San Francisco Cancer Initiative Identifies 1st Year Progress, Challenges
SF CAN is targeting the five most common cancers which collectively account for half of all new cancers in San Francisco.
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How Doctors are Providing Smarter Care with Electronic Health Records
More and more, the promise of EHRs transforming data into knowledge is beginning to bear fruit.
Brain-Cell ‘Antenna’ May be Key to Understanding Obesity
UCSF researchers have discovered that the brain’s ability to regulate body weight depends on a novel form of signaling in the brain’s “hunger circuit” via antenna-like structures on neurons called primary cilia.
Monthly Brain Cycles Predict Seizures in Patients with Epilepsy
UCSF neurologists have discovered monthly cycles of brain activity linked to seizures in patients with epilepsy.
Brain’s Immune System May Be Key to Better Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders
Anna Molofsky is researching how synapses pruning and formation occur normally during brain development in the hope of determining how subtle shifts in balance lead to neurodevelopmental disorders.
Youth Using Alternative Tobacco Products Are More Likely to Smoke 1 Year Later
Nonsmoking adolescents who use e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco or tobacco water pipes are more likely to start smoking conventional cigarettes within a year, according to new research by UCSF.
Engineers Hack Cell Biology to Create 3-D Shapes from Living Tissue
UCSF bioengineers have shown that many of the complex folded shapes that form mammalian body plans and internal tissue structures can be recreated with very simple instructions.
Social Interactions Override Genetics When Birds Learn New Songs
UCSF research finds that although young male songbirds are genetically predisposed to sound like their fathers, enriched early experience with a foster-father can overcome this genetic destiny.
Carry the One Radio: “The Hidden Addiction”
Sugar scientist and professor of health policy Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH, explores the tactics corporations use to get people hooked on sugary products – and how she and her colleagues are fighting back. Carry the One Radio is produced by a dedicated band of young UCSF scientists, graduate students, and postdocs.
Brainy Bridge
Neuroscientist Ashley Smart shares the wonders of the brain through art.
Does Your Age, Gender, or Race Matter When Recovering from a Head Injury?
Kristine Yaffe shares what scientists are learning about the long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury.
How is Research Helping Solve Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE?
Amanda Woerman explores how basic science fuels efforts to end trauma-induced brain disease.
Silver Tsunami: The Next Wave of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
More than half of TBI patients are over 65 – research hasn’t caught up to the demographic shift.
Traumatic Brain Injury: A Devastating Fall, A Climb Back to Health
Millions of people suffer traumatic brain injuries each year, but there remains no effective treatment.
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