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Chancellor Introduces 4 Priorities for UCSF in 2015 State of the University
UCSF has long valued its spirit of innovation and collaboration, and that ethos will be key to strengthening its impact on the health, economy and intellectual vitality of our local and global community, Chancellor Sam Hawgood said Tuesday.
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Chest CT Scans Often Can Be Avoided in Blunt Trauma ER Cases, Study Finds
Use of CT scans of the chest for hospital emergency-room patients with blunt trauma could be reduced by more than one-third without compromising detection of major injury, concludes a new study led by a UCSF physician.
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NIH Awards ‘High-Risk, High-Reward’ Grants to Seven UCSF Researchers
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded seven grants to UCSF scientists to pursue innovative approaches to major contemporary challenges in biomedical research.
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Warriors Win UCSF Support On Arena After Agreement On Traffic
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Younger Adults, Teens Cured of Cancer Face Higher Odds for New Malignancy
Adolescents and adults under 40 who have been successfully treated for cancer are at heightened risk of developing a second unrelated cancer, on average 15 years later, according to a study.
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Superheroes Swoop in to Wash Windows at Children's Hospital
Window washers dressed as Batman, Superwoman and other fearless superheroes scaled the walls of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco on Sept. 28 to brighten our patients' day.
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UCSF Again Named a Healthy Mothers Workplace in 2015
For the second year in the row, UCSF has received a Silver from Healthy Mothers Workplace Award that recognizes San Francisco organizations that support parental leave, lactation accommodations and work-family balance.
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UCSF Awarded $9.75 Million to Create Platform Accelerating Mobile Health Research
Building on the success of the Health eHeart Study at UCSF, the National Institutes of Health has awarded $9.75 million to UCSF over the next five years for creation of Health ePeople.
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3 Ways Viruses Have Changed Science for the Better
A virus is nature’s efficient little killer. They’re really good at what they do, and we’ve been able to harness their skills to learn about – and potentially improve – human health in several ways.
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UCSF Celebrates Diversity Month 2015
UCSF celebrates the diversity of its campus community during Diversity Month, with events held throughout the month of October.
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New Research Institute Will Explore Brain’s Extraordinary Changeability
A newly established neuroscience research institute based at UCSF will focus on gaining a deeper understanding of plasticity, the brain’s remarkable capacity to modify its own structure and function.
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UCSF Chancellor to Outline Four Priorities at 2015 State of the University Address
Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, will highlight four themes that have emerged as priorities during his State of the University Address on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
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Why Doctors Are Rethinking Breast-Cancer Treatment
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Lowering Nicotine Levels In Cigarettes Leads To Less Smoking
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Common Cold and Flu Can Increase Risk of Stroke in Kids
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International Ob-Gyn Group Urges Greater Efforts to Prevent Toxic Chemical Exposure
Dramatic increases in exposure to toxic chemicals in the last four decades are threatening human reproduction and health, according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO).
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Cutting Nicotine Key to Helping Smokers Quit
Two decades after a UCSF researcher proposed that reducing nicotine in cigarettes as a national regulatory policy might facilitate quitting, a new study he co-authored has added to a body of evidence that indicates that doing just that may accomplish this goal.
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What 2,500 Sequenced Genomes Say About Humanity’s Future
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Portable, Rapid DNA Test Can Detect Ebola and Other Pathogens
UCSF-led scientists completed a proof-of-principle study on a real-time blood test based on DNA sequencing that can be used to rapidly diagnose Ebola and other acute infections.
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Back to School 2015
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UCSF Incoming Class 2015: By the Numbers
This fall, UCSF welcomes nearly 1,000 new students. Check out an infographic highlighting some fun facts about this new crop of future clinicians and researchers.
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New Autism Genes Are Revealed in Largest-Ever Study
An international research team led by UC San Francisco scientists has identified 65 genes that play a role in autism, 28 of which are reported with “very high confidence.”
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A Breast Cancer Surgeon Who Keeps Challenging the Status Quo
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‘Remote Control’ of Immune Cells Opens Door to Safer, More Precise Cancer Therapies
UCSF researchers have engineered a molecular “on switch” that allows tight control over the actions of T cells, immune system cells that have shown great potential as therapies for cancer.
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Rashon Lane: Understanding 'Why' in the Ebola Outbreak
Before returning home to pursue her PhD in sociology at UCSF, Rashon Lane had one last mission across the globe: go to Africa to help understand the Ebola epidemic.
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Stem Cell Research Hints at Evolution of Human Brain
Researchers at UCSF have succeeded in mapping the genetic signature of a unique group of stem cells in the human brain that seem to generate most of the neurons in our massive cerebral cortex.
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Supe Calls For Hearing On Trans Kids
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Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells Turn On Stem Cell Genes
UCSF scientists describe capturing and studying individual metastatic cells from human breast cancer tumors implanted into mice as the cells escaped into the blood stream and began to form tumors elsewhere in the body.
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UCSF Fresno Marks 40 Years of Reaching Underserved Central Valley
In 1975, UCSF started a medical training program in Fresno to provide medical training and care to the Central Valley. Now, in its 40th anniversary year, it is established as the region's largest provider of graduate medical education.
