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New Kidney Function Test Takes Race Out of the Equation
Researchers have identified an approach to remove race from equations used to estimate a person’s kidney function.
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An Estrogen Receptor that Promotes Cancer also Causes Drug Resistance
Researchers at UCSF have gained insight into how cancer cells proliferate despite a myriad of stresses.
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Community-Based Strategy Succeeds in Vaccinating Latinx San Franciscans
A community-based effort to overcome vaccine hesitancy designed by UCSF scientists working together with San Francisco’s Latino Task Force is succeeding in the Mission District of San Francisco.
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Social Scientists File Brief Urging US Supreme Court to Find Mississippi Abortion Ban Unconstitutional
An amicus brief led by experts at UCSF and the University of Texas urges the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Mississippi’s ban on abortions past 15 weeks.
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New Pediatric ICU Opens to Serve East Bay Children
The 20,000-square-foot facility, located on the second floor of the main hospital building, is the latest milestone in UCSF’s ongoing investment to expand and enhance services in the 109-year-old Oakland hospital for children in Oakland and the greater Bay Area.
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For These Clinicians, 3D Printers Are Changing Medicine
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Hospitals Face Urgent Need for Addiction Treatment in Emergency Departments
An increasing percentage of emergency visits and hospitalizations in the United States before the pandemic involved patients with alcohol and other substance use disorders, according to a study by UCSF researchers.
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Evaluating the New Mu Variant in California
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The Kidney Project Successfully Tests a Prototype Bioartificial Kidney
The Kidney Project’s implantable bioartificial kidney, one that promises to free kidney disease patients from dialysis machines and transplant waiting lists, took another big step toward becoming reality, earning a $650,000 prize from KidneyX for its first-ever demonstration of a functional prototype of its implantable artificial kidney.
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Arthur Ammann, UCSF Doctor Who Discovered AIDS Virus in Infants, Dies at 85
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For Struggling Older Adults, Support from Paid Peers May Alleviate Loneliness, Depression
An initiative that paired paid visitors with racially diverse older adults, many of whom lived alone and struggled with taking care of their basic needs, resulted in reduced loneliness and plunging rates of depression.
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UCSF to Offer Grants to Improve Community Wellbeing
To support the wellbeing of the UCSF community, the University is now offering grants for projects that promote various forms of wellness.
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California Faces Short-Term Nursing Shortage from COVID-19 Retirements
California will face a significant shortfall of registered nurses over the next five years due to long-term trends that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Severe Infections During Pregnancy Associated With Complications Around Childbirth
Individuals who are hospitalized during pregnancy due to sepsis have higher odds of complications surrounding childbirth, according to a study led by researchers at UCSF. The study found that pregnancies complicated by sepsis were associated with an increased risk of cesarean delivery, postpartum hemorrhage and preterm delivery, highlighting the risk of any severe infection during pregnancy.
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Data-Driven Drug Dosing Speeds Tuberculosis Treatment to 4 Months
A clinical trial of new treatment regimens, led in part by researchers at UCSF, recently demonstrated that a more potent combination of antibiotics could shorten the duration of treatment for TB.
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COVID-19 Vaccines Produce Immune Responses in Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
Most patients on immunosuppressive drugs for chronic inflammatory conditions, like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease, can still produce antibodies after receiving the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, researchers at UCSF and Washington University have concluded.
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Alcohol Can Cause Immediate Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
A single glass of wine can quickly raise the drinker’s risk for atrial fibrillation, according to new research by UCSF.
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Struggling to Learn a New Language? Blame It on Your Stable Brain
A study in patients with epilepsy is helping researchers understand how the brain manages the task of learning a new language while retaining our mother tongue.
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AI Algorithm Matches Cardiologists’ Expertise, While Explaining Its Decisions
In a new study, an artificial intelligence algorithm exceeded the performance of a widely available commercial system in nearly all examined diagnoses.
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For Newborns with Fever, New Guideline Offers Clarity to Pediatricians, Parents
A new guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics offers dome clarity around diagnosing and treating newborns with a fever.
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Sequencing the Condor Genome for Insights into Human Diversity
A team of researchers at UCSF have recently sequenced the condor genome, shining light on the species’ history and opening the door to a better understanding of genomics in small populations, for the benefit of both condors and humans.
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COVID-19 During Pregnancy Associated with Preterm Birth
Individuals who contract COVID-19 while pregnant face a higher risk of having a very preterm birth, as well as any preterm birth.
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Here’s Why Poisonous Animals Don’t Poison Themselves
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Should the Delta Variant Change Your Decisions About Covid-19? Here’s What Doctors Are Doing
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Q&A: Building a Speech Prosthetic for a Paralyzed Man
Following groundbreaking work on a “speech neuroprosthesis” that enabled a paralyzed man to communicate using his brain signals, the lab team answered public questions about brain-computer interfaces and the limitations of translating brain signals into code.
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How Dangerous Is the Delta Variant? Here’s What the Science Says
We spoke to UCSF virologist Nadia Roan, PhD, about the latest developments in our knowledge of the Delta variant, including how the new variant spreads so efficiently, whether it causes more serious illness, and why she thinks vaccines will hold the line.
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Poison Frogs, Birds, Hold Clues to Antidotes for Deadly Toxins
A team of researchers at have uncovered some intriguing clues in the mystery of how some poison birds and frogs evade their own toxins.
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UCSF Responds to Surge in COVID-19 Cases Among Employees, Learners
UCSF is responding to an increase in the number of community-acquired COVID-19 cases among its employees and learners.
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3-D ‘Heat Map’ Animation Shows How Seizures Spread in the Brains of Patients with Epilepsy
UCSF researchers developed a program that translates the hundreds of EEG traces into a 3-D movie showing activity in all recorded locations in the brain. The result is a multicolored 3-D heat map that looks very much like a meteorologist’s hurricane weather map.
