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Genome Study Reveals Clues to Komodo Dragon’s Unique Abilities
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Half of San Francisco’s homeless population is 50-years-old or older, UCSF initiative shows
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Most Seniors with Dementia Live at Home, Despite Pain, Anxiety, Poor Health
Study has revealed that seniors with dementia living at home may endure more pain and have more complex or unaddressed medical needs than their counterparts in nursing homes.
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Extreme Early Birds Are More Common Than Previously Believed
Advanced sleep phase that lures people to sleep at 8 p.m., enabling them to wake up as early as 4 a.m — previously believed to be very rare — may affect at least one in 300 adults.
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Confused About Sunscreen Ingredients? Here's What We've Learned
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Team IDs Spoken Words and Phrases in Real Time from Brain’s Speech Signals
UCSF scientists have for the first time decoded spoken words and phrases in real time from the brain signals that control speech.
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Unraveling the Ethics of New Neurotechnologies
Since 2017, UCSF researchers Winston Chiong and Eddie Chang have led a collaborative neuroethics research project funded by the NIH.
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The keto moment
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Scientists Can Finally Build Feedback Circuits in Cells
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‘Limitless Potential’ of Artificial Protein Ushers in New Era of ‘Smart’ Cell Therapies
Researchers devised “smart” cells that behave like tiny autonomous robots which may be used to detect damage and disease, and deliver help at just the right time and in just the right amount.
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Worrisome Increase in Some Medical Scans During Pregnancy
Use of medical imaging during pregnancy increased significantly in the United States, with nearly a four-fold rise over the last two decades in the number of women undergoing CT scans.
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Allergy, Asthma Risk Are Increased by Microbial Compound in Infant Gut
A study of newborn infants has identified a compound produced by gut bacteria that appears to predispose certain infants to allergies and asthma later in life.
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Radical Reform Needed to Address Dental Decay Worldwide
Oral diseases, such as tooth decay, gum disease and oral cancers, are a major health burden affecting 3.5 billion people worldwide, but are largely ignored by the global health community, according to
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Multiple Sclerosis Attacks Brain’s ‘Projection Neurons’
Brain damage associated with MS specifically targets a common class of brain cells called projection neurons
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LGBTQ Americans Could Be At Higher Risk For Dementia, Study Finds
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The Real Chernobyl: Q&A With a Radiation Exposure Expert
We talked with Lydia Zablotska, MD, PhD, about the real-life health impacts from the disaster portrayed in the HBO miniseries.
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Women in Labor Can’t Hold In Their Babies. Nurses Tell Them To Do It Anyway
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Rare disease discovery: Antibodies fighting cancer go on to attack brain
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Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Face Continual, Significant Gaps in Care
While effective treatments exist for the more than 30 million Americans with CKD, nearly 50 percent of such patients continued to suffer from uncontrolled hypertension and 40 percent from uncontrolled diabetes.
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$25M Gift from Susan and Bill Oberndorf Supports Psychiatry, Translational Research
The Susan and Bill Oberndorf Foundation has made a new commitment of $25 million to UCSF psychiatry and the neurosciences, bringing its total giving to "UCSF: The Campaign" to $50 million.
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Some teens who exercise to build muscle might have eating disorders
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10Q Kevin McGirr with Stan and Susan
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Scientists Discover Autoimmune Disease Associated with Testicular Cancer
Using advanced technology, scientists have discovered an autoimmune disease that appears to affect men with testicular cancer.
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WIC Changes Improve Moms' and Babies' Health
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Data from health apps offers opportunities and obstacles to researchers
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Offspring of Pregnant Women Exposed to High Level of Pollutants May Have Lower IQs
A new study has found that pregnant women exposed to higher levels of air pollutants had children with lower IQs.
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The UCSF Guide to Healthy and Happy Eating
Healthy eating can be difficult to do, especially when the science isn’t clear. Our experts have weighed in to give you the best advice based on solid research, allowing you to make better choices when it comes to your nutrition.
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Fun and Life Skills Help Combat Childhood Obesity in East Oakland
Interventions that involved group education, peer discussion and various hands-on activities, including food preparation, exercise sessions, martial arts and hip-hop dancing, reduced soda consumption and increased exercise.
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A Decade of Research Sharpens View of Brain Tumor Genetics, Causes
Today, our understanding of glioma subtypes has expanded to include the molecular and genetic variants that can influence a tumor’s development, prognosis, and response to treatment.
