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Autobahn Collaboration to Accelerate UCSF Innovation from Bench to Bedside
Through its Office of Innovation Ventures, UC San Francisco has formalized a new strategic collaboration with Autobahn Labs, a “virtual incubator” focused on drug discovery and development, to help move scientific discoveries with therapeutic potential more quickly to market.
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‘Race Norming’ Blamed for Denying Payouts to Ex-NFL Players With Dementia
A UCSF clinical psychologist has taken aim at the NFL for “race-norming” Black players diagnosed with dementia, a practice that is depriving them of the monetary awards allocated to former footballers with neurodegenerative disorders.
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California Lockdown Suppressed Excess Pandemic Deaths
The researchers concluded that the first lockdown from March 19 through May 9 lowered the number of excess deaths for most but not all groups.
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Should a ‘Vaccine Passport’ Be Required? Experts Weigh in on Future of Eating Out, Boarding Flights, and More
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Seizure Risk Forecasted Days in Advance with Brain Implant Data
Patterns of brain activity can be used to forecast seizure risk in epilepsy patients several days in advance, according to a new analysis of data obtained from clinically approved brain implants by neuroscientists at UCSF, the University of Bern and the University of Geneva.
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Vaccination Begins at UCSF – A Watershed Moment in COVID-19 Pandemic
On a history-making day, UCSF began the first vaccinations of its critical health care workforce, including both clinical and non-clinical staff whose work places them at heightened risk of infection by COVID-19.
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2020: The Year in Review
Amid the challenges of 2020, the tenacity of the UCSF community has allowed us to shine. Take a moment to revisit the highlights from the year, read the science that captured people’s attention, and see moments that exemplify what we do.
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The Highlights of 2020 at UCSF
It was the year of COVID-19. Of racial reckonings. Of political unrest and transition. Amid these historic events, UCSF adapted, endured and excelled.
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Our Most Popular (Yes, Mostly COVID-19) Science and Health Stories of 2020
Take a look back at UCSF's most popular stories of 2020 - a chronicle of an extraordinary year.
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Paul Jenny Takes on Leadership Role at Cincinnati Children’s
As UCSF’s chief business officer, Jenny has managed a complex and wide-ranging portfolio that embraces a myriad of departments across the UCSF enterprise.
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New Intervention to Help Children With Trauma Will Treat the Whole Family
Experts now believe it’s most effective to treat the whole family when traumas occur. UCSF researchers plan to develop a “Whole Family Wellness” intervention that integrates resources from Medi-Cal clinics with outside agencies and test it over a three-year period.
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Wearable Sensor May Signal You’re Developing COVID-19 – Even If Your Symptoms Are Subtle
The device, which may be a better illness indicator than a thermometer, could lead to earlier isolation and testing, curbing the spread of infectious diseases.
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How Safe Are the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines? We Asked the Experts.
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Taking Science to Sacramento: UCSF Advances Health Policy in California
UCSF experts and advisers continue to shape policy by bringing fundamental research to lawmakers and serving as key advisers to initiatives that advance science and health care throughout California.
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A Genetic Shortcut to Help Visualize Proteins at Work
A group at Gladstone Institutes and UCSF has demonstrated that a large-scale and systematic genetic approach can indeed yield reliable and detailed information on the structure of protein complexes.
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Latinx Low-Income Workers Hardest Hit by SF COVID-19 Surge
COVID-19 infections are once again rising at an alarming rate in San Francisco’s Latinx community, predominantly among low-income essential workers, according to results of a massive community-based testing blitz conducted before and after the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Lyme Disease Ticks Produce Antibiotic That Protects Them From Human Skin Bacteria
Though ticks are notorious for transmitting pathogens such as the Lyme disease bacterium, how does their immune system keep them safe from contracting pathogens themselves?
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Most of California Locks Down Again as Coronavirus Strains Hospitals
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How Can We Be Sure the New COVID-19 Vaccines Are Safe?
We asked several UCSF experts for a personal take on what will convince them that a vaccine is safe.
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Post-Pandemic: When Will Life Return to Normal?
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New COVID-19 Testing Approach Measures Patients’ Immune Response for Better Diagnosis
This type of test could be used as a check against possible errors generated by the standard tests that directly detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the scientists said.
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Astonishing Animals That Illuminate Human Health
Giant lizards with superpowered hearts. Hairless rodents that don’t seem to age. Songbirds that babble like human babies. These and other scurrying, soaring, and slithering wonders are teaching scientists how our own bodies work – and how to fix them.
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UCSF Doc Explains What You Can Safely Do Amid New COVID-19 Surge
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Novel Tool Deciphers Cells’ Energetic Code to Enhance Anticancer Therapies
Immunotherapies are a promising anticancer arsenal and work by mobilizing the immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells. Currently, however, only a third of patients respond to
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Pandemic Patient With Swastika Tattoo Leaves Nor Cal Doctor Questioning His Compassion
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Drug Reverses Age-Related Mental Decline Within Days
In the new study, UCSF researchers showed rapid restoration of youthful cognitive abilities in aged mice, accompanied by a rejuvenation of brain and immune cells that could help explain improvements in brain function.
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UCSF, UCLA Gain FDA Approval for Prostate Cancer Imaging Technique
The imaging technique for prostate cancer locates cancer lesions in the pelvic area and other parts of the body to which the tumors have migrated.
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UCSF Contracts With Color to Expand Access to Free COVID-19 Testing for Employees and Students
UC San Francisco has contracted with the health technology company to expand access to free COVID-19 testing for employees and students.
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Toddler Survives 12 Hours of Open-Heart Surgery at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital