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UCSF Partnership Offers Opportunities in Biosciences
UCSF is part of a community partnership that helps people find jobs in biosciences.
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UCSF to Host Nobel Panel on Stem Cell Science
UCSF invites the public to attend "Stem Cell Research: Implications for the Future," a discussion among leading stem cell scientists and Nobel laureates.
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Campus Mourns Loss of Longtime Project Manager
Campus colleagues are mourning the loss of Russell Akre, a long-time UCSF employee who died on Aug. 2.
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Omega Boys Club Names Professor 2005 Coach of Life
Harvey Brody, DDS, clinical professor emeritus, UCSF School of Dentistry, was honored recently as the 2005 Coach of Life by the Omega Boys Club for his work with troubled San Francisco youth.
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Standardized Guidelines Improve Outcomes in Stroke Care
A study finds that hospitals that use standardized guidelines for stroke care have better outcomes than those that don't follow the recommendations.
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UCSF Renames Center to Acknowledge Endowment Award
UCSF's Center for Reproductive Health Research & Policy has been renamed the Bixby Center for Reproductive Health Research & Policy.
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Reproductive Health Expert Wins Olivia Schieffelin Nordberg Award
Felicia H. Stewart, a national expert on sexual and reproductive health and the rights of women in contributing to global health and welfare, has won an award for her writing and editing on the subject.
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UCSF Audiologists Develop Interactive System to Improve Listening
Those who complain about their hearing aid not working well may just need to take a lesson in better listening, an audiology expert says.
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UCSF Offers Online Pain Management Program
Health care providers may register now for the first session in online pain management training to begin on September 12.
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Physician to Sign Science Fiction Novel at UCSF on Sept. 14
UCSF physician and science fiction writer Michael Blumlein will sign copies of his new novel, "The Healer," at the Parnassus campus bookstore on Sept. 14.
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UCSF Alumnus Named Chief of Cardiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Richard Kitsis, a 1980 graduate of the UCSF School of Medicine, was named chief of cardiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center in New York.
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San Francisco VA Looking for Participants for Alzheimer's Study
Researchers at UCSF and the San Francisco VA Medical Center are looking for healthy individuals age 60 and older, with and without memory complaints, for a study on memory and Alzheimer's disease.
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Lifestyle and Diet May Stop or Reverse Prostate Cancer Progression
Researchers say changes in diet and lifestyle could reverse the progression of progression of prostate cancer.
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Back-to-Back Use of Two Drugs Shows Strong Osteoporosis Benefit
A clinical trial shows convincingly that a combination of two classes of drugs is superior to current treatments for osteoporosis, and increases bone density.
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Public is invited to panel on stem cell science, Sept. 20
UCSF invites the public to attend "Stem Cell Research: Implications for the Future," a discussion among leading stem cell scientists and Nobel laureates, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., at UCSF's Mission Bay campus. Reservations are required.
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UCSF Vocalists to Perform Choral Society Concerts on Aug. 19, 20
UCSF faculty, staff and students will be among the 200-plus vocalists performing in the San Francisco Choral Society's upcoming concerts.
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Lifestyle and diet may stop or reverse prostate cancer progression
Men with early stage prostate cancer who make intensive changes in diet and lifestyle may stop or perhaps even reverse the progression of their illness, according to a new study.
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UCSF events for September 2005
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Professor to Talk about New Nuclear Threat Tomorrow
The campus community is invited to a free seminar on the new nuclear danger --considered by some to be the supreme threat to human health and welfare -- tomorrow, Aug. 11 at UCSF.
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Back-to-back use of two drugs shows strong osteoporosis benefit
Postmenopausal women who took a bone-building drug for one year followed by a year on a standard drug that fights bone loss experienced greater increases in bone density than has been reported from any other drug regimen, an NIH-sponsored study has found.
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UCSF audiologists develop interactive system to improve listening
Many people lose their hearing as they get older and turn to a hearing aid for help. Too often, however, the device doesn't meet expectations and use is discontinued, along with complaints that it was not helping enough.
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Standardized guidelines improve outcomes in stroke care
Patients suffering from a stroke are more likely to have improved outcomes and fewer complications when hospitals use standardized guidelines for stroke care during a patient's admission and discharge from the hospital, according to a study led by researchers at UCSF Medical Center.
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Assisted Living, In-Home Care Increase as Nursing Home Beds Decline
A study of all types of long-term residential care facilities shows the proportion of nursing home beds to population declined in the past decade.
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UCSF cardiology staff to train in virtual surgery lab
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Three UCSF Students Win Overseas Training Fellowships
The Fogarty International Center of NIH have announced that three UCSF students are among the 2005 awardees of the FIC/Ellison Overseas Fellowships in Global Health and Clinical Research Program.
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Assisted living and in-home care increase as nursing home beds decline
Even with the U.S. population rapidly aging, a smaller proportion of elderly and disabled people live in nursing homes today compared to 1990.
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Common Dietary Fat Stimulates Prostate Tumor Cell Growth
A study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center has demonstrated that omega-6 fatty acids such as the fat found in corn oil promote the growth of prostate tumor cells in the laboratory.
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Lack of English Proficiency Undermines Patient Care
Limited efficiency with the English language is a barrier to medical comprehension and increases the risk of adverse medication reactions, according to a recent study led by UCSF researchers.
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Omega-6 fatty acids cause prostate tumor cell growth in culture; potential drug target identified
A study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) has demonstrated that omega-6 fatty acids such as the fat found in corn oil promote the growth of prostate tumor cells in the laboratory.