Barrows Appointed Director of Clinical Programs at Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Kevin Barrows, MD, has been appointed as director of Clinical Programs for the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.
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UCSF Medical Center Set to Break Ground at Mission Bay This Year
UCSF plans to begin construction of the new 289-bed children’s, women’s and cancer hospital complex at Mission Bay this year, says CEO Mark Laret.
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UCSF appoints Bluestone as executive vice chancellor and provost
UCSF has appointed Jeffrey A. Bluestone, PhD, a preeminent scientist and proven campus leader, as UCSF executive vice chancellor and provost.
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Tech Review and BCN.com report UCSF cancer findings
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US Launches Novel Clinical Trial to Rapidly Screen Promising Drugs for Breast Cancer Patients
Taking an innovative path toward personalized medicine, scientists for the first time will be able to eliminate – at an early point in a clinical trial — experimental drugs that show poor efficacy, dramatically shortening the time it takes to get the right medication to the right patient with breast cancer.
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UCSF's Berger to Join NFL Committee on Concussions
Mitch Berger, chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF, has been named to the NFL’s newly renamed committee on head, neck and spine medical committee.
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Blocking cancer in its path: New cellular defect discovered
UCSF researchers have discovered that a key cellular defect that disturbs the production of proteins in human cells can lead to cancer susceptibility. The scientists also found that a new generation of inhibitory drugs offers promise in correcting this defect.
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Pancreatic cancer study reveals mechanism initiating disease, in mice
UCSF scientists have discovered how a mutated gene known as Kras is able to hijack mouse cells damaged by acute pancreatitis, putting them on the path to becoming pancreatic cancer cells.
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Breast Cancer Lab Discoveries Quickly Lead to New Clinical Trial
New UCSF clinical trial tests intermittent high-dosage treatment for HER2-positive breast cancers.
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UCSF Experts Help Shape 10-Year Plan to Prepare for Demand in Dementia Care
A panel of experts appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom recently presented an action plan as the approaching “age wave may bring a potential crisis in Alzheimer’s and dementia care” to San Francisco.
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UCSF researchers identify a molecular link between thymic tumors and autoimmunity
UCSF researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that explains why patients with tumors of the thymus, or thymoma, often develop autoimmune disorders.
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New cancer-fighting strategy focuses on signaling molecules
Cancer researchers studying the immune system have identified a previously unrecognized set of targets and biomarkers to battle solid tumors.
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New Cancer Fighting Strategy Emerges from Antibody Signaling Discovery
A new discovery about cancer and the immune system points to previously unrecognized targets for drug development to battle solid tumors.
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Walter Newman, San Francisco community leader, joins NCIRE board
Walter S. Newman, a leading San Francisco businessman, philanthropist, and community leader, has joined the Board of Directors of NCIRE-The Veterans Health Research Institute.
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Senator Specter to Talk About Health Care, NIH Funding at UCSF Town Hall
Senator Arlen Specter will join UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann for a town hall meeting to talk about health care reform, federal funding of scientific research and other important issues on February 16.
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UCSF Chancellor Cites Need for Faster Pipeline of Better, Cheaper Drugs for Cancer Patients
UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann outlines a vision for faster development of better, cheaper drugs to fight cancer.
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Study Shows Cigarette Smoking a Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
A UCSF analysis of published studies on the relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and smoking indicates that smoking cigarettes is a significant risk factor for the disease.
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2009 Year in Review
UCSF experienced the highs and the lows of 2009, a year that marked the beginning of a leadership shift at the health sciences University.
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UCSF to Celebrate MLK Week with Series of Events
The UCSF community is invited to hear UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake, a longtime UC leader and champion of diversity, deliver the keynote address on Friday during Martin Luther King, Jr. events.
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Expert to Talk about Body's Natural Defenses in Preventing, Treating Cancer
Cancer survivor David Servan-Schreiber, a physician, neuroscientist and science writer, will speak about preventing and treating cancer at UCSF on Friday, Jan. 15.
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St. Helena Hospital Cancer Center affiliates with UCSF Medical Center to enhance local cancer care
The Martin-O’Neil Cancer Center at St. Helena Hospital and the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCSF Medical Center have begun an affiliation that will provide North Bay patients with access to clinical research trials and express referrals to cancer specialists through a convenient Napa Valley location.
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New Research on CT Radiation Exposures, Risks, Fuels Growing Concern
The use of computed tomography (CT) scans in medicine to diagnose disease, and in many cases save lives, has exploded in recent decades.
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UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay Project on Target for 2014
UCSF officials are confident that UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will open its doors to women, children and cancer patients by late 2014.
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Variable doses of radiation raise safety concerns for CT procedures
Radiation doses from common CT procedures vary widely and are higher than generally thought, raising concerns about increased risk for cancer, according to a new study led by UCSF imaging specialists.
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Brain Cancer Linked to Inherited Genetic Risk
UCSF researchers have discovered inherited DNA that increases risk for the most deadly brain cancers.
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Quest to Conquer Cancer Continues in New Research Building at Mission Bay
Faculty, staff, friends and supporters gathered Tuesday for the opening of the Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building, the fourth research facility to open on the Mission Bay campus.
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UCSF Celebrates Grand Opening of Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building at Mission Bay
UCSF officially opened the Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building on its Mission Bay campus today with a ribbon-cutting and open house highlighting a new vision for cancer research, treatment, and prevention.
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UCSF to Mark Opening of Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building
The opening of a new cancer research building tomorrow at Mission Bay represents the “manifestation of a vision our outstanding cancer specialists have been working toward for more than a decade,” says Chancellor Mike Bishop.
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New Initiative at UCSF Targets Multiple Myeloma
The Multiple Myeloma Translational Initiative (MMTI) aims to promote collaborative research efforts and accelerate the transition of promising cancer therapies from the lab to the hospital.
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Overweight women at increased risk of advanced breast cancer
A nationwide study of over 280,000 women showed that postmenopausal women who are overweight or obese have advanced breast cancer at significantly higher rates than women of normal weight or less than normal weight.