Archive: Health in the Time of Poison: A Conversation with Reproductive Health Expert Tracey Woodruff, PhD
Chemicals in the environment are threatening our health, our ability to reproduce and our offspring. What can we do?
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Archive: Campus Vending Machines Offer a Smarter Way to Snack
Healthier food alternatives have arrived at UCSF in a place you'd least expect them: vending machines.
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Archive: UCSF to Host Inaugural Faculty Development Lecture on Leadership
Martin Chemers, a UC Santa Cruz professor of psychology and an expert on leadership, will present the inaugural faculty development lecture at UCSF on December 4.
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Archive: Speaker Pelosi Meets with UCSF Researchers at the SF Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi recently visited with UCSF researchers and veterans at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
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Archive: Pioneer in Asian American Mental Health Visits UCSF During Diversity Celebration
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Archive: Latinos, Blacks Might Survive Longer with Alzheimer's, Study Suggests
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Archive: Nicotine addiction slashed in test of new cigarette smoking strategy
Scientists are reporting the first successful strategy to reduce smokers' nicotine dependence while allowing them to continue smoking. The study provides strong support for proposals now being considered in Congress to authorize FDA regulation of cigarette smoking, according to the research team.
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Archive: UCSF Hosts Exhibit on Historic Tobacco Advertising
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Archive: Kerner Receives France's Legion d'Honneur from President Nicolas Sarkozy
John Kerner, former chief of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at Mount Zion, on Tuesday received France's <i>Légion d'Honneur</i> for his efforts in liberating France in World War II.
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Archive: People Intimately Affected by Iraq War to Share Stories on Thursday
The UCSF Iraq Action Group will host a forum on Thursday, when people will share their firsthand knowledge about the deadly conflict and its consequences.
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Archive: UCSF Leaders to Give Progress Report on Nov. 20 on Nurturing Diversity
The campus community is invited to hear UCSF leaders talk at a town hall meeting on Nov. 20 about efforts made to create a more diverse campus community.
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Archive: Cellular response to stress signals predicts future tumor formation in women diagnosed with common
A specific biological response to cellular stress may predict the likelihood of future tumor formation of the most common, non-invasive form of pre-malignant breast cancer-- ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS.
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Archive: Health Care Disparities Research Showcased During UCSF Annual Diversity Celebration
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Archive: New HIV Vaccine Target Could Solve Mutation Problem
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Archive: UCSF Addresses Concerns Following Sexual Assault on Mission Bay Campus
UCSF police provided new details at Wednesday's town hall meeting about the recent sexual assault of a student at the Mission Bay campus.
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Archive: Family Trees: A Conversation with Physician-Scientist Esteban Burchard
Latinos and asthma: Knowing who you really are can help you to stay healthy...
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Archive: New HIV vaccine target could solve mutation problem
Researchers at UCSF and the University of Toronto have identified a potential new way of fighting against HIV infection that relies on the remnants of ancient viruses, human endogenous retroviruses (HERV), which have become part of the genome of every human cell.
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Archive: UCSF to Provide Support During National Survivors of Suicide Day
UCSF is participating in a live national webcast on November 17, an event that is open to anyone who has experienced a loss by suicide.
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Archive: New standards address social services for patients living with cancer
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Archive: Studies Show Importance of Language Services on Reducing Disparities, Increasing Quality of Patient
New studies just published in a special supplement to the Journal of General Internal Medicine examine the consequences of language barriers for patients who speak little, if any, English and the impact of the absence of language services in health care settings. Overall, the studies report that measurable disparities in quality of care result when patients and providers do not speak the same language.
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Archive: NIH Awards UCSF Grant for Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction and Infertility Research
UCSF has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to study Origins and Biological Consequences of Human Infertility.
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Archive: Brains of term infants with heart disease resemble those of preemies
The brains of full-term infants with congenital heart disease appear more similar to those of premature newborns than to the brains of normal term infants, a study conducted by researchers at UCSF has found.
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Archive: UC Provost Hume Urges Students to Excel Through Research and Service
"It's a great time and UCSF is a great place," Wyatt R. (Rory) Hume, UC provost and executive vice president, told students.
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Archive: UCSF Pursues Stronger Partnership with San Francisco Unified School District
Members of the campus community recently welcomed Carlos Garcia, the new superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District.
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Archive: Health care trio forges partnership to improve breast cancer care in Marin
California Cancer Care, Marin General Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco have signed agreements to improve access to surgical services for individuals with breast cancer who reside in Marin County.
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Archive: UCSF Student Wins Competition for Invention of Instrument that Measures Pain Levels
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Archive: UCSF Welcomes Director of Reproductive Health and the Environment
The recent appointment of Tracey Woodruff to UCSF will expand the understanding that environmental contaminants can have profound effects on reproductive and developmental health.
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Archive: Autism Early Invention Topic of KQED Forum
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Archive: Mayor Delivers Upbeat State of San Francisco Address
Just days before the Nov. 6 election, Mayor Gavin Newsom delivered a mostly bright picture of the state of San Francisco on Monday.
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Archive: Ideas Make Good Presents
From a presidential debate on science to new research on PTSD, thinking scientifically is a gift...