3D-Printed Bones are Helping Doctors Prepare for Surgeries
Technology is giving UCSF doctors new tools to customize care for patients, and the health care practitioners of the future are learning how to implement the technology through a new course.
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UCSF Medical Center Is Best Hospital in California for 2018-19
UCSF ranked sixth on the national Best Hospitals Honor Roll and received special recognition for exceptional performance in 15 medical specialties, including top-10 status in a dozen.
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Electrically Stimulating the Brain May Restore Movement After Stroke
UCSF scientists have improved mobility in rats that had experienced debilitating strokes by using electrical stimulation to restore a distinctive pattern of brain cell activity associated with efficient movement.
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Even milder concussions double dementia risk, UCSF study finds
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF PlaySafe Program Offers Free Cardiac Physicals for High School Athletes on May 5
PlaySafe program in the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is providing its free annual spring sports cardiac physicals through the UCSF Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes.
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One concussion could increase risk of Parkinson's disease, study says
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Diabetes Makes Bones Less Bendable, More Prone to Fracture
Type 2 diabetes is known to be a risk factor for bone fractures – but exactly how diabetes makes bones more fragile has been unclear.
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Cycling does not harm men's sexual health, study says
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Traveling to Mars Will Wreak Havoc on Our Bodies – Can We Prevent It?
The effects of low gravity and radiation on the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and immune systems are some of the health impacts from space travel that UCSF scientists are researching.
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Physical Therapy Can Help Straighten a Hunched Back for Older People
A hunched back, called hyperkyphosis, affects 40 percent of people over age 65, and it increases disability and the risk of falls and fractures. A new study by UCSF researchers shows that targeted physical therapy can help straighten the spine and boost a patient’s self-esteem.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF PlaySafe Program Offers Free Cardiac Physicals for High School Athletes
The PlaySafe program in the UC San Francisco Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is providing its free annual spring sports cardiac physicals on May 6.
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UCSF to Lead Resource Team for Craniofacial, Oral and Dental Tissue Regeneration
UCSF is the lead institution on a California-based, six-university consortium that was awarded $12 million by the NIDCR to develop strategies for treating craniofacial and dental defects.
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Amputee athletes team up with Warriors for free basketball camp
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Hosts Annual Amputee Warriors Basketball Camp Feb. 25
The UCSF Amputee Comprehensive Training program will host its second annual, free Golden State Warriors basketball camp for amputees.
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QMRI Sees Cartilage Damage Before It’s Too Late
Researchers at UCSF are pioneering a new technique, known as quantitative magnetic resonance imaging, or qMRI, that can reveal the earliest signs of cartilage damage, a precursor to osteoarthritis.
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Concussion Rates Rising Significantly in Adolescents
The number of Americans diagnosed with concussions is growing, most significantly in adolescents. UCSF researchers recommend that adolescents be prioritized for ongoing work in concussion education, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
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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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First Elbow Transplant Between Same Patient's Arms Performed by UCSF Health Surgeons
UCSF Health doctors have performed a first-of-its-kind elbow transplant between the same patient's arms. Experts say the surgery could transform treatment for trauma patients, injured veterans and others with elbow and joint conditions.
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Sharmila Majumdar Awarded Gold Medal by Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Group
Sharmila Majumdar has been awarded the 2016 Gold Medal of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine for her innovative contributions to the development of quantitative imaging methods.
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Osseointegration Surgery at UCSF is First of Its Kind in U.S.
UCSF surgeons performed the first Osseoanchored Prosthesis for the Rehabilitation of Amputees surgery in the U.S. – a surgery that will allow an external prosthesis to be anchored directly to the patient’s remaining bone.
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More Support for Osteoporosis Drugs
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The Evolution of Football: America’s Favorite Sport Celebrates What Makes Us Uniquely Human
You don't have to be an NFL star to throw better than any of our closest primate relatives. Human evolution has given us both the brain and brawn we need to make precise throws, but it comes with a few trade-offs.
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Thomas Vail Selected American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Vice President
Thomas Vail, James L. Young Professor and chair of orthopaedic surgery at UCSF, has been selected to a one-year term as vice president of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
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New Orthotics Center at SFGH to Provide Limb Braces, Prosthetic Care
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center last month celebrated the grand opening of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Center.
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Amputee Athletes to Take the Field at 2015 Bay Area Science Festival
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Bioengineering Lessons Aim to Inspire Girls to Become Surgeons, Engineers
The Perry Initiative, a nonprofit founded in 2009 by Lisa Lattanza and Jenni Buckley, aims to tackle gender imbalance in engineering and orthopaedics by providing bioengineering workshops for high school students.
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Road Warriors
UCSF’s Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology allows residents to do an international rotation to train doctors in the developing world, where traffic accidents are one of the most common causes of hospitalization.
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Study Puts More Natural Movement for Artificial Limbs within Reach
In new research that brings natural movement by artificial limbs closer to reality, UCSF scientists have shown that monkeys can learn simple brain-stimulation patterns that represent their hand and arm position, and can then make use of this information to precisely execute reaching maneuvers.
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Healing Bones, Mending Lives Globally at Annual UCSF International Trauma Course
Fifty-one surgeons from 18 developing countries participated in the fifth annual UC San Francisco Surgical Management and Reconstructive Training (SMART) Course at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (SFGH). Attendees learned about limb salvage and rotational flap procedures.
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UCSF, The University of Toledo Create Research Center for Musculoskeletal Innovation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has tapped UCSF as the lead institution in a new Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC).