Arthritis Drug Fights Global Parasite
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
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Event to Benefit Art Therapy at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
May 22, 2012UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital is holding its second “Art with a Heart” benefit art sale and auction, featuring a collection of art created by young hospital patients, some of whom will be on hand to talk with media about their work.
Lab Tests Show Arthritis Drug Effective Against Global Parasite
May 21, 2012A team of researchers from UCSF and UC San Diego has identified an approved arthritis drug that is effective against amoebas in lab and animal studies, suggesting it could offer a low-dose, low cost treatment for the amoebic infections that cause human dysentery throughout the world.
Songbirds’ Learning Hub in Brain Offers Insight into Motor Control
May 20, 2012UCSF scientists have shown that a key brain structure in the Bengalese finch acts as a learning hub, receiving information that helps to improve its song, a finding which may lead to new ways to treat neurological disorders that impair movement such as Parkinson’s disease.
Media Advisory: UCSF Hosts Bone Marrow Transplant Reunion
May 18, 2012To celebrate nearly a quarter-century of advances in hematology and transplantation, UCSF is holding a reunion of patients from the UCSF Medical Center who have undergone bone marrow transplants.
New Ads for the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Tell Patient Stories
May 18, 2012Translating pioneering research into exceptional care for young patients and their families is the heart of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. For that reason, UCSF has launched a new consumer advertising campaign highlighting some of the thousands of children treated every year.
Hepatitis Awareness Month: San Francisco at Ground Zero and UCSF at Forefront
May 17, 2012Viral hepatitis chronically infects between 3.5 and 5.2 million people in the U.S. – more than 30,000 in San Francisco, alone – but only about one in three people who are infected know it, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Global Oral Health Symposium 2012 Draws International Experts
May 17, 2012UCSF School of Dentistry's Global Oral Health Symposium 2012 repeated and expanded on the success of last year's inaugural event, bringing greater visibility to vital oral health issues worldwide, and the extraordinary international effort to address them.
UCSF School of Medicine Celebrates 2012 Commencement
May 16, 2012The UCSF School of Medicine congratulated students on May 11 for their success in graduating from one of the best medical schools in the country.
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.
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 the Bay Area World Malaria Day Symposium on April 25 at the UCSF Mission Bay campus.
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