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Gladstone investigator Mike McCune wins prestigious NIH Director's Pioneer Award
Funding over five years will further expert's research into HIV/AIDS
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UCSF scientist Joe DeRisi named MacArthur Fellow
Joseph DeRisi, PhD, of UCSF, has been named a 2004 MacArthur Fellow, one of the highest honors bestowed on an individual in the United States.
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UCSF faculty honored for work in patient safety
Robert M. Wachter, MD, chief of the medical service and chair of the patient safety committee at UCSF Medical Center, is a recipient of the 2004 John M. Eisenberg award.
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UCSF nursing school receives Moore grant to expand nursing care project in Bay Area
Researchers in the UCSF School of Nursing have received a new $1.4 million grant to expand a project focused on measuring the quality of nursing care in Bay Area hospitals.
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UCSF Children's Hospital and "Little Wishes" join together to bring joy to young patients
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UCSF events for October 2004
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Cell's gatekeeper for ammonia revealed in unprecedented detail
Bacteria thrive on it, red blood cells carry it in high concentration, yet the human brain can't tolerate it. The ability of cells to acquire or dispose of ammonia can be a matter of life and death.
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UCSF unveils bold vision for new hospital, outpatient care, and translational research
UCSF leaders are recommending a bold plan to establish state-of-the-art, technologically advanced patient care facilities at three major sites as part of a long-term vision to advance UCSF's education, research and health care missions.
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New heart and vascular center opens its doors
UCSF Medical Center is bringing together cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons and other specialists to form a new UCSF Heart and Vascular Center.
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Research reveals potential new target for prostate cancer drugs
Scientists have determined the precise molecular structure of a potential new target for treating prostate cancer, a disease driven in part by abnormal testosterone activity.
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Enzyme reins in runaway inflammation; May prove potent drug target
An enzyme found in nearly all animal and human cells acts as a natural brake to prevent potentially deadly runaway inflammation, UCSF scientists have discovered.
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The future of HIV therapeutics is brightening, according to Gladstone Institutes director
Recent discoveries about the way that HIV infects cells are propelling the development of a broad spectrum of promising new antiviral drugs, according to an invited commentary on the topic in the current issue of Nature Immunology (August 27, 2004).
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UCSF and SFGHMC roll out new mobile eye service
A new mobile eye service operated by UCSF Medical Center and San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center will soon be winding its way through San Francisco ...
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Research Reveals Potential New Target for Prostate Cancer Drugs
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Research reveals potential new target for prostate cancer drugs
Scientists have determined the precise molecular structure of a potential new target for treating prostate cancer, a disease driven in part by abnormal testosterone activity.
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Newly discovered protein may be key to muscular dystrophy
A defect in the action of a newly discovered protein may play a central role in muscular dystrophy, a disease of progressive muscle degeneration with no known cure.
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Breast Feeding Fair at UCSF Women's Health Resource Center on August 6
One of only 18 sites selected in the country to participate in a special lactation program, the UCSF Women's Health Resource Center will present a comprehensive health fair on breast feeding this Friday, August 6.
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Prion finding offers insight into spontaneous protein diseases
UCSF scientists are reporting what they say is compelling evidence that the infectious agent known as prion is composed solely of protein.
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Clonidine reduces post-surgical risk of cardiovascular death in non-cardiac surgery
Patients with or at risk for heart disease who take the anti-hypertensive drug clonidine before non-cardiac surgery can significantly reduce the risk of complications and death due to inadequate blood flow to the heart
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Aging HIV Patients May Be at Risk for Dementia, Study Shows
Aging HIV patients whose infection has not evolved into full-blown AIDS may be at risk for developing a chronic dementia similar to Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and UCSF.
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Gladstone study finds no evidence of superinfection among highly exposed HIV+ couples
In a study of 33 HIV+ couples who engaged in frequent, unprotected sex, Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology researchers found no evidence of superinfection, the sequential acquisition of multiple HIV variants.
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UCSF events for August 2004
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HIV clinician fatalism hinders "prevention for positives" counseling
UCSF researchers have found that some physicians express a sense of fatalism about HIV prevention and this belief -- that changes in sexual risk behavior by their HIV-positive patients are unlikely -- is hindering the provision of prevention counseling services in publicly-funded clinics.
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Mobile HIV testing program removes barriers to testing in Sub-Saharan Africa
A voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) program using a mobile van to travel to marketplaces in townships and villages overcomes the structural barriers to HIV testing in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to UCSF researchers.
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Africans take anti-HIV meds at a higher rate than many anticipated
Contrary to widespread assumptions, UCSF researchers have found that an HIV-infected African cohort successfully followed a medication regimen ...
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Some HIV patients treated during early infection test negative
UCSF researchers have found that some HIV patients treated with antiretroviral therapy early after infection do test negative, at some point, for the virus. Study findings showed this result in six of 87 patients.
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Neurodegenerative disease in children might respond to neurosteroids
Scientists studying mice have identified a possible strategy for slowing a rare, fatal childhood neurodegenerative disease known as Niemann-Pick type C, in which brain cells accumulate fat and die.
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Study finds virtual colonoscopy not ready for widespread use
A study by researchers at UCSF Medical Center has found that virtual colonoscopy may not measure up to conventional colonoscopy for widespread colorectal cancer screening in the U.S.
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UCSF Medical Center & Children's Hospital make U.S. News "America's Best Hospitals" list
UCSF Medical Center has risen to No. 6 among "America's Best Hospitals," and UCSF Children's Hospital has been recognized as the highest-quality pediatric facility in California and No. 11 in the United States.