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UC San Francisco, Enloe Join Forces in Fight Against Cancer
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AACR Names Frank McCormick New President-Elect
<p>Cancer research pioneer Frank McCormick has been elected the new president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the world’s oldest and largest scientific organization focused on preventing and curing cancer. </p>
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The Mere Existence of Whales
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Virus Passed During Oral Sex Tops Tobacco As Throat Cancer Cause
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Laura Esserman Media Coverage
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HealthWatch: Radioactive Medicine Exposure Concerns Feds
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How Cuts Can Spur Tumor Growth
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Saving Lives From Anal Cancer
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Aging, Chronic Disease and Telomeres Are Linked in Recent Studies
UCSF Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn is not ready to predict how long you will live. But she and her UCSF colleagues are exploring a feature within cells that is a kind of hourglass for aging.
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Lanier to Deliver 54th Annual Faculty Research Lecture in Basic Science
Lewis Lanier, American Cancer Society Research Professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at UCSF, will deliver the 54th Faculty Research Lectureship in Basic Science on February 14.
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Cancer Victims' Baldness May Be Avoided Using Chilled Caps
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Children's Oral Health Center Counters Early Childhood Caries Trend
With advances in dental practice, kids today are getting fewer cavities, right?
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In Brain Cancer, Unique Genetic and "Epigenetic" Profile Means Better Odds
Brain cancers are deadly more often than not, but UCSF researchers have determined that a particular genetic signature in is associated with longer survival, a discovery that may lead to better therapies for some of the deadliest brain cancers.
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Cell of origin for brain tumors may predict response to therapy
For patients with glioma, the most common primary brain tumor, new findings may explain why current therapies fail to eradicate the cancer. A UCSF-led team of scientists has identified for the first time that progenitor rather than neural stem cells underly a type of glioma called oligodendroglioma.
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UCSF pilots trial to prevent hair loss in chemotherapy
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"Watchful waiting" has a new set of eyes
A UCSF research collaboration with GE Healthcare has produced the first results in humans of a new technology that promises to rapidly assess the presence and aggressiveness of prostate tumors in real time, by imaging the tumor’s metabolism.
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Neil Young to headline concert for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
The highly acclaimed musician and influential philanthropist Neil Young will headline The Concert for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco.
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UCSF Encourages Smokers to Quit on Great American Smokeout Day
The Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at UCSF is encouraging smokers to quit today, which marks the 35th annual Great American Smokeout, with the hope that they may quit for good.
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Hearing loss study reveals role of bone hardness in tissue function
Scientists are reporting the first direct evidence that a subtle change in the physical properties of a tissue can affect its function.
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UCSF thoracic surgeon explains lung cancer breakthrough
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CT Screening for Lung Cancer Among Heavy Smokers Saves Lives
CT scans to detect lung cancer early can save lives, according to a study of 53,456 current and former smokers ages 55 to 74.
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Video Captures Excitement of Groundbreaking for UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
UCSF has captured the excitement of the two-day groundbreaking festivities for UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay in a new video now posted online.
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Genetics Research Accelerates Pace of Knowledge Gains
New technologies and techniques continue to accelerate the pace of discovery in human genetics research, a fact made clear by scientists who spoke about their searches for important mutations, gene variants and answers to basic biological questions at the UCSF Institute for Human Genetics’ fifth-anniversary symposium on Oct. 28.
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Community Celebrates Groundbreaking of UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
UCSF hosted a two-day celebration to commemorate the historic groundbreaking of its new medical center at Mission Bay.
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UCSF Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art Mission Bay Medical Center
More than 200 people turned out on Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking for UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, where the celebration continues today with a festival for employees and members of the community.
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Giants Greats Bring Piece of World Series to Patients at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
As the World Series is set to kick off tonight, a couple Giants baseball legends paid a special visit to some of their smallest fans at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
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UCSF Launches Social Media Fundraising Campaign for Benioff Children's Hospital
The UCSF Challenge for the Children, a collaboration with the online fundraising platform Causes.com, kicks off today (Oct. 26, 2010) as part of the groundbreaking festivities for the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, site of the future children’s hospital as well as women’s and cancer hospitals.
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Community Invited to Celebrate Groundbreaking of UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
The community is invited to celebrate a significant milestone in the success story that is UCSF Mission Bay – the long-awaited groundbreaking of a state-of-the-art and sustainable medical center on October 27.
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Cell Phones Pose Health Risks, Says Devra Davis at UCSF Seminar
Heavy cell-phone use over many years may threaten one’s health, according to well-known environmental activist, cancer epidemiologist, and author Devra Davis, MPH, PhD, who spoke recently at a seminar on the UCSF Parnassus campus.