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New study findings show that exposure to on-screen smoking in movies has a strong correlation with beginning to smoke or becoming established smokers among young adults 18-25, a critical age group for lifelong smoking behavior.
UCSF's Feroz Papa has won a highly prestigious National Institutes of Health award that recognizes bold ideas from some of the nation's most innovative new scientists.
UCSF researchers have discovered that blocking the function of a certain type of immune cell halts pancreatic islet tumor growth in mice. The finding proves, they say, that specific immune cells can play a critical role in the formation and subsequent growth of cancer.
Protecting against loss of bone mass on long space flights gives new meaning to space age...
Applications for the spring session of the UCSF Faculty Leadership Collaborative are due on October 30.
Six Olympians and 125 other accomplished swimmers will tackle the San Francisco Bay in the second annual Swim Across America 10-mile relay swim to fight pediatric cancer.
Nominations are due October 16 for the 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Award, which recognizes efforts to achieve greater diversity at UCSF.
A UCSF research team has developed a simple tool that can improve the effectiveness of communication between doctors and patients about prescribed medications and result in dramatic improvements in health and safety.
UCSF Global Health Sciences hosted Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey who spoke about health challenges worldwide.
A UCSF research team has developed a simple tool that can improve the effectiveness of communication between doctors and patients about prescribed medications and result in dramatic improvements in health and safety.
Damon Lew has joined UCSF to support workforce development initiatives between UCSF faculty, staff, students and community-based organizations.
The campus community is invited to the Annual Faculty and Staff Art Show, which runs from Monday through Friday, Oct. 1 through Oct. 5.
The level of education of one's parents is a key predictor of adult health status among members of the white and African-American communities, according to a study of more than 20 thousand adults aged 50 and older conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
A UCSF employee was robbed of her purse about three blocks from the UCSF campus at Mount Zion last Wednesday afternoon.
Members of the campus and community came together last week to view a display honoring soldiers and civilians who lost their lives in the Iraq war.
Judith Mackay, an international crusader against smoking, will talk on October 9 about the worldwide effort to decrease the use of tobacco.
More than 25 organizations and vendors will participate in an eco-fair at UCSF Laurel Heights on September 26.
Nanotech meets biotech in the UCSF laboratory of Tejal Desai...
In the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, people experience mild memory loss and confusion. These challenges are significant, but people often maintain much of their normal capability and spirit. Now, a specialized support group program is being formed at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center ...
Gerald Friedland, who was among the first to recognize and report on the appearance of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in an HIV-infected person in South Africa, will be the featured speaker at a symposium on October 3.
Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD, an internationally respected expert in lung disorders, has been named chair of the UCSF School of Medicine's Department of Medicine, effective September 19.