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Bacterial Vaginosis Is Associated with Higher Risk of Female-to-Male Transmission of HIV
An investigation led by UCSF has found that the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission is increased three fold for women with bacterial vaginosis, a common disorder in which the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina is disrupted.
LGBT Leaders Receive Chancellor's Award at UCSF
<p>Members of the UCSF community recently recognized three individuals for their leadership in championing rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.</p>
Alcohol May Trigger Serious Palpitations in Heart Patients
New UCSF research builds on a 1978 study called the “holiday heart syndrome,” establishing a stronger causal link between alcohol consumption and serious palpitations in patients with atrial fibrillation, the most common form of arrhythmia.
UCSF Researchers Identify A Potential New HIV Vaccine/Therapy Target
After being infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in a laboratory study, rhesus macaques that had more of a certain type of immune cell in their gut than others had much lower levels of the virus in their blood, and for six months after infection were better able to control the virus.
UCSF Faculty Climate Survey Shows Significant Improvement Over a Decade
<p>UCSF has seen a significant improvement in the career and work satisfaction of UCSF faculty over the last decade, according to the findings of a recent faculty climate survey. </p>
Cardiovascular Safety Concerns Over Smoking-Cessation Drug Misleading
A popular smoking cessation medication has been under a cloud of suspicion ever since the Canadian Medical Association Journal published a study in July 2011 reporting “risk of serious adverse cardiovascular events associated with varenicline.” UCSF researchers, however, question the way the previous study was conducted, and their new analysis, scheduled to be published May 4 in BMJ, reaches a very different conclusion.
Anti-Smoking Drug Decreases Alcohol Consumption in Heavy-Drinking Smokers
The smoking cessation drug varenicline significantly reduced alcohol consumption in a group of heavy-drinking smokers, in a study carried out by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco.
Gladstone Director Named President of Association of American Physicians
Warner Greene, MD, PhD, a UCSF professor of medicine who directs virology and immunology research at the Gladstone Institutes, has been inducted as president of the Association of American Physicians.