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Schizophrenia and Psychosis: Early Diagnosis, Treatment Are Key, but Stigma Remains a Barrier January 26
Early diagnosis and treatment can make a big difference for patients with schizophrenia. Unfortunately, diagnosis often is delayed for months or years.
Studies Find Inequalities in Trauma Care Are Widespread January 17
African Americans, the foreign-born, and the near-poor are more likely to encounter barriers to being treated at a trauma center, according to new research reports by UCSF emergency medicine physician and researcher Renee Hsia, and her colleagues.
Fluoride Levels in Some Water Supplies May be Coming Down January 12
The federal government is weighing new standards for fluoride in water to balance its cavity-fighting benefit with the risk higher levels pose for dental fluorosis. UCSF School of Dentistry faculty member and American Dental Association spokesperson Howard Pollick comments.
Evolution of Cancer Can Shed Light on Drug Resistance January 10
Cancer is a price we pay for evolving into complex creatures. Cancers evolve, too, but a UCSF researcher aims to understand their evolution and to stop their adaptation to natural defenses and treatment.
In Brain Cancer, Unique Genetic and “Epigenetic” Profile Means Better Odds December 15
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.
Chemicals in Environment Deserve Study for Possible Role in Fat Gain, Says Byers Award Recipient December 15
Weight gain and environmental pollutants might be linked, an award-winning worm researcher suggests.
Health Care Access for Poor in South Africa Still Lags Behind December 10
Health care inequality in South Africa is even worse for poor, black South Africans than it was under apartheid, according to new study co-authored by UCSF internal medicine resident Sanjay Basu.
Embryonic Stem Cell Lawsuit Threatens Regenerative Medicine Research December 1
A lawsuit and inaction by Congress threaten federally funded embryonic stem cell research at UCSF and across the country.
For Stem Cell Researchers at UCSF – Already at the Forefront – Yamanaka’s Work Galvanizes Field November 22
Scientists this week are moving into the headquarters for the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCSF, where they will continue to advance a field transformed by the revolutionary achievement of Shinya Yamanaka.
Teeth Earn Starring Role in Field of Regenerative Medicine November 11
Ophir Klein wants to use stem cells to grow teeth. Because teeth are simple in comparison to large, vital organs, they may serve as a proving ground for regenerative medicine.

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