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Personalized Medicine From Genomics and Bioinformatics Highlighted at UCSF Genetics Symposium
<p>Personalized medicine advances arising from genetic discoveries were the primary focus of wide-ranging presentations at the <a href="http://humgen.medschool.ucsf.edu/">UCSF Institute for Human Genetics</a> 2012 Symposium on Nov. 5.</p>
Chernobyl Cleanup Workers Had Significantly Increased Risk of Leukemia
A 20-year study following 110,645 workers who helped clean up after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident shows that the workers share a significant increased risk of developing leukemia.
Genetically Modified Food Labeling Through the Lens of Public Health
As Californians prepare to vote on Proposition 37, which would require labeling of food that’s been genetically modified, debate continues on the health implications of eating such foods.
Molecular Lung Cancer Test Identifies Patients at High Risk of Death Even After Surgery
A new molecular test developed by doctors at UCSF may give doctors the ability to better predict post-operative early-stage lung cancer mortality.
Making a Game Out of Improving the 'Sticky' Brain
<p>UCSF neuroscientists have found that by training on attention tests, people young and old can improve brain performance and multitasking skills.</p>
Researchers Identify Lynchpin to Activating Brown Fat Cells
<p>Researchers at UCSF have identified the lynchpin that activates brown fat cells, which burn fat molecules instead of storing them, making them the focus of pharmaceutical research aimed at fighting obesity.</p>
Three UCSF Faculty Members Named to Institute of Medicine
Three UCSF faculty members are among the 70 newly elected members of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which recognizes those who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service in the areas of medical sciences, health care and public health.
Neural Stem Cell Study Arose from Culture of Collaboration That Drives Clinical Innovation
<p>A new study that represents a significant first step in exploring the potential of stem cells to treat neurological disease is a “natural outgrowth” of a longstanding culture of interdisciplinary collaboration in UCSF neonatology — a culture that UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital physicians David Rowitch and Donna Ferriero work hard to sustain.</p>
Transplanted Neural Stem Cells Produced Myelin, UCSF Study Shows
For the first time, a clinical trial led by UCSF investigators and sponsored by Stem Cells Inc., has shown that transplanted neural stem cells appear to produce myelin in the brains of four young children with an early-onset, fatal disease.
Protein Deficiency in Brain Plays Key Role in Early-Onset Dementia
Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have discovered how a protein deficiency may be linked to frontotemporal dementia (FTD) — a form of early-onset dementia similar to Alzheimer’s disease. These results lay the foundation for therapies that one day may benefit those who suffer from this and related brain diseases.