Archive: Ultra-Sturdy Bones, with a Surprising Origin, Suggest New Osteoporosis Approach
A handful of brain cells deep in the brain may play a surprising role in controlling women’s bone density.
University of California San Francisco
Archive: Calcium Specks May Help Detect Heart Disease in South Asians
Specks of calcium in the heart’s artery walls could be an important prognostic marker of early cardiovascular disease in South Asians and may help guide treatment in this population.
Archive: James Fraser Selected as Bowes Biomedical Investigator
As a program investigator, James Fraser will receive $1.25 million over the next five years to support his research and teaching.
Lorna Fernandes
Lorna Fernandes, senior writer and senior public information representative at UCSF, pens copy about innovative research, education, and community programs for UCSF’s website — UCSF.edu. She is also a media contact for reporters requesting access to UCSF clinicians and scientists for breaking stories.
Archive: Henry Wachs, Award-Winning Creator of the UCSF Logo, Dies at 102
Henry Wachs, famed Bay Area graphic designer and creator of the original logo for UC San Francisco in the 1970s, died on Dec. 21. He was 102.
Archive: Radiation Dose in CT Scans Varies Due to Scanners’ Technical Settings
The amount of radiation that patients are exposed to from CT scans varies widely between institutions and countries, and is largely due to differences in the technical settings of the scanning machines.