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Flame Retardants, PCBs & Pesticides Found in Blood of Young Girls March 17
Promise of “Pluripotent” Stem Cells from Adult Tissue Is Questioned March 8
Stem cells derived from adult tissues differ from embryonic stem cells, researchers find.
Breast Cancer Lab Discoveries Quickly Lead to New Clinical Trial March 3
New UCSF clinical trial tests intermittent high-dosage treatment for HER2-positive breast cancers.
New Cancer Fighting Strategy Emerges from Antibody Signaling Discovery February 24
A new discovery about cancer and the immune system points to previously unrecognized targets for drug development to battle solid tumors.
Egg Donors Should be Told of Possible Stem Cell Use, UCSF Group Says February 19
A UCSF group recommends that egg and sperm donors for in-vitro fertilization be provided information on possible use of embryos in stem cell research.
UCSF Chancellor Cites Need for Faster Pipeline of Better, Cheaper Drugs for Cancer Patients February 3
UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann outlines a vision for faster development of better, cheaper drugs to fight cancer.
Study Finds Higher Omega-3 Fatty Acid Levels Associated With Less Biological Aging in Cardiovascular Disease Patients January 28
UCSF scientists have discovered that higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids correspond to a lower rate of shortening of telomere length in patients with coronary artery disease.
UCSF Researchers Are Mapping DNA from 100,000 People for Unique Kaiser Database January 12
UCSF and Kaiser team up to beef up a powerful resource for use in identifying risks for disease and factors that promote healthy aging.
QB3 Team to Apply for FDA Approval of New Therapeutic Drug for Chagas Disease January 6
QB3 researchers at the UCSF Sandler Center for Basic Research in Parasitic Diseases are preparing to apply for FDA approval to test an Investigational New Drug (IND) for Chagas disease, in what could become the first drug to emerge from UCSF without an industry partner.
New Research on CT Radiation Exposures, Risks, Fuels Growing Concern December 17
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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