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UCSF Fresno Receives More Than $1 Million for Medical Education and Research
UCSF Fresno recently received contributions of more than $1 million from two development companies and families known for giving back to the local community.
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Brain-zapping implants that fight depression are inching closer to reality
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UCSF providing free dental care for children
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What you need to know about sleep medications, their side effects and other issues
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Chimpanzee Brain Organoids Hint at Secrets of Human Evolution
UCSF researchers created a chimpanzee brain “organoids” that mimic the development and organization of full-size brains.
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I’m Having a Baby: Is a Home Birth or the Hospital Safer?
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Doctors debate whether to stop calling low-risk tumors 'cancer'
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Anorexia Treatment Hasn't Improved in 40 Years, UCSF Study Finds
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‘Virtual Pharmacology’ Advance Tackles Universe of Unknown Drugs
Scientists at UCSF, in collaboration with colleagues at UNC, have developed the world’s largest virtual pharmacology platform and shown it is capable of identifying extremely powerful new drugs.
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Hana El-Samad Delivers 2019 Byers Award Lecture on Designing Smart Cells
Hana El-Samad’s research may one day make it possible to take a broken cell and bring it back to health by dynamically sensing its pathology and fixing it.
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Jeanne Paz Receives the 2019 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise
The Vilcek Foundation awards prizes each year to “emerging immigrant artists and scientists who have shown exceptional promise early in their career.”
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For Women Living With HIV, A Trauma-Informed Approach To Care
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So far, the deadly fentanyl epidemic hasn’t hit California. Here’s why.
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UCSF’s Resource Allocation Program (RAP) Accepting Applications for the Spring 2019 Cycle
The Resource Allocation Program, in partnership with many on-campus sources of research funding, facilitates the dissemination, submission, review and award of intramural research funding opportunities on campus.
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For Women Scientists in Developing Nations, UCSF Fellowship Builds Confidence and Connections
The first recipient of QBI's Scholarship for Women from Developing Nations in Biosciences returns to Uganda with tools for success.
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Mother's friendships may be good for babies' brains
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By 2025, a lot more people will be tracking their blood sugar, predicts doctor — here's why
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Functional Insulin-Producing Cells Grown In Lab
UCSF researchers have for the first time transformed human stem cells into mature insulin-producing cells, a major breakthrough in the effort to develop a cure for type 1 (T1) diabetes.
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E-Cigarettes Are Effective at Helping Smokers Quit, a Study Says
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Over-The-Counter Meds Show Promise As Cancer Drug
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Study Offers Hint of Hope for Staving Off Dementia in Some People
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Common Painkillers Such As Aspirin And Ibuprofen Can Improve Survival Rate Of Patients With Head And Neck Cancer
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Beware "Pseudomedicine" Claims Made To Sell Brain-Health Supplements, Warn Neurologists
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Cigarette filters are the No.1 plastic pollutant ... and don't prevent cancer
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Aging Americans Fall Prey to ‘Brain-Boosting’ Supplements Offering Hope, Hype and Dodgy Data
"Brain health” dietary supplements are “pseudomedicine” and health care providers should discourage patients from pursuing them, say neurologists at UCSF, in a JAMA opinion piece.
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Common Pain Reliever Can Improve Survival in Head and Neck Cancer
Regular use of a common type of medication, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, significantly improves survival for a third or more patients with head and neck cancer, a new study led by UCSF has found.
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Gum disease–causing bacteria could spur Alzheimer’s
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$26 Million ‘Grand Challenge’ Project Will Probe Role of Inflammation in Cancer
UCSF's Thea Tlsty is a winner of the “Grand Challenge” competition sponsored by Cancer Research UK. Her international team will receive $26 million to uncover how chronic inflammation causes cancer.
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Alcohol destroyed their livers. Now, they're increasingly getting new ones