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    New biomarker method could increase the number of diagnostic tests for cancer

    A team of researchers, including several from UCSF, has demonstrated that a new method for detecting and quantifying protein biomarkers in body fluids may ultimately make it possible to screen multiple biomarkers in hundreds of patient samples, thus ensuring that only the strongest biomarker candidates will advance down the development pipeline. The researchers have developed a method to increase accuracy in detecting real cancer biomarkers that is highly reproducible across laboratories and a variety of instruments so that cancer can be detected in its earliest stages.

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    Mercy Medical Center and UCSF collaborate to improve cancer care

    Mercy Medical Center Redding in Redding, Calif., and UCSF Medical Center have signed a letter of intent formalizing a collaboration that aims to improve cancer-related care for Mercy’s patient population in the far northern region of California.

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    Stress and burnout found among nation's immigration judges

    A new study finds that many immigration judges adjudicating cases of asylum seekers are suffering from significant symptoms of secondary traumatic stress and job burnout, which, according to the researchers, may shape their judicial decision-making processes.

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    UCSF commentators call for health reform to revitalize primary care

    Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco Center for Excellence in Primary Care, as lead authors on commentaries in two of the nation’s leading medical journals this week, call for a national effort to revive primary care as part of health care reform legislation.

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    UCSF Children's Hospital ranked among best nationwide in nine pediatric specialties

    UCSF Children’s Hospital has been ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals in nine pediatric specialties, making it one of the top-ranked facilities in California, according to the new 2009 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” survey conducted by “U.S. News & World Report.”

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    UCSF partners with NFL to offer spine treatment to retired players

    The NFL selected the UCSF Spine Center as one of five treatment programs across the country to offer spine care to retired players. Comprised of an orthopaedic spine surgeon, a neurosurgeon and a physiatrist, UCSF was selected for its expertise, high-quality service and stellar reputation.

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    Memories may be formed throughout the day, not just while sleeping

    Scientists have long thought that processes occurring during sleep were responsible for cementing the salient experiences of the day into long-term memories. Now, however, a study of scampering rats suggests that the mechanisms at work during sleep are also active while the animals are awake -- and that they encode events more accurately.

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    UCSF and Abbott launch viral discovery center at Mission Bay

    The University of California, San Francisco, has partnered with Abbott, a global health care company, to launch a first-of-its kind, non-profit viral diagnostics center near the UCSF Mission Bay campus to help identify unknown viruses from around the world.

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    Enzyme is culprit in neuronal death after stroke and brain trauma

    The death of neurons in stroke and brain trauma is caused by the malfunctioning of a cell signaling system that normally plays a part in laying down memories, according to a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.

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    Patients see benefit from investigational therapy for auto-inflammatory syndrome

    UCSF Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology Kieron Leslie, MD, is co-author of a new journal article on treatment for cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome, or CAPS, a rare and potentially life-threatening auto-inflammatory disease. The disorder can cause fatigue, fever, and chronic anemia from infancy, with inflammation to the skin, eyes, and bones or joints. Data from the paper &#8220;Use of Canakinumab in the Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome," appearing in the June 4, 2009 edition of the <i>New England Journal of Medicine</i>, show that patients in a recently completed one-year Phase III clinical trial experienced a benefit within hours of receiving a dose of canakinumab, and only needed further treatment every two months to control their disease. The success of the therapy in blocking inflammation and its related symptoms could lead to investigation of the drug&#8217;s potential use for treating gout, rheumatoid arthritis, and type 2 diabetes.

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    HIV cardiovascular risk equal to risk from diabetes, study finds

    HIV infection increases the risk of atherosclerosis &#8211; hardening and thickening of the arteries from plaque &#8211; by the same amount that traditional risk factors such as diabetes or smoking do, according to a study led by researchers from the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.

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    I-SPY trial offers key insights into locally advanced breast cancer

    Scientists are reporting two findings that could influence the way researchers screen for, treat and assess prognosis for women with locally advanced breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease. One finding offers a critical message regarding treatment strategy, they say.

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    UCSF discovers new glucose-regulating protein linked with diabetes

    Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and collaborators at Harvard Medical School have linked a specialized protein in human muscles to the process that clears glucose out of the bloodstream, shedding light on what goes wrong in type 2 diabetes on a cellular level.

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    Cancer research partnership between UCSF, MMRF to drive drug development

    The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) have established the Stephen and Nancy Grand Multiple Myeloma Translational Initiative, a research collaboration dedicated to translating basic science discoveries into new candidate drugs for testing in clinical trials.

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    MAY 30 seminar educates families with inherited heart rhythm disorders

    A special seminar at UCSF on Saturday, May 30, will focus on educating patients and families with inherited heart rhythm disorders about advancements in genetic research and treatment and the potential risks to these patients posed by certain medications and athletic activity.

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    Mobile technology forum explores solutions for global health

    UCSF Global Health Sciences, in partnership with the United Nations Foundation & Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership, is hosting a partnership forum for leaders in global health, philanthropy and technology to explore the use of mobile technology to solve global health problems.

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    Quality measures improve outcomes more than hospital volume alone

    A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and Baystate Medical Center at Tufts University in Massachusetts concludes that patients facing coronary artery bypass surgery should, as a first priority, select a medical facility that has the highest adherence to quality standards.

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    Omega-3 fatty acids from plants are unlikely prostate cancer risk, study finds

    Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-3 fatty acid found in plants, appears unlikely to be a cause of prostate cancer, contrary to some previous findings, according to a research review and meta-analysis by investigators at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.

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    Susan Desmond-Hellmann named UC San Francisco chancellor

    Susan Desmond-Hellmann, a physician, pioneering cancer researcher and biotechnology industry executive who most recently served as president of product development for Genentech, today (May 7) was named chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco campus by the University of California Board of Regents.

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    New state-by-state report shows gaps in health strongly linked to education levels

    Adults with less education are less likely to be in very good health than college graduates in every state of the US, and adults in every state fall short of the level of good health that every American should be able to achieve, says a new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America.

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