Study Debunks Autism as a Primarily Genetic Disorder
A rigorous study of nearly 400 twins has shown that environmental factors have been underestimated, and genetics overestimated, for their roles in autism-spectrum disorders.
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UCSF Nurse Calls Attention to Indoor Air Pollution in Guatemala
<p>UCSF family practice nurse Lisa Thompson is calling attention to the dangers of rustic stoves – which use biomass fuels such as wood, coal, animal dung and crop residue – and result in harmful pollutants adversely affecting people in developing countries.</p>
Environmental Health Expert Offers Advice on How to Reduce Exposure to Toxins
Tracey Woodruff, director of the UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, offers tips on how to avoid everyday toxins in our environment.
Medical Student Claims First-Place Photography Prize with Celestial Image
Noah Hawthorne, a second-year medical student at UCSF, won first place in a student photography contest for his photo titled “Celestial Patriarch.”
Study Links Increased BPA Exposure to Reduced Egg Quality in Women
A small-scale University of California, San Francisco-led study has identified the first evidence in humans that exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may compromise the quality of a woman’s eggs retrieved for in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Chemicals in Environment Deserve Study for Possible Role in Fat Gain, Says Byers Award Recipient
Weight gain and environmental pollutants might be linked, an award-winning worm researcher suggests.
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 Issues Report Documenting Extensive Community Involvement in Mount Sutro Planning
A new report documents UCSF’s actions to involve the community to develop forest management goals for the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve and includes a plan for their implementation.
Zebrafish reveal exquisite workings of the brain
A tiny, translucent juvenile zebrafish, on the hunt for even littler prey, has offered up a big insight into how a specific circuit of nerve cells functions in the brain.
UCSF Kicks Off 2010 Charitable Giving Season
Faculty and staff may donate much-needed funds to nonprofit programs and agencies that work to save lives and strengthen the community through the UCSF Charitable Giving Campaign.
Genetics Research Accelerates Pace of Knowledge Gains
New technologies and techniques continue to accelerate the pace of discovery in human genetics research, a fact made clear by scientists who spoke about their searches for important mutations, gene variants and answers to basic biological questions at the UCSF Institute for Human Genetics’ fifth-anniversary symposium on Oct. 28.
Cell Phones Pose Health Risks, Says Devra Davis at UCSF Seminar
Heavy cell-phone use over many years may threaten one’s health, according to well-known environmental activist, cancer epidemiologist, and author Devra Davis, MPH, PhD, who spoke recently at a seminar on the UCSF Parnassus campus.