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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
UCSF has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to study Origins and Biological Consequences of Human Infertility.
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.
"It's a great time and UCSF is a great place," Wyatt R. (Rory) Hume, UC provost and executive vice president, told students.
Members of the campus community recently welcomed Carlos Garcia, the new superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District.
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.
The recent appointment of Tracey Woodruff to UCSF will expand the understanding that environmental contaminants can have profound effects on reproductive and developmental health.
As part of HepBFree San Francisco, UCSF will provide free blood screening on the first Saturday of every month.
Just days before the Nov. 6 election, Mayor Gavin Newsom delivered a mostly bright picture of the state of San Francisco on Monday.
UCSF has launched a new collaborative effort between funding agencies to provide a better application and review process for awarding research grants.
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Leading experts in medicine and the health sciences will lead the fall session of UCSF's Mini Medical School, presented by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
The National Institutes of Health will award $15 million over the next five years to the Center for AIDS Research of the University of California, San Francisco and the Gladstone Institute for Virology and Immunology.
UCSF Police today reported that a female student was sexually assaulted outside the Mission Bay housing complex this morning.