UCSF Works to Maintain Healthy Forest on Mount Sutro
<p>UC San Francisco is developing a management plan for the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve to keep it a healthy forest, as well as safe and accessible to the community.</p>
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Maternal Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Low Birth Weights Worldwide
Mothers who are exposed to particulate air pollution of the type emitted by vehicles, urban heating and coal power plants are significantly more likely to bear children of low birth weight, according to a UCSF-led international study.
Mammogram Every Two Years Has Same Benefit As Yearly Mammogram for Older Women
Among older women, getting a mammogram every two years was just as beneficial as getting a mammogram annually, and led to significantly fewer false positive results, according to a study led by UCSF.
Early Menopause May Occur In Women with BRCA Gene, New Study Finds
Women with harmful mutations in the BRCA gene, which put them at higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, tend to undergo menopause significantly sooner than other women, according to a study led by UCSF researchers.
In Breast Cancer Metastasis, Researchers Identify Possible Drug Target
The spread of breast cancer to distant organs within the body, an event that often leads to death, appears in many cases to involve the loss of a key protein, according to UCSF researchers, whose new discoveries point to possible targets for therapy.
As Asthma Rates Rise, Researchers Look at Effective Medicines for Children
<p>As asthma rates continue to rise in the U.S. — proportionally affecting more children than adults — experts at UCSF and across the nation continue to search for the best medicines for pediatric patients.</p>
Two UCSF Faculty Named to State Committee that Identifies Toxic Chemicals
<p>California Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed two UCSF faculty members to a state committee that identifies chemicals known to cause reproductive toxicity.</p>
"Smoke-Free" Laws Lead to Fewer Hospitalizations and Deaths
Laws that end smoking at work and other public places result in significantly fewer hospitalizations for heart attacks, strokes, asthma and other respiratory conditions, a new UCSF analysis has found.
Asthma Researcher Makes Rare Leap from Graduate School to UCSF Principal Investigator and Professor
<p>Most young scientists fresh out of graduate school are content to begin a post-doctoral fellowship, working for an established faculty member. But for Christopher Allen, PhD, award-winning research in asthma meant the fast-track onto UCSF’s faculty.</p>
Media Advisory: UC to Provide Free Personalized Breast Cancer Risk Assessments
The University of California’s Athena Breast Health Network is partnering with Safeway to provide free personalized breast cancer risk assessments at several stores during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Hope on the Horizon for Asthma Sufferers
A new study by a UCSF-led research team has found a way to help asthma sufferers by impeding the two most significant biological responses that lead to an asthma attack.
NIH Fosters High-Risk, High-Reward Innovation at UCSF
<p>Biomedical researchers at UCSF have won five of 51 prestigious National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator awards for high-risk, high-reward research, each receiving up to $1.5 million over five years.</p>
