Anticoagulant Benefits for Atrial Fibrillation Decrease With Age
The net clinical benefit of anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation decreases with age.
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Silicon Valley takes on 'Dopamine Fasting 2.0' to battle bad habits, addiction
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Implantable Bioartificial Kidney Achieves Preclinical Milestone
The Kidney Project team reported that UCSF scientists successfully implanted a prototype kidney bioreactor containing functional human kidney cells in large animals without significant safety concerns.
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Pharmacy Alumna Provides Lifeline to Displaced Residents in Aftermath of Fire
UCSF School of Pharmacy alumna Janet Balbutin, ’68, lost her pharmacy, Paradise Drug, in last year’s Camp Fire, but continues to serve the Paradise community to this day.
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UCSF Increases Scholarships, Loans for Its Undocumented Students
With the newly increased scholarships and loans, students, depending on their program of study, can be eligible for approximately $60,000 of financial support per year.
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Minds Scarred by Wildfire: How Disasters Linger
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UCSF Prepares for November 13 Labor Action
UCSF has received notice that the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) will hold a one-day strike at UCSF on Nov. 13, 2019, as part of a systemwide labor action across the University of California campuses.
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The Sudafed Solution to the Vaping Problem
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Anorexia Nervosa Comes in All Sizes, Including Plus Size
Adolescents and young adults with anorexia nervosa whose weight is in the healthy, overweight or obese ranges face similar cardiovascular and other health complications as their counterparts with low BMI.
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ER Focus on Immediate Medical Issues Can Miss the Bigger Picture
In what is believed to be one of the first analyses of frequent emergency department users to include integrated medical, behavioral and social service data, a new UCSF study comprehensively examined these patients’ use of both medical and nonmedical services.
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UCSF Brings Hands-On Science to the Community During 2019 Discovery Day at Oracle Park
On a sunny Saturday, scientists, clinicians and students from UCSF staffed nearly 40 health science-themed booths. More than 100 organizations, including NASA and Chevron, offered a range of other STEM activities.
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UCSF Researchers Focus On ‘Aging Into Homelessness’ In Bay Area
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How Microbes Partner Up to Digest Fiber-Rich Foods
UCSF lab mapped out the multistage biochemical pathway by which different strains of bacteria in gut contribute to digesting inert and otherwise indigestible lignans into useful nutrients.
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Survey: Trump's immigration rhetoric is negatively impacting Latinos' health
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Breakthrough Prize, The ‘Oscars Of Science,’ Pairs Hollywood Stars With Silicon Valley Elite
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How to survive the daylight saving switch when you have little kids
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In His Quest to Serve Patients, "The Only Thing Hindering Me Is My Status"
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Carrie L. Byington Takes the Reins at UC Health
Carrie L. Byington started as executive vice president of UC Health. The University of California Board of Regents appointed Byington at its July meeting to lead the university’s health enterprise following a nationwide search.
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Stem Cell Therapy: What’s Real and What’s Not at California’s For-Profit Clinics
We asked Arnold Kriegstein, MD, PhD, director of the UCSF Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program, about for-profit stem cell clinics and what’s real and what’s not in stem cell medicine.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Launches First Space Health Innovation Conference
UC San Francisco and the Translational Research Institute for Space Health are co-sponsoring the inaugural Space Health Innovation Conference to advance research and scientific understanding of how space travel impacts health.
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What You Need to Know About Wildfire Smoke and Its Health Impacts
We spoke to John Balmes, MD, a pulmonologist and professor of medicine at UCSF, about the immediate and long-term health risks of wildfire smoke, and what people should be aware of on days with poor air quality.
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Rare Mutations Drive Cystic Fibrosis in Caribbean
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic is dominated by unusual gene mutations not often observed in previously studied CF populations. Majority of Dominican patients had no detectable mutations at all in the gene that is thought to drive 95 percent of CF cases.
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Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Puts Latino Patients’ Health at Risk
Anti-immigrant remarks from the White House are taking a substantial toll on Latino patients’ perceptions of their personal safety and are affecting their access to emergency health care.
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Why minority representation in medical research is a matter of life and death
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How to Help Your Body Adjust to Colder Weather
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New Center to Improve Emergency Response for Children Across Five Western States
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is leading a consortium of more than 60 agencies across five states to establish a West Coast Center of Excellence in Pediatric Disaster Care, aimed at improving emergency pediatric disaster-response capabilities throughout the region.
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Sugary Drink Ban Tied to Health Improvements at Medical Center
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Workplace Sales Ban on Sugared Drink Shows Positive Health Effects
A workplace ban on the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages led to a 48.5 percent average reduction in their consumption and significantly less belly fat among 202 participants in a study by researchers at UCSF.
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The Real Story About Organoids: What You Should Know About “Brains In A Dish”
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Meth devilishly hard to kick for addicts: ‘No effective treatment’