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UCSF scientists have discovered that the activity of several embryonic stem cell genes is elevated in testicular and breast cancers, providing some of the first molecular evidence of a link between embryonic stem cells and cancer.
Recent studies conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center suggest two possible mechanisms for the widely recognized link between depression and adverse outcomes in patients with coronary heart disease
Technology industry leaders today announced several major new research alliances with QB3, the California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research
The AIDS Research Institute at UCSF will sponsor a symposium outlining the latest advances in HIV/AIDS research, prevention and care on the afternoon of Thursday, December 1, World AIDS Day.
The University of California, San Francisco today announced a collaboration with GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), to develop new technology for clinical use that tracks real-time changes in tissue metabolism with unprecedented sensitivity.
The Department of Laboratory Medicine in the UCSF School of Medicine recently received a $10 million research grant to explore causes of transfusion-related deaths.
Using harmless genetically engineered E. coli bacteria instead of photo paper, students at UCSF and the University of Texas at Austin have created the first-ever living bacterial photographs.
Longtime UCSF employee and dedicated friend and family man Marcellus Martin died on Oct. 24, 2005.
The UC Board of Regents on Wednesday adopted a 2006-07 budget proposal that includes funding for an average 4 percent increase in employee compensation next fiscal year, subject to collective bargaining requirements.
The AIDS Research Institute (ARI) at UCSF invites the campus community to attend a World AIDS Day symposium on Thursday, Dec. 1.
QB3 -- one of four California Institutes for Science and Innovation (CISI) -- will celebrate the opening of its new headquarters at UCSF Mission Bay at a special event on November 28.
Soaringwords, an organization that runs a number of programs for sick kids, recently spread a little bit of sunshine to patients at UCSF Children's Hospital.
Literally hundreds of faculty, staff, students, neighbors and others descended upon UCSF Mission Bay on October 28 to celebrate the creation of a new community for life.
This Friday's issue of Newsbreak will be one of the last issues of the biweekly publication, which will convert to an eight-page quarterly next year.
Veterans with HIV, their health care providers, and the general public now have a "one-stop" website – www.hiv.va.gov – designed as an informational and educational resource on HIV and AIDS.
A research agreement between QB3 and Peking University — QB3's first international collaboration -- aims to strengthen the ability of both institutions to tackle the most complex biological problems.
A new study that 21 percent of insurance premiums is spent on insurance administration in the US health care system.
UC will ensure that salaries for all employees are competitive over the next decade.
A memorial service celebrating the life of William K. Ehrenfeld, MD, an internationally recognized pioneer in vascular surgery, is being planned for January 2006.
Macy's Union Square invites everyone to join in the 16th annual ceremony to light the holiday tree at San Francisco's Union Square at 6:00 pm on Friday, November 25, the day after Thanksgiving.
A new surgical technique at UCSF Medical Center gives hope to patients with spine tumors.
Chancellor Mike Bishop today (Nov. 14) released an email message to the campus community in response to recent coverage about UC compensation.
A new study finds that the misdiagnosis of a rare disease causes anxiety and pain for the patient.
Two years after a double-lung transplant, one patient is looking forward to ski season this winter.
Billing and insurance paperwork consume at least one out of every five dollars of private insurance health spending in California, according to a new study by health policy researchers.
A new research study shows how common a medical misdiagnosis can be and how severely it can exacerbate a disease.
The Gladstone Institutes and UCSF are ranked by The Scientist magazine as among the top 15 best places to work in academia.
UCSF surgeons are using a novel technique to remove tumors from the cervical region of the spine that were previously thought "inoperable."