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Measuring the levels of a small number of proteins in the blood of patients with coronary heart disease may eventually allow doctors to more reliably assess the risk of future heart attacks, heart failure, strokes, and death in these patients, according to new research led by a UCSF cardiologist.
More than one in three atrial fibrillation (AF) patients at intermediate to high risk for stroke were treated with aspirin alone, despite previous data showing this therapy to be inferior to blood thinners, according to researchers at the UC San Diego and UCSF schools of medicine.
When doctors accept meals from pharmaceutical salespeople, they are much more likely to prescribe the drugs the representatives are promoting than cheaper generic alternatives, UCSF researchers found .
A new study from Marquette University and UC San Francisco has found that researchers are not reporting sexual orientation and transgender identities in psychotherapy outcome studies for anxiety and depression, which the authors say poses significant challenges for determining whether or not these treatments work for LGBT people.
In a study of Texas counties either permitting or prohibiting the sale of alcohol, researchers at UCSF have found residents of permitting counties had fewer heart attacks, but increased atrial fibrillation,
Chest pain is one of the most common reasons to visit the emergency room, but a new UCSF study shows that only a fraction of all cases actually lead to a diagnosis of a life-threatening condition.
A team led by researchers from UCSF and Yale has found that half of people newly infected with HIV experience neurologic issues.
In preparation for the June 29 media focus on homelessness in San Francisco, UCSF would like to make reporters aware of the resources the university has available on the topic.
Treating young adults with high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels may reduce risk of future heart attacks and heart disease, according to a study published recently in PLOS One.
Family therapy for 12- to 18-year-olds with anorexia nervosa, in which all household members participate and a meal is held in the clinician’s office, may be less effective than a streamlined model involving only the parents and without the meal.
Researchers have identified a pair of tarantula toxins that target a previously unknown pain pathway in sensory nerves.
For his pioneering research on plasticity, the brain’s remarkable capacity to modify its structure and function, UCSF's Michael M. Merzenich, PhD, has been awarded the 2016 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.
A team of researchers led by UCSF scientists has demonstrated in mice that it is possible to generate healthy new liver cells within the organ itself, making engraftment unnecessary.
Researchers at UC San Francisco and Stanford University have performed the first comprehensive survey of the central genes and proteins essential to bacterial life.
Children aged 6 and under with intermittent wheezing triggered by colds may not need to take inhaled steroids on a daily basis to limit the flare-ups that can result in emergency treatment.
