Race Ranks Higher than Pounds in Diabetes, Heart-Health Risks
Americans of South Asian descent are twice as likely as whites to have risks for heart disease, stroke and diabetes, when their weight is in the normal range.
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Latino Children with Kidney Failure Have Superior Survival
Latino children with kidney failure have a surprising survival advantage over white children despite longer waits for transplants, according to a UCSF study that tracked more than 12,000 pediatric patients.
Ethics of Testing for Preterm Birth Risk Weighs Uncertain Harms and Benefits
Ethical quandaries such as testing for a woman’s risk for preterm birth are still being worked out by the medical community.
Study Finds Wide Exposure to Environmental Toxics in Cohort of Pregnant Women
Low income and Latina pregnant women who seek care at ZSFG have widespread exposure to environmental pollutants, many of which show up in higher levels in newborns.
Undoing the Harm of Childhood Trauma and Adversity
Years of research have shown that trauma and adverse events in childhood can put a person at an elevated risk for a wide range of physical and mental health problems across their life span. But the scope and significance of that impact – and how to reverse it – is just beginning to come into focus.
‘Video Game’ More Accurate than Standard Tests at ID’ing Kids with Attention Deficits, Study Shows
A digital assessment platform designed to look and feel like a video game may successfully flag children with attention disorders.
San Francisco, Oakland Join Forces to Support Children with Cancer
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals are bringing together the cities of San Francisco and Oakland this week, as well as each city’s baseball team, to raise awareness of pediatric cancer.
Early Exclusive Breastfeeding Associated with Longer Telomeres in Latino Preschoolers
Infants who are exclusively breastfed early in life are more likely by age 4 or 5 to have longer telomeres, the protective bits of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes in cells.
Free To Be He, She, They
There is an increasing demand to address gender dysphoria early in childhood, prior to the onset of puberty. Under the guidance of Stephen Rosenthal, MD, UCSF’s Gender Center is helping parents and their children navigate this difficult terrain.
White House, Gates Foundation Summit Explores Applying Precision Medicine to Public Health
About 150 of the nation’s foremost thought leaders in academia, child and public health, policy, technology and data science gathered at UCSF to kick-start the conversation about what can be accomplished in precision public health.
Parents-Only Therapy May Be Optimal in Treating Anorexia
Family therapy for 12- to 18-year-olds with anorexia nervosa, in which all household members participate and a meal is held in the clinician’s office, may be less effective than a streamlined model involving only the parents and without the meal.
Most Asthma Research May Not Apply to African-American Children
Results from the largest single study of the genetic and environmental causes of asthma in African-American children suggest that only a tiny fraction of known genetic risk factors for the disease apply to this population, raising concerns for clinicians and scientists working to stem the asthma epidemic among African-Americans.
Addressing Trauma as a Health Risk
Clinicians at UCSF are taking on trauma as more than just a social issue. They are addressing how it has a staggering impact on a person’s health.
MASALA Study Examines South Asian Heart Disease Risks
To keep a person's heart healthy, clinicians recommend avoiding risk factors such as smoking or excessive weight gain. But one risk factor, which cannot be changed, is being South Asian.
School of Nursing's Martha Ryan Honored as Part of Mayoral Women's History Month
The UCSF School of Nursing's Family Health Care Nursing volunteer faculty Martha Ryan will be honored by the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women and Mayor Edwin M. Lee.
