GCRC Nurse Wins DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Jocelia Adams, RN, a nurse who works in the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC), has been named this month's winner of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
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UCSF Researchers Report on Trends in Personal Assistance Supply and Demand
H. Stephen Kaye, Susan Chapman, Robert Newcomer and Charlene Harrington used data from two federal surveys of the U.S. population to assess both the size of the workforce providing paid personal assistance services and the relative growth of that workforce compared with the population needing such services.
Depression Linked to Risky Teen Sex
A study by UCSF researcher Jocelyn Lehrer, ScD, and others suggests that sexually experienced middle school and high school teenagers with higher levels of depressive symptoms are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors.
UCSF AIDS Walk Contest Reaches Final Stretch
Cookies, pies and peanut butter chocolate bars will be on sale tomorrow on the Parnassus campus to benefit the San Francisco AIDS Walk.
Epilepsy Surgery Preserves Tradition, Prevents Seizures
Pediatric Neurosurgeon Victor Perry, MD, director of pediatric epilepsy surgery at UCSF, performs surgery on 15-year-old Sky Titus while perserving the family's Native American traditions.
Endocrine Society Honors Pediatric Professor
A UCSF professor has received an award for defining the field of molecular steroidogenesis by integrating basic research with clinical observation.
UCSF Scientist and Colleagues Find We May Sleep Even Less than We Think
A paper published in the July 1, 2006, issue of American Journal of Epidemiology reports that early-middle-aged people (38-50 years) appear to sleep much less than they should, and even less than they think they do.
Envisioning a Neuro ICU for Preemies at UCSF
Each year in the United States, approximately 80,000 children are born very prematurely.
Cancer event focuses on education, inspiration and celebration September 9 and 10
The UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center will co-sponsor a two-day celebration of life on Saturday and Sunday, September 9 and 10.
Mission Bay Resumes Tours
Beginning Wednesday, July 19, Erin Escobar of the Office of Community and Government Relations will be leading weekly tours of our developing Mission Bay campus.
UCSF study shows suppression of telomerase enzyme can inhibit spread of melanoma
UCSF researchers have found that the spread of melanoma can be inhibited by suppressing telomerase, the enzyme active in cancer cell growth.
Forum to Address Work and Integrity
Two members of the UCSF community will address "Work and Integrity" at a Carnegie Foundation forum at Stanford University on Tuesday.
UCSF Radiation Oncologists Named as ASTRO Fellows
Three members of the UCSF Department of Radiation Oncology have been selected to become fellows of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), the society announced on June 28.
Staff Appreciation Events at Laurel Heights
A free, light breakfast and concert featuring koto player June Kuramoto are part of upcoming staff appreciation events at Laurel Heights.