Chest Pain is Common but Actual Severity is Rare
Chest pain is one of the most common reasons to visit the emergency room, but a new UCSF study shows that only a fraction of all cases actually lead to a diagnosis of a life-threatening condition.
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White House, Gates Foundation Summit Explores Applying Precision Medicine to Public Health
About 150 of the nation’s foremost thought leaders in academia, child and public health, policy, technology and data science gathered at UCSF to kick-start the conversation about what can be accomplished in precision public health.
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Tackling Diversity in Science by Diversifying Researchers in the Lab
Esteban G. Burchard has become a leading national voice for increasing diversity in the biomedical research workforce, which he sees as deeply tied to racial inequalities in health care.
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Neurologic Symptoms Common in Early HIV Infection
A team led by researchers from UCSF and Yale has found that half of people newly infected with HIV experience neurologic issues.
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He Risked Everything to Save His Mom. A College Pitcher's Most Important Save
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Experts on Homelessness and Health Resources Available to Speak with Bay Area Journalists Reporting on June 29
In preparation for the June 29 media focus on homelessness in San Francisco, UCSF would like to make reporters aware of the resources the university has available on the topic.
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Two UCSF Researchers Named Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences
Two UCSF scientists have been named Pew scholars in the biomedical sciences.
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UCSF Names New Senior Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
UCSF has appointed Paul Jenny, a seasoned administrator with two decades of experience in academic finance and operations, including within the UC system, as its new Senior Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration.
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Doctor Targets Gene Mutations for Cancer Care
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Cleaner Restrooms at UCSF are Just a Touch Away
A pilot project from UCSF's Facilities Services aims to keep restrooms in high-traffic areas around campus clean and functioning with just a touch of a button.
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Study Indicates Benefits to Treating Young Adults with High Cholesterol
Treating young adults with high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels may reduce risk of future heart attacks and heart disease, according to a study published recently in PLOS One.
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Scientists Seek Genetic Clues To Asthma's Toll On Black Children
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UCSF Faculty Awarded 2016 Honors for Distinction in Teaching, Mentoring
Four UCSF faculty members were honored with the Academic Senate’s 2016 Distinction In Teaching and Distinction In Mentoring Awards.
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UCSF Researcher Part of Consortium Awarded $7.5M to Evaluate Breast Imaging Strategies
Karla Kerlikowske is part of the team awarded $7.5 million by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute board of governors to determine the effectiveness of two supplemental breast screening and diagnostic workup strategies.
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California Beginning Era with New Options to End Life
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Parents-Only Therapy May Be Optimal in Treating Anorexia
Family therapy for 12- to 18-year-olds with anorexia nervosa, in which all household members participate and a meal is held in the clinician’s office, may be less effective than a streamlined model involving only the parents and without the meal.
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Tarantula Toxins Offer Key Insights Into Neuroscience of Pain
Researchers have identified a pair of tarantula toxins that target a previously unknown pain pathway in sensory nerves.
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Scientists Are Using Tarantula Venom to Learn How Your Body Hurts
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Joseph DeRisi Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
DeRisi, chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors accorded to an American scientist.
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Failing Livers Transformed Into Healthy Organs By Virus Therapy
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Michael Merzenich Wins 2016 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
For his pioneering research on plasticity, the brain’s remarkable capacity to modify its structure and function, UCSF's Michael M. Merzenich, PhD, has been awarded the 2016 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.
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Looking For a Better Way to Die
In California, terminally ill individuals can now choose to end their lives. In light of this, UCSF experts examine both the ethical responsibilities and implications for end-of-life and palliative care.
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Researchers Convert Cirrhosis-Causing Cells to Healthy Liver Cells in Mice
A team of researchers led by UCSF scientists has demonstrated in mice that it is possible to generate healthy new liver cells within the organ itself, making engraftment unnecessary.
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White House and Gates Foundation to Convene Precision Public Health Summit at UCSF
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are convening a precision public health summit at UCSF to explore how precision approaches can be successfully applied to improve population health and address health disparities.
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UCSF PlaySafe Screening Could be Lifesaver for San Francisco Teen
Since its inception in 2009, UCSF's PlaySafe program has screened more than 2,450 student-athletes from nearly 20 public and private high schools in San Francisco, the East Bay and the Peninsula.
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UCSF Neurosciences Gather to Celebrate Launch of Weill Institute
UCSF’s neurosciences community gathered to celebrate the launch of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, made possible by the recent $185 million gift from Joan and Sanford I. “Sandy” Weill.
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Study Provides Insight into Bacterial Resilience and Antibiotic Targets
Researchers at UC San Francisco and Stanford University have performed the first comprehensive survey of the central genes and proteins essential to bacterial life.
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Sporadic Steroids May Be as Effective as Daily Dose for Some Preschoolers with Wheezing
Children aged 6 and under with intermittent wheezing triggered by colds may not need to take inhaled steroids on a daily basis to limit the flare-ups that can result in emergency treatment.
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More Men With Early Prostate Cancer Are Choosing to Avoid Treatment
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Henock Woldu: Pursuing the American Dream Through Education
For Henock Woldu, an immigrant from Ethiopia, the UCSF School of Pharmacy commencement was another pioneeering step in his family pursuing the American Dream.
