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Study Reveals How to Make Gasoline from Yeast and Bacterium
A chemical precursor molecule of gasoline can be produced from biomass and salt, according to research by UCSF School of Pharmacy's Christopher Voigt, PhD, and UCSF colleagues.
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UCSF Study Looks to Yoga as Possible Health Boon for Heart Failure Patients
An ongoing pilot study by researchers from the UCSF School of Nursing is the first to examine the effects of yoga on heart rate variability in patients with heart failure.
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KQED Radio explores how religion affects health care, interviews UCSF palliative care expert
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Play to explore experiences of chronically ill and hospitalized teens
UCSF Children's Hospital will present “Tomorrow....A Better Day,” a performance piece based on teens’ experiences with chronic illness and hospitalization. The play is a compilation of writings by current and former teen patients at UCSF, adapted for the stage by teachers and students at the arts-focused Northwest School in Seattle. Healthy teens from the Northwest School will travel to San Francisco to perform the piece, which captures the many facets of how teens experience healthcare, and shows how creativity and artistic expression marshal the healing process.
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Moles, Melanomas and Mouse Models
A melanoma may start out looking just a little different from a normal mole. But it may end up being every bit as deadly as cancers that first arise in vital organs. When melanoma is diagnosed late, the prognosis is bad. Better treatment is a must.
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Dental School Names New Associate Dean for Research
Richard Jordan, DDS, PhD, has been appointed the new associate dean for research in the UCSF School of Dentistry. The appointment will be effective May 1, 2009. Jordan will replace John Greenspan, BDS, PhD, who has stepped down after years of outstanding service in this role.
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Farmers' Market Coming to UCSF Mission Bay
Faculty, staff, students and trainees will be able to enjoy fresh fruits at the new farmers’ market when it opens April 22 in the Mission Bay campus plaza.
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UCSF reproductive endocrinologist featured in NPR story on infertility
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Katherine Pollard's genomic research is cover story in Scientific American
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Pelosi Sees "Evidence of Greatness" at UCSF, Heralds New Era of Support for Science
During a visit to the Mission Bay campus, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said UCSF represents the future of scientific advancement, and praised recent federal actions supporting the NIH and stem cell research…
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UCSF Serves as Model for Japan's Inaugural Nurse Practitioner Program
Seeking to take its nursing education and training to the next level, a Japanese university received guidance from UCSF’s world-renowned School of Nursing.
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Reuters story highlights Chris Voigt's use of synthetic biology to make gasoline
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Pelosi Sees "Evidence of Greatness" at UCSF, Heralds New Era of Support for Science
During a visit to the Mission Bay campus, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said UCSF represents the future of scientific advancement, and praised recent federal actions supporting the NIH and stem cell research.
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Performance to Explore Teens' Experiences with Illness, Hospitalization
UCSF will debut a show on April 30 featuring theater pieces, music, poetry and other forms of artistic expression created by current and former patients of UCSF Children’s Hospital.
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Nursing school partnership addresses neonatal needs in Hawai'i and California
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UCSF Introduces Emergency WarnMe System to Help Safeguard Campus Community
Members of the campus community now have an opportunity to sign up for a new mass notification system that will alert them to life-threatening emergencies.
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Pelosi to tour UCSF Mission Bay and Gladstone Institutes, to speak at press conference April 17 in San Francisco
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi will tour the University of California, San Francisco’s Mission Bay Campus and the J. David Gladstone Institutes.
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Visiting Professor Oulton Brings Valuable Insight into Global Health
World-renowned nursing and health policy advocate Judith Oulton is this year’s UC Presidential Chair at UCSF and will spend the next three months teaching at the UCSF School of Nursing.
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Worms control lifespan at high temperatures, UCSF study finds
The common research worm, C. elegans, is able to use heat-sensing nerve cells to not only regulate its response to hotter environments, but also to control the pace of its aging as a result of that heat, according to new research at the University of California, San Francisco
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UCSF, Stanford study reveals neural networks targeted in brain diseases
Scientists are reporting the strongest evidence to date that neurodegenerative diseases target and progress along distinct neural networks that normally support healthy brain function. The discovery could lead to earlier diagnoses, novel treatment-monitoring strategies, and, possibly, recognition of a common disease process among all forms of neurodegeneration.
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UCSF Joins National Celebration of the Week of the Young Child
The 10th annual children’s art exhibition and a free movie are among the activities planned at UCSF during the Week of the Young Child, which begins on April 19.
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Support from the Inner Circle: UCSF Department of Neurosurgery Accommodates Disabled Patient's Service Dog
UCSF Medical Center is sensitive to the needs of its patients, who get support from an inner circle that sometimes includes a beloved animal.
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UCSF to award its highest honor to four civic and scientific leaders
UCSF will award its highest honor—the UCSF Medal—to four civic and scientific leaders at a special event on Wednesday, April 15.
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UCSF Establishes a New Funding Model for Data Network
In accordance with the UCSF Strategic Plan, which calls for investment in infrastructure, including information technology (IT) systems, the University will begin implementing a recharge fee to help make critical improvements to the UCSF data network.
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UCSF Chancellor and Gladstone President host Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in Mission Bay tour
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UCSF team closer to creating safe embryonic-like stem cells
A team of UCSF researchers has for the first time used tiny molecules called microRNAs to help turn adult mouse cells back to their embryonic state. These reprogrammed cells are pluripotent, meaning that, like embryonic stem cells, they have the capacity to become any cell type in the body.
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Young Women's Health Leadership Summit Brings High School Students to UCSF
The UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health recently hosted nearly 250 young women from local high schools at a summit designed to empower them to succeed.
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UCSF rises to second among top universities in NIH funding
UCSF was the second largest recipient of National Institutes of Health research support in 2008, according to new figures released by NIH
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Testosterone in Prostate Cancer - New Way to Block Hormones
An idea for treating drug-resistant prostate cancer emerges from a UCSF lab.