as a potential treatment for alcoholism, based on a study in rats by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center and the University of California, San Francisco.
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UCSF School of Medicine Student Remembered for Gentle Nature
Joe Olivares Hernandez, a fourth-year medical student, will be taken off like support, pending arrangements for organ donation, according to Dean Sam Hawgood.
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Peralta is Awarded Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship
Carmen A. Peralta, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the UCSF School of Medicine, was recognized recently with a 2010 Nickens Faculty Fellowship.
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UCSF to Celebrate Contributions of Martin Luther King, Jr. Beginning January 14
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UCSF to Celebrate Grand Opening of Teaching and Learning Center
UCSF will celebrate the opening of a new Teaching and Learning Center at the Parnassus from January 18 to 21.
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Evolution of Cancer Can Shed Light on Drug Resistance
Cancer is a price we pay for evolving into complex creatures. Cancers evolve, too, but a UCSF researcher aims to understand their evolution and to stop their adaptation to natural defenses and treatment.
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UC President Yudof Writes Open Letter to California
In response to Gov. Brown’s proposed budget, released today (Jan. 10), University of California President Mark Yudof issued the following open letter to California: This is a sad day for California.
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Transplant Service Chief Talks Living Donor Liver Transplants
<p>John Roberts, chief of the UCSF Transplant Service, talks about the risks and benefits of living donor liver transplants in a recent interview.</p>
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UCSF Receives $1 Million to Support Amgen Scholars Program
Funding from the Amgen Foundation will enable undergraduates to gain critical hands-on experience with UCSF faculty members to help advance the next generation of scientists.
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Spotlight: Sarah Paris
<p>Sarah Paris is the director of communications for the UCSF School of Medicine, the largest school at the University.</p>
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Spotlight: Dan Henroid
Dan Henroid directs Nutrition and Food Services at UCSF Medical Center, which provides more than 3 million meals annually.
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Spotlight: Victoria Kleemann
A UCSF employee since 1986, Victoria Kleemann directs Volunteer Services for UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
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Children's Oral Health Center Counters Early Childhood Caries Trend
With advances in dental practice, kids today are getting fewer cavities, right?
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Preserving Oral Health for a Lifetime
Susan Hyde, an award-winning professor and scientist with the UCSF School of Dentistry, promotes practices that preserve oral health and quality of life for both patients and practitioners.
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UC Issues Statement on Executive Pension Benefits
Following recent media reports about a letter by 36 University of California executives regarding pension benefits, UC Board of Regents Chairman Russell Gould and University President Mark Yudof issued a statement on January 4. The statement is <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/24746">posted on the UC website</a>.
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Parkinson's Disease Discoveries Lead to Major Neuroscience Prize for Nussbaum
Parkinson’s disease researcher Robert Nussbaum, a human geneticist and neuroscientist at UCSF, has been named to receive the prestigious Klaus Joachim Zülch Neuroscience Prize for 2011.
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GENETICALLY SET FOR PERFECT PITCH YOU MIGHT BE, BUT WITHOUT EARLY TRAINING DON'T EXPECT TO DISCERN C
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Visiting the Dentist Chair of the Future
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Student Photography Exhibit Displays Unique Worldview
The campus community is invited to view 30 photographs on display on January 6 at the Faculty Alumni House and vote on the top three.
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The Events of 2010 That Shaped UC and Beyond
Several milestones shaped 2010 for the University of California, many of which happened right on the UCSF campus.