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Walter Miller Receives Duke's Distinguished Alumnus Award
<p>Walter Miller, professor of pediatrics at UCSF and chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, received Duke University’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2010.</p>
UCSF Community Members Take Part in First Wellness Expo
Many members of the UCSF community converged at the Milberry Union to participate in UCSF’s first-ever wellness expo.
Schizophrenia: Early Diagnosis, Treatment Key, But Stigma Remains
Early diagnosis and treatment can make a big difference for patients with schizophrenia. Unfortunately, diagnosis often is delayed for months or years.
Legal Restrictions Compromise Effectiveness of Advance Directives
Current legal restrictions significantly compromise the clinical effectiveness of advance directives, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
Blood Test Predicts Cognitive Decline, and "Cognitive Reserve" Protects Against That Decline, Study Shows
Low blood levels of beta-amyloid 42, a protein-like substance, were associated with the risk of significant cognitive decline within nine years in a group of elders, in a study led by Kristine Yaffe, MD, chief of geriatric psychiatry at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
Studies Find Inequalities in Trauma Care Are Widespread
African Americans, the foreign-born, and the near-poor are more likely to encounter barriers to being treated at a trauma center, according to new research reports by UCSF emergency medicine physician and researcher Renee Hsia, and her colleagues.
New test can predict complications from kidney disease
Cystatin C, a blood marker of kidney function, proved significantly more accurate than the standard blood marker, creatinine, in predicting serious complications of kidney disease, in a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF.
UCSF "fountain of youth" pill could restore aging immune system
UCSF researchers have identified an existing medication that restores key elements of the immune system that, when out of balance, lead to a steady decline in immunity and health as people age.
UCSF Names Scientist, Public Health Advocate as Nursing School Dean
David Vlahov, who has been named the new dean of the century-old UCSF School of Nursing, “brings an exciting combination of community-based research and intervention to UCSF.”
UCSF's Unusual Thinkers to Appear at Dreamforce 2010
Seven of UCSF’s health care experts will share their wisdom on Wednesday during the cloud computing conference known as Dreamforce 2010 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.
UC Commission on the Future Releases Final Report
The final report of the University of California Commission on the Future, convened last year to map out strategies to preserve excellence and access through the state fiscal crisis and beyond, was unveiled today (Dec. 6).
Drop in breast cancer rates directly tied to reduced hormone therapy
In a new UCSF study of more than 2 million mammogram screenings performed on nearly 700,000 women in the United States, scientists for the first time show a direct link between reduced hormone therapy and declines in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) as well as invasive breast cancer.
UCSF to Remember Professor of Pediatrics at Memorial Service
Friends, family members and colleagues will gather for a memorial service on Friday to honor Selna Kaplan, a professor of pediatrics at UCSF for nearly four decades.