A Molecular Signal Works its Magic from Inside a Straitjacket
Powerful electron microscopy and 3D imaging leads scientists to a new discovery showing how the TGF-Beta signaling protein is able to move much more freely than previously thought.
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Three Medical Practices That Older Patients Should Question
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Where Gaza’s Polio Came From — and the Race to Contain It
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John Clements, Whose Science Transformed Newborn Care, Dies at 101
John Clements, MD, whose scientific discoveries helped save millions of newborns around the world from respiratory distress syndrome and whose boundless appetite for learning helped create the interdisciplinary culture at UCSF, has died on Sept. 3, 2024 at the age of 101.
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How Many People Have A-Fib? Three Times More Than We Thought
A new study is projecting that the number of people in the U.S. with atrial fibrillation, a common precursor to stroke, is about three times higher than previous estimates. An estimated 35% of people with a-fib will have a stroke.
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This Global Health Initiative Improves Patient Care in 13 Countries
Since 2020, the Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia has used research, education and advocacy to improve access to safe surgical, anesthetic and perioperative care in underserved areas of the U.S. and globally, as well as build a pipeline of care providers from diverse backgrounds.
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Is Now the Time for a New COVID-19 Shot?
An extra-long summer surge driven by new variants has prompted the early release of updated COVID-19 vaccines. A UCSF expert tells us what new vaccines could mean for the summer surge, who should get vaccinated, and when/where to get your vaccines.
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UCSF Dentistry Expands Community Education to Third-Year Students
For the 2024-2025 academic year, UCSF School of Dentistry extends its Community Based Clinical Education to third-year students, previously limited to fourth-year learners.
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Blood Test at Birth Could Eventually Identify Babies at Increased Risk of SIDS
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Living Your Best Life Means Embracing the Last Years, Too
UCSF is collaborating with the SF Palliative Care Work Group to set up partnerships with local community groups to discuss advance care planning and palliative care. These community groups include churches, senior centers and organizations representing minority populations.
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How Newly Identified Biomarkers Could Reveal Risk Factors for SIDS
UCSF researchers identify new metabolic biomarkers that could indicate higher risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in infants.
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Scientists Discover How to Drug Wily Disease-Causing Enzymes
Scientists discover how to drug GTPases, a group of 150 critical enzymes that act like "switches" in cells, which cause a wide variety of diseases such as cancer and Parkinson’s disease when mutated.
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UCSF Radiation Oncologist Honored for Prostate Cancer Care and Research
Mack Roach, III, MD, FASTRO, has been chosen by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to receive its 2024 Gold Medal Award. Roach is being recognized with ASTRO’s highest honor for his
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All Your Questions About New Covid Shots, Answered
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2024 UCSF Medal
UC San Francisco has bestowed its highest honor, the UCSF Medal, to four extraordinary individuals.
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New Hope for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy with Innovative Trial
A clinical trial that will test three drugs concurrently, and could include more, represents new hope for patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), an incurable neurodegenerative disorder that usually kills within seven years after symptoms start.
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83% of Students Go Into Science, Thanks to This Diversity Initiative
For more than 30 years, UCSF has run a 10-week summer internship program for 40-54 health/life sciences undergraduates. Students are assigned to a lab at UCSF and conduct research, which they present at the end of the program.
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UCSF Prostate Cancer Program Awarded SPORE Grant by National Cancer Institute
The UCSF Prostate Cancer Program will receive about $7 million from the National Cancer Institute to develop new approaches to the prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
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New Study: Can Your Phone and AI Track Parkinson’s Progression?
A new video-based symptom assessment system for Parkinson’s Disease that is enabled by machine learning represents a potential solution to the challenge of assessing Parkinson’s Disease progression in a quantifiable way.
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General Exercise as Good as Yoga for Female Urinary Incontinence
A study found that practicing pelvic yoga didn't result in substantially greater improvements in urinary incontinence for aging women compared to other muscle conditioning exercises.
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UCSF Staffer’s Journey from Legal Name to Lived Name
The GRLN policy empowers individuals like Nick, promoting inclusivity and impacting personal lives.
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Back to School 2024
For new and returning learners at UCSF’s campuses in San Francisco and Fresno, the world is theirs for the taking.
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What Are the Chances You’ll Get Pregnant After a Tubal Ligation?
Study finds that 3% to 5% of women in the U.S. who had their tubes tied later reported an unplanned pregnancy. The findings show that a contraceptive arm implant or intrauterine device (IUD) are more effective at preventing pregnancy.
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New UCSF Mission Bay Facility a Blueprint for Rest of Health System
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UCSF Health Opens Comprehensive Care Facility at Mission Bay
The new UCSF Health Bayfront Medical Building, which brings new adult urgent care, primary care, same-day surgery, and specialty care to the community in a single setting, celebrated its opening on Friday, August 23.
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Inside the UCSF Internship Program Inspiring the Scientists of Tomorrow
UCSF’s mentorship program boosts career insights for both mentors and mentees, fostering unique research opportunities and advancing scientific careers with support from CIRM and NIH.
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Expert: Here’s What to Know About the MPox Outbreak Emergency
Seth Blumberg, MD, PhD, explains the viral disease mpox, and what the recent emergency declaration from the World Health Organization means for us.
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Powerful New Mini Microscope Will Enable Precision Cancer Surgery
Mekhail Anwar leads a multi-institution $15 million grant from ARPA-H to develop imaging technology to improve cancer surgery.
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Giving an Antibiotic to All Children Under 5 in Africa Saves Lives
A study determines that a life-saving, inexpensive antibiotic, azithromycin, must be given to all children up to 5 years old in Sub-Sharan Africa to realize its full potential.
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Mushroom Edibles Are Making People Sick. Scientists Still Don’t Know Why