Screen Time Tied to Suicide Risk for Tweens – But Don’t Panic
UCSF’s Jason Nagata advises that ingraining healthy screen habits in kids as early as possible can help decrease chances of suicidal behavior.
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New App Calculates Women’s Risk for Advanced Breast Cancer
A new digital tool helps to calculate breast cancer risk for those who may develop advanced cancer that goes undiagnosed despite regular screenings.
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Paid Sick Leave Means More People Get Screened for Cancer
Sick leave coverage expansion were associated with higher rates of mammography screening and colorectal screening, potentially leading to better health outcomes.
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S.F. Composers Meld Sound With Science for New Perspective on Alzheimer’s
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Doxycycline for STI Prevention: Highly Effective, Minimal Drug Resistance
A sexual health strategy called Doxy-PEP, which involves taking doxycycline after condomless sex, is highly effective in reducing bacterial STIs but is still associated with a limited rise in resistant strains of bacteria.
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Susceptibility to Pathogenic T Cells in Chronic Lung Disease May Have Genetic Basis
Respiratory viral infections pose significant morbidity and mortality to patients with chronic lung diseases like emphysema and COPD, causing exacerbations that drive destruction of normal lung tissue
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How to Improve COVID Vaccination Rates With Emergency Room Messaging
UCSF researchers found that distributing pro-COVID-19 vaccine information in EDs in English and Spanish increased vaccine acceptance, especially among Latinos and those without primary care physicians.
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UCSF is No. 1 Public Recipient of National Institutes of Health Funding in 2022
UCSF is a leading recipient of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for research, with a focus on advancing health sciences and medicine.
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How a Consistent Sleep Schedule Might Protect Your Heart
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Plant-based Foods May Reduce Prostate Cancer Progression, Study Says
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An Allergy Drug Showed Promise for MS. Could They Prove It?
Proof of an over-the-counter allergy drug’s ability to reverse progression of multiple sclerosis provides monumental change for MS patients.
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“Smarter” Breast Cancer Screening Measures Risk Down to Your DNA
The WISDOM 2.0 study aims to transform breast cancer screening by using a personalized approach and will expand to women as young as 30.
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Winter Is Tough on Skin. Experts Offer Tips To Ease Itchiness.
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$500 Seed Money Boosts Parents’ College Goals for Kids
Oakland Promise’s Brilliant Baby program seeds $500 college funds for Medi-Cal-eligible babies, provides families with free financial coaching, and offers educational programming for caregivers.
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What We Were Taught About RNA in High School is Only Half the Picture
Vissers’ work on RNA tags helped found the field of epitranscriptomics, the study of how chemical marks on RNA, rather than their sequence alone, dictate the function of the molecules.
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The Omicron Effect: Can We Predict the Next Viral Killer?
Angela Phillips, PhD, leads research that could help predict future viruses like COVID and the antibodies we might use to treat them.
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Breaking the Code on Dangerous Lung Inflammation
When we inhale an airborne virus, our lung cells take on the role of immune system first responders. Catera Wilder, PhD, studies the molecular details of this response and how it can go awry, causing the body to damage its own tissue and cells.
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Why Stem Cell Therapy Might Not Work for Older Patients
Leanne Jones, PhD, is at the forefront of studying how stem cells are influenced by their surrounding environment and directed to differentiate into one type of cell or another – research that’s critical for stem cell therapies to be successful.
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What Enzymes Can Tell Us About Human Health and Global Warming
Because proteins can adapt to extremes, Margaux Pinney, PhD, believes they can show how living organisms might adapt to climate change.
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Can We Turn Back Time on Age-Related Diseases?
Emily Goldberg's lab studies what happens during aging to a particular set of immune cells: those embedded in fat tissue. She hypothesizes that changes to these cells during aging could be key to age-related inflammation.
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Can a Leading Laboratory Unlock the Cause of Gastrointestinal Disease?
Faranak Fattahi’s lab is a national leader in growing stem cells to model peripheral nerves, focusing on gastrointestinal diseases.
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If Immunity Is Innate, What Impacts Our Ability to Fight Infections?
Balyn Zaro’s lab investigates the cause and consequence of genetic diversity in the immune system, in hopes that her discoveries can lead to better treatments for all patients.
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Can Lab-Grown Beta Cells Revolutionize Diabetes Care?
Sneddon is trying to coax stem cells into reliably developing functional beta cells that can then be transplanted into patients with diabetes so that they can produce their own insulin.
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Could Understanding Food Cravings Help Treat Obesity?
Qili Liu, PhD, studies the biological basis of appetites for insights on our cravings that could help address obesity.
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Celebrate Women in Discovery Science
For International Women and Girls in Science Day, Feb. 11, we celebrate some of our laboratory leaders who are taking research to new heights.
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‘Bacteria Whisperer’ Aims for New Heights After Winning Top Science Award
Shaeri Mukherjee, PhD, has won the Bowes Biomedical Investigator award, which will provide funding to further her work using bacterial pathogens to identify basic processes inside human cells.
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Out of Adderall? Tips and Advice During an ADHD Medication Shortage
UCSF experts share insights and tips on supporting children with ADHD amidst a shortage of Adderall and other ADHD medications.
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Brain Injuries Drop 20% for Babies with Heart Defects
Increasing a newborn’s blood pressure after heart surgery may reduce brain injuries and increase survival for infants.
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Researchers Receive High Honors for Outstanding Science Contributions
Three UCSF researchers were named 2022 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the highest honors in science.
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Do Sleep Medications Increase Your Chances of Dementia?
Sleep medications may increase risk of dementia for white people, though the type and amount of medication may also explain the higher probability.
