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Archive: The Race is on for the Killer Health App at UCSF
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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.
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Archive: The Sleepless Elite
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Archive: End of Shift: Lonely Worlds
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Archive: McCormick Discusses Challenges of Cancer in Video
<p>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. </p>
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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.
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Archive: iPhone App Brightens Up Color Blind World
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Archive: Nobel Laureate to Address Science Diplomacy on April 8 at Mission Bay
<p>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.</p>
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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.
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Archive: Study: Fixing Heart Valves Without Surgery
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Archive: Study: Restless Legs May Be a Sign of Heart Risks
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Archive: Campbell Receives Honors for Contributions as Trauma Surgeon at SFGH
<p>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. </p>
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Archive: UCSF Welcomes Nursing School Dean David Vlahov
<p>David Vlahov arrives to UCSF on April 1 for his first day on the job as dean of the UCSF School of Nursing.</p>
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Archive: Can Painkillers Prevent Melanoma?
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Archive: Bay Area Hospitals Considered Some of the Best in U.S.
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Archive: NEJM Perspective Outlines Reform Law Hurdles in CA
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Archive: UCSF Announces First Annual Sustainability Awards
<p>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.</p>
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Archive: UCSF School of Dentistry is Honored by NCOHF
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Archive: Tests for Pacemaker, Stent Safety May Not Show True Risk to Patient, Study Says
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Archive: UCSF Partners with Causes.com Charities to Help Japan
<p>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.</p>
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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.
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Archive: UCSF Responds to Japan's Crisis
<p>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.</p>
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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.
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Archive: UCSF Medical Center Named Best Metro-Area Hospital
<p>UCSF Medical Center is the best hospital in the San Francisco-Oakland area according to<em> U.S. News & World Report's</em> first-ever best hospitals metro area rankings.</p>
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Archive: Music Therapy Helping Young Patients with Discomfort
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Archive: Little Risk to Body Scans in Airports
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Archive: Does Plastic Make You Infertile?
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Archive: Skin Zapper Helps Treat Skin Cancer Without Surgery
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Archive: Higher RN Staffing Levels Improve Patient Outcomes, RWJF Study Finds