Newly Diagnosed COVID-19 Patients Needed for Antibiotic Clinical Trial
The nationwide clinical trial will assess whether the common antibiotic azithromycin can reduce hospitalization stays and death caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Dementia May Develop 7 Years Earlier for Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Older adults with chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract may develop dementia more than seven years earlier than those without the condition.
Hellman Fellows Program and UC Announce Historic $125M Commitment to Junior Faculty Research
The Hellman Fellows Program and the University of California announced a plan to permanently support the Hellman Fellows Program on all 10 campuses in the UC system.
Inequality Fueled COVID-19 Transmission in San Francisco’s Mission District, Says New Study
In the first six weeks of San Francisco’s shelter-in-place ordinance, continued spread of COVID-19 was increasingly concentrated among low-income Latinx people who were unable to work from home.
Recombinant Antibody Network Partners with Bristol Myers Squibb to Develop Novel Therapies
Under a new agreement, Celgene will further invest in the RAN’s state-of-the-art antibody engineering program to expand target discovery from oncology and immunology to include neurology.
UC Celebrates Supreme Court Win for DACA Students
The University of California applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Trump administration’s arbitrary attempt to end a program that allowed immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to live and work in the country they know as home.
UCSF Update on IT Security Incident
On June 1, UCSF IT staff identified and stopped an unauthorized access of a limited part of the School of Medicine’s IT environment while the intrusion was occurring.
UCSF, St. Jude Identify Key Culprit Driving Treatment Resistance in Deadly Immune Disorder
The finding could offer additional insights into other immune conditions, including a type of childhood leukemia and the severe inflammation response in some children with COVID-19.
Transformative Deal with Leading Scientific Publisher Will Make UC Research Freely Accessible to All
University of California announced that it has struck a transformative “open access” deal with Springer Nature, the world’s second largest publisher of academic journals.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals Rank Among the Nation’s Best for 10 Specialties in 2020-2021 U.S. News & World Report
The annual U.S. News rankings serve as a guide of hospitals nationwide that excel in treating children with the most challenging diagnoses.
