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New Type of Rejection Blocker Protects Kidneys after Transplant
A new drug has been proven in clinical trials to prevent acute kidney transplant rejection with few toxic side effects, researchers say.
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UCSF Researchers on "60 Mintues II" Tonight
UCSF scientists Elissa Epel, PhD, and Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, are featured in a piece scheduled to air tonight, Friday, Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. on CBS 60 Minutes II.
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Successful Accreditation Process Leads to 17 Commendations for School of Dentistry
Following site visits in April, the Commission on Dental Accreditation gave the UCSF School of Dentistry a glowing final report.
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New type of rejection blocker protects kidneys after transplant
In an international clinical trial, a new drug that selectively blocks immune responses has proved as effective in preventing acute kidney transplant rejection as cyclosporine, the standard anti-rejection treatment.
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Junior Athletes Convene at UCSF Mission Bay
Eleven young athletes toured the UCSF Mission Bay campus recently with Executive Vice Chancellor Eugene Washington.
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Nursing School's 'Seed Funding' Jump-Starts Research Success
Investigators describe how intramural awards enable them to collect new data, test emergent hypotheses and move in new directions.
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Three Prominent UCSF Neuroscientists Named to Distinguished Faculty Appointments
UCSF is poised to expand its community of scientists studying alcohol addiction with the recent appointments of three endowed chairs and the recruitment of two others.
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Call for Roadmap K12 Applications for Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Scholars Program
Junior faculty and fellow candidates must submit a letter of intent by Monday, Nov. 14 to apply for a career development program for clinical and translational research.
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Help 'Fight the Bite' at UCSF
The campus community is encouraged to do its part to "Fight the Bite" to prevent mosquitoes from spreading West Nile virus.
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Campus Announces Winners in AIDS Walk Contest
UCSF teams in the AIDS Walk San Francisco on July 17 topped results over last year's annual trek through Golden Gate Park.
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UCSF Partnership Offers Opportunities in Biosciences
UCSF is part of a community partnership that helps people find jobs in biosciences.
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UCSF to Host Nobel Panel on Stem Cell Science
UCSF invites the public to attend "Stem Cell Research: Implications for the Future," a discussion among leading stem cell scientists and Nobel laureates.
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Campus Mourns Loss of Longtime Project Manager
Campus colleagues are mourning the loss of Russell Akre, a long-time UCSF employee who died on Aug. 2.
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Omega Boys Club Names Professor 2005 Coach of Life
Harvey Brody, DDS, clinical professor emeritus, UCSF School of Dentistry, was honored recently as the 2005 Coach of Life by the Omega Boys Club for his work with troubled San Francisco youth.
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Reproductive Health Expert Wins Olivia Schieffelin Nordberg Award
Felicia H. Stewart, a national expert on sexual and reproductive health and the rights of women in contributing to global health and welfare, has won an award for her writing and editing on the subject.
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Standardized Guidelines Improve Outcomes in Stroke Care
A study finds that hospitals that use standardized guidelines for stroke care have better outcomes than those that don't follow the recommendations.
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UCSF Renames Center to Acknowledge Endowment Award
UCSF's Center for Reproductive Health Research & Policy has been renamed the Bixby Center for Reproductive Health Research & Policy.
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UCSF Audiologists Develop Interactive System to Improve Listening
Those who complain about their hearing aid not working well may just need to take a lesson in better listening, an audiology expert says.
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UCSF Offers Online Pain Management Program
Health care providers may register now for the first session in online pain management training to begin on September 12.
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Physician to Sign Science Fiction Novel at UCSF on Sept. 14
UCSF physician and science fiction writer Michael Blumlein will sign copies of his new novel, "The Healer," at the Parnassus campus bookstore on Sept. 14.
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Lifestyle and Diet May Stop or Reverse Prostate Cancer Progression
Researchers say changes in diet and lifestyle could reverse the progression of progression of prostate cancer.
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UCSF Alumnus Named Chief of Cardiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Richard Kitsis, a 1980 graduate of the UCSF School of Medicine, was named chief of cardiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center in New York.
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San Francisco VA Looking for Participants for Alzheimer's Study
Researchers at UCSF and the San Francisco VA Medical Center are looking for healthy individuals age 60 and older, with and without memory complaints, for a study on memory and Alzheimer's disease.
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Lifestyle and diet may stop or reverse prostate cancer progression
Men with early stage prostate cancer who make intensive changes in diet and lifestyle may stop or perhaps even reverse the progression of their illness, according to a new study.
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Back-to-Back Use of Two Drugs Shows Strong Osteoporosis Benefit
A clinical trial shows convincingly that a combination of two classes of drugs is superior to current treatments for osteoporosis, and increases bone density.
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Public is invited to panel on stem cell science, Sept. 20
UCSF invites the public to attend "Stem Cell Research: Implications for the Future," a discussion among leading stem cell scientists and Nobel laureates, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., at UCSF's Mission Bay campus. Reservations are required.
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UCSF Vocalists to Perform Choral Society Concerts on Aug. 19, 20
UCSF faculty, staff and students will be among the 200-plus vocalists performing in the San Francisco Choral Society's upcoming concerts.
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Professor to Talk about New Nuclear Threat Tomorrow
The campus community is invited to a free seminar on the new nuclear danger --considered by some to be the supreme threat to human health and welfare -- tomorrow, Aug. 11 at UCSF.
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Back-to-back use of two drugs shows strong osteoporosis benefit
Postmenopausal women who took a bone-building drug for one year followed by a year on a standard drug that fights bone loss experienced greater increases in bone density than has been reported from any other drug regimen, an NIH-sponsored study has found.