HIV/AIDS Patients Prone to Sudden Cardiac Death
Academic Medical Centers Can Play Key Role in Drug Testing
UCSF Gets New Ammunition Against Childhood Cancers
UCSF Chancellor Ushers in 2012 Commencement Season
UCSF Launches $100 Million Education Initiative
Lack of Funds to Control Malaria Drives Resurgence
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Malaria Conference Draws Experts Aimed at Eradicating the Disease
May 15, 2012Malaria might be eliminated from countries it has plagued for centuries, according to malaria experts who gathered for a World Malaria Day symposium on April 25 at the UCSF Mission Bay campus.
UCSF School of Dentistry Successfully Concludes 2012 Accreditation Process
May 15, 2012Preliminary conclusions of the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) tell a positive story about the UCSF School of Dentistry in its 131st year.
Are People with HIV/AIDS More Prone to Sudden Cardiac Death?
May 14, 2012What is the connection, if any, between sudden cardiac death and people with HIV/AIDS? And can that knowledge help prolong their lives?
Preventing Depression Requires Proactive Interventions by Health Care System
May 14, 2012Since major depressive episodes can be prevented, the health care system should provide routine access to depression-prevention interventions, just as patients receive standard vaccines, UCSF researcher Ricardo F. Muñoz says.
Social Security: Fixing the Glaring Gap for Women
May 11, 2012After a lifetime of lower wages and time out of the labor market for caregiving, women typically receive less from Social Security than men, with millions of widows and women of color falling into poverty in old age.
Targeted Gene Therapy Offers Relief from Pain and Inflammation
May 11, 2012Aditi Bhargava, PhD, associate professor in the UCSF School of Medicine, is using a technique known as RNA interference to develop a gene therapy system that sends specific commands to certain neurons, or nerve cells, telling them to turn off pain or stop inflammation.
UCSF School of Pharmacy Celebrates 2012 Commencement
May 11, 2012Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD, congratulated the graduates of the nation's top-ranked pharmacy school while faculty, friends and family members looked on at the 2012 commencement ceremony at Davies Symphony Hall on May 4.
Pharmacy School Remembers Harry W. Hind
May 10, 2012Harry W. Hind, a 1939 graduate of the UCSF School of Pharmacy who invented solutions that revolutionized contact lens use, as well as a topical patch to treat pain from shingles, died on April 12. He was 96.
UCSF Faculty Climate Survey Shows Significant Improvement Over a Decade
May 10, 2012UCSF has seen a significant improvement in the career and work satisfaction of UCSF faculty over the last decade, according to the findings of a recent faculty climate survey.
Long-term Use of Osteoporosis Medication May Reduce Bone Fracture Risk for Some Patients
May 9, 2012Continuing a popular but controversial treatment for osteoporosis could reduce spine fracture risk for a particular group of patients, but others could see little to no change if they discontinue it, according to a researcher at UCSF.
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