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A person is 100 times more likely to get cancer at age 65 than at age 35. But new research reported today in the journal "Nature Genetics" identifies naturally occurring processes that allow many genes to both slow aging and protect against cancer in the much-studied C. elegans roundworm.
Researchers have identified a molecular pathway that plays a critical role in the growth of blood vessels.
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The first of year-round staff appreciation events kicks off at the UCSF Parnassus campus.
UCSF will offer a series of lunchtime events at the Parnassus campus designed to promote leadership development among staff.
The UCSF School of Nursing has launched a demonstration project to design and test nursing interventions to improve the quality of care in California nursing homes.
The Brain Tumor Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco has initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial of an investigational vaccine for treating glioma, a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain.
UC is conducting its annual disclosure of systemwide employee compensation for fiscal year 2006-2007, information which is considered a public record under the California Public Records Act.
Two UCSF faculty scientists are among the 65 newly elected members to the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute announced on Oct. 8.