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In Utero Stem Cell Transplants, Enzyme Replacement May Offer New Treatments for Deadly Metabolic Disorders
Administering stem cell or enzyme therapy in utero may be a path to alleviating some congenital diseases that often result in losing a pregnancy, according to a new study in mice by UCSF researchers. They showed that stem cells can enter the fetal brain during prenatal development and make up for cells that fail to make an essential protein.
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UCSF Speakers Shine at Precision Medicine World Conference
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New Genomic Tests Aim to Diagnose Deadly Infections Faster
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For Patients With Special Needs, Any Dentist Is Hard to Find
Across California, few dental offices are equipped to accommodate patients with special needs, leaving many patients with no option but to allow their dental diseases to go untreated, sometimes leading to serious health complications. The UCSF School of Dentistry is helping to lead an initiative to build the state’s capacity to provide special needs dental care to every Californian who needs it.
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Meet The Blind Piano Player Who's So Good, Scientists Are Studying Him
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Can the Coronavirus Be Spread by People Who Don't Have Symptoms?
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Should 'Broken' Genes Be Fixed? My Daughter Changed the Way I Think About That Question
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Exploring Emotion and Music in Dyslexia
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Here's How Long Coronaviruses May Linger on Contaminated Surfaces, According to Science
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Water Stations Fight Obesity by Curbing San Francisco’s Thirst for Sugary Sodas
UCSF researchers have partnered with local government agencies on an ongoing project that is installing hydration stations in low-income communities in San Francisco, parts of the city where conditions like diabetes, obesity, and heart disease disproportionately affect minority populations.
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California Surgeon General Delivers UCSF’s Annual Health Policy Lecture
Nadine Burke Harris spoke at UCSF for the annual Chancellor’s Health Policy Lecture.
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Can San Francisco Be Saved?
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What Does the Coronavirus Mean for the Bay Area?
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The Neglected Consequences of Foot-Binding
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'An Outbreak, Not an Epidemic': Bay Area Doctors Talk Coronavirus Risks and Prevention
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How the New Coronavirus Spreads and Progresses – And Why One Test May Not Be Enough
UCSF infectious disease expert Charles Chiu, MD, PhD, has been following the disease since its outbreak and provided the latest updates on what science has revealed about how the coronavirus is transmitted, what happens to someone who’s infected, and why a single diagnostic test may not be enough.
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Acid Reflux Drug Is a Surprising Candidate to Curb Preterm Birth
The study also identified 12 other FDA-approved drugs that are deemed safe in pregnancy.
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‘Virtual Pharmacology’ Yields Unprecedented Biological Clock Breakthrough
Researchers screened a massive library of over 150 million virtual molecules and discovered the first drugs that selectively target one of two mammalian melatonin receptors that modulate sleep-wake cycles.
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There's So Much We Still Don't Know About Pain
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Cigarette Company Expands to Food, Beverages Using Same Race-Based Playbook to Woo Customers
The researchers uncovered efforts to sell to minorities by drawing from corporate papers such as memos, financial reports and company newsletters that are housed in the UCSF Truth Tobacco Industry Documents Library.
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Long-Term Learning Requires New Nerve Insulation
For a conditioned response to become long-lasting requires brain cells to increase amounts of an insulating material called myelin, which may serve to reinforce and stabilize newly formed neural connections.
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More Aggressive Surgery Can Extend Survival From Brain Cancer: Study
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The Surprisingly Fraught Question of Who Pays for Birth Control
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New Cancer Care Center Opened This Week
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Signs That You May Have Heart Disease
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UCSF Health and John Muir Health Add Cancer Services to Berkeley Outpatient Center
The Cancer Center, which opened Feb. 3, 2020, is located in the jointly operated Berkeley Outpatient Center.
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There May Be a More Precise and Personalized Way to Screen for Breast Cancer
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Is Intermittent Fasting Healthy for Work Culture?
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4-Month-Old Girl Beats Brain Cancer and Rings the Bell