Three UCSF Students Win Overseas Training Fellowships
The Fogarty International Center of NIH have announced that three UCSF students are among the 2005 awardees of the FIC/Ellison Overseas Fellowships in Global Health and Clinical Research Program.
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Assisted living and in-home care increase as nursing home beds decline
Even with the U.S. population rapidly aging, a smaller proportion of elderly and disabled people live in nursing homes today compared to 1990.
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Common Dietary Fat Stimulates Prostate Tumor Cell Growth
A study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center has demonstrated that omega-6 fatty acids such as the fat found in corn oil promote the growth of prostate tumor cells in the laboratory.
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Lack of English Proficiency Undermines Patient Care
Limited efficiency with the English language is a barrier to medical comprehension and increases the risk of adverse medication reactions, according to a recent study led by UCSF researchers.
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Omega-6 fatty acids cause prostate tumor cell growth in culture; potential drug target identified
A study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) has demonstrated that omega-6 fatty acids such as the fat found in corn oil promote the growth of prostate tumor cells in the laboratory.
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UCSF study finds English proficiency a major hurdle in patient comprehension
Limited efficiency with the English language is a barrier to medical comprehension and increases the risk of adverse medication reactions, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
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UCSF's Yamamoto Comments on Frist Stem Cell Switch
"We are very encouraged that Sen. Frist has declared his support for expanded federal financing for human embryonic stem cell research..."
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UCSF Teams Join Successful AIDS Walk San Francisco
It will take a couple of weeks before the campus community finds out which UCSF team will win the first-ever AIDS Walk San Francisco trophy and who will take home a new laptop computer as the top fundraiser.
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UC Proposes Revised Policy on Supplement to Military Pay
The Policy on Supplement to Military Pay, which ended June 30, 2005, was extended through Aug. 31, 2005 by the UC Office of the President.
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Center Gets $1 Million Hartford Grant for Geriatric Nursing
The Geriatric Nursing Center at UCSF will be able to continue its mission of preparing an exceptional cadre of nurse scientists thanks to a renewal grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation.
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Virtual Colonoscopy Reveals Diseases Outside Colon too
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Virtual colonoscopy reveals diseases outside the colon, as well
Computed tomographic (CT) colonography, known as virtual colonoscopy, can be used to diagnose significant medical problems in organs outside the colon, according to a new study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
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Medical Errors Expert Ranks Among Top 50 Most Influential Doctors
A UCSF physician known for his work on medical errors and for spawning the "hospitalist" specialty in the US is ranked No. 26 among the nation's top 50 doctors by Modern Physician magazine.
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ABOG to Host Series on Mentorship Program
The UCSF Academic Business Officers Group (ABOG) is preparing for another round of its popular and successful mentorship program.
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$1 million grant from John A. Hartford Foundation awarded to UCSF Geriatric Nursing Center
The geriatric nursing program in the UCSF School of Nursing has received a key grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation to continue its work in educating nurse scientists.
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Unprecedented Industry-Backed Laws Limit Public Safety, Study Shows
UCSF researchers are calling for new laws to hold industry-sponsored science to the same high-level standards as government-funded research.
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Regents Approve Fee Increases for Selected Professional School Students
UCSF students in the schools of dentistry, nursing and pharmacy will have to pay higher fees, following approval by Regents yesterday.
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Unprecedented industry-backed laws limit public safety, study shows
Two laws recently passed by Congress with strong industry backing have had a chilling effect on government efforts to protect public health, according to a UCSF study.
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Artist to Talk about Laurel Heights Lobby Project, July 26
Bay Area artist Rebeca Bollinger will talk about her DVD projection piece at Laurel Heights on Tuesday, July 26.
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Gene Strongly Linked to Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
A new finding may open the way to developing drugs to prevent or reverse potentially deadly insulin resistance syndrome.
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UCSF Medical Experts Offer Tips to Marathon Runners
UCSF medical team offers tips to marathon runners to prevent injuries and illness during and after the race.
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Gene strongly linked to Type 2 diabetes and obesity
Scientists in France and the U.S. report that a variant of a common protein plays a primary role in Type 2 diabetes and obesity, key features of the "insulin resistance syndrome" that affects more than 50 million people in the U.S. and a similar number in Europe.
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UCSF Offers Leadership Series for Senior Women Managers
Senior women managers asked for it and they will get it – training in persuasive communication skills in a professional development series that begins today (July 18).
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AMA Foundation Names UCSF Medical Student as a Minority Scholar
A second-year medical student is one of 10 minority students in the US to be recognized for excellence and outstanding promise by the American Medical Association Foundation.
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Discovery of T-cell "traffic control" boosts new drug promise
Scientists have begun to clarify how one of the body's molecules controls the trafficking of T cells through the blood, lymph nodes and on to tissues to fight infection -- a crucial response that sometimes goes awry, attacking the body's own tissues and causing autoimmune diseases.
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Researchers Identify Genes Associated With Lung Transplant Rejection
Now that researchers have identified genes associated with lung rejection — the biggest barrier to long-term survival for lung transplant patients — they hope to develop better tests to detect it.
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PlumpJack Window Display Bears Facts about Rescue Fund
The grateful parents of a boy treated at UCSF Children's Hospital has set up a fund to help families get the extra comforts they need when a son or daughter is hospitalized for an extended time.
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UCSF events for August 2005
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Governor Signs Budget That Funds Key UC Priorities
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a budget yesterday that includes a 3 percent funding increase for salary raises, including money for merit-based increases and funds to address market-based and equity issues.
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Researchers identify genes associated with lung transplant rejection; Results could lead to more sen
Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified six genes associated with lymphocytic bronchitis