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Google Translates Doctor’s Orders into Spanish and Chinese with Few Significant Errors
Researchers at UCSF say Google Translate is trustworthy when translating written medical advice, but there are some caveats.
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Samsung makes a step towards measuring blood pressure via a smartwatch, but it's not quite the holy grail
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Q&A: Ron Vale, new chief of Janelia Research Campus, on why 15 years is a good research time frame
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UCSF Researchers Call Out Brain Health Supplements as 'Pseudomedicine'
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Could Blockchain Ensure Integrity of Clinical Trial Data?
UCSF researchers have created a proof-of-concept method for ensuring the integrity of clinical trials data with blockchain.
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Lack of Medication Treatments for Meth Frustrates Doctors
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The $15 Minimum Wage Doesn’t Just Improve Lives. It Saves Them.
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Cellular Sickness Linked to Type 1 Diabetes Onset
A UCSF study of human and mouse pancreatic tissue suggests a new origin story for type 1 diabetes.
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Elderly driving: How to talk to your loved ones about handing over the keys
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Ron Vale Named to Senior Leadership of Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Ronald D. Vale, PhD, professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology at UCSF, has been named executive director of the Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and an HHMI vice president, effective in early 2020.
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Samsung adds health-focused smartwatch, fitness tracker to its Galaxy lineup
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Peer-Support, Healing Hands Offers New Options to Patients with Chronic Pain on Prescription Opioids
A program offering group support, acupuncture, mindfulness, massage and gentle exercise may help prevent patients on prescription opioids from spiraling down to drug misuse, overdose and death.
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Gift Establishes School of Pharmacy’s First Presidential Chair
The gift established the endowed Jere E. Goyan Presidential Chair for the Advancement of Pharmacy, which honors the longest-serving dean of the School of Pharmacy.
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CRISPR Gene Editing Makes Stem Cells ‘Invisible’ to Immune System
UCSF scientists have used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system to create the first pluripotent stem cells that are functionally “invisible” to the immune system.
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Hospital Wastes A Third Less Food After This One Change
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When hospice care goes wrong, where can you turn?
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Initiative Will Bring Together Engineers at UCSF to Tackle Challenges in Health
The Health Innovation Via Engineering program will be led by Tejal Desai.
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Everyday 'Triggers' May Bring on A-Fib Episodes, Study Finds
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Most Triggers for Irregular Heartbeat Can Be Easily Modified
A personal survey of patients with AF has found that the majority of triggers for the condition are easily modifiable lifestyle choices, including alcohol, caffeine, exercise and lack of sleep.
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Craigslist kidney donor, recipient paying it forward
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Meth’s Comeback: A New Speed Epidemic Takes Its Toll on San Francisco
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Science needs to think globally. A Paris Agreement for research could be the answer.
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Why Do South Asians Have Such High Rates of Heart Disease?
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UCSF Fresno Receives More Than $1 Million for Medical Education and Research
UCSF Fresno recently received contributions of more than $1 million from two development companies and families known for giving back to the local community.
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Brain-zapping implants that fight depression are inching closer to reality
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UCSF providing free dental care for children
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What you need to know about sleep medications, their side effects and other issues
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Chimpanzee Brain Organoids Hint at Secrets of Human Evolution
UCSF researchers created a chimpanzee brain “organoids” that mimic the development and organization of full-size brains.
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I’m Having a Baby: Is a Home Birth or the Hospital Safer?