War and aging play particular havoc with the human brain, a fact that has mobilized and energized researchers and clinicians at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC).
Jonathan “Jack” Rodnick, a national leader in family medicine, highly effective clinical educator and excellent role model, died unexpectedly on Saturday.
Morphine's serious side effect as a pain killer – its potential to create dependency – has been almost completely eliminated in research with mice by genetically modifying a single trait on the surface of neurons. The study scientists think a drug can be developed to similarly block dependency.
Recent power outages have prompted UCSF safety officials to remind the campus community to use the emergency telephone for a direct line to the UCSF Police when trapped in an elevator.