Pregnant Moms’ Stress May Accelerate Cell Aging of White, Not Black, Kids
Stress during pregnancy can impact children’s cell aging, and race is an important factor.
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UCSF Researchers Develop Prediction Model of Aortic Aneurysm
To improve assessment of patients who may be at risk for aortic dissection and rupture, researchers from UCSF researchers developed a prediction model of aortic diameter to identify asymptomatic individuals with enlarged ascending aortic diameter.
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More than 30 Researchers Among Most Influential
36 UCSF researchers rank in the top 1 percent for impact in their fields, according to a new analysis of research citations by science and intellectual property company Clarivate.
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UCSF Health Executive Council Welcomes New Member
UCSF Health welcomes Lip-Bu Tan to its executive council, which serves as the health system’s business advisory board.
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Prenatal Wellness Classes Cut Moms’ Depression in Half Up to 8 Years Later
A low-cost, prenatal intervention benefits mothers’ mental health up to eight years later, a new UCSF study finds.
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Top Dementia Scientists Present Key Findings, Initiatives
UCSF Experts Present Research at the Annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) Conference in San Francisco.
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Could NSAIDs Like Ibuprofen, Aleve Make Arthritic Knees Worse?
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A Simple Screening Question Could Help Millions of Women Prevent Cardiovascular Disease. Why Aren’t We Using It?
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Fewer Patients with PTSD Survive COVID
Risk of death or hospitalization from COVID-19 were found to be greater for patients with PTSD.
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UCSF Cancer Specialist Recognized with Luminary Award for Gastrointestinal Cancers
Alan P. Venook, MD, a renowned expert in colorectal and liver cancers, has been announced as one of the winners of the 2022 Luminary Awards in Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers.
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Myocarditis in Cancer Patients Is Driven by Specific Immune Cells
Researchers have identified specific immune cells that drive deadly heart inflammation in a small fraction of patients treated with powerful cancer immunotherapy drugs.
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Catherine Lucey Is New UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Catherine Lucey, MD, a key campus leader who has been instrumental in UCSF’s success over the past decade, has been named executive vice chancellor and provost, beginning in January of 2023.
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UCSF Medical Center Recognized for Excellence in Patient Care
UCSF Medical Center earned its third consecutive Magnet Recognition®, representing more than a decade of gold-standard excellence in nursing and hospital practices, and quality patient care.
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UCSF Mission Bay Receives ‘A’ Grade for Hospital Safety
UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay has been nationally recognized with an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for its rigorous safety measures that protect hospital patients from harm and errors.
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5 Unusual Covid Symptoms – and What to Do About Them
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Down Syndrome, Like Alzheimer’s, Is a Double-Prion Disorder
The brains of people with Down syndrome develop the same neurodegenerative tangles and plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease and frequently demonstrate signs of the neurodegenerative disorder in their forties or fifties. A new study shows that these tangles and plaques are driven by the same amyloid beta (Aß) and tau prions as Alzheimer’s disease.
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Marijuana and E-cigs Can Harm the Heart Like Traditional Cigarettes
E-cigarettes and marijuana have similar harmful effects on the heart as tobacco cigarettes, opening the door to abnormal heart rhythms, reports a team of researchers at UCSF.
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Long COVID Clinics Are Wrestling With How To Treat Their Patients
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Brain Stimulation for Stroke Recovery, Brain Implants for Speech Among Conference Talks
Brain implants for speech, neurological effects of COVID-19, and motor recovery after stroke are among the topics that researchers from UCSF will be presenting at this year’s annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
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The Disease Took Zara, Then Sara. Could Ayla Be Saved?
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“CAR Pooling” Screens Identify Most Effective Cancer Immunotherapy Cells
A new method of comparing massive numbers of CAR-T cells can determine which is most effective and long-lasting against cancer.
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Fetal Therapy Offers Hope for Patients with Rare Genetic Disorders
Using a protocol developed at UCSF, physicians have successfully treated a fetus with a devastating genetic disorder for the first time, and the child is now thriving as a toddler.
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Brain Implants That Translate Paralyzed Patients’ Thoughts Into Speech Creep Closer to Reality
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What is Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)?
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals experts weigh in on what RSV is and why we’re seeing so many cases.
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What’s the Best Way to Get Rid of Blackheads?
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With COVID, Flu and RSV, Is the Bay Area Facing a Winter Virus ‘Tripledemic’?
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Chancellor Highlights Science Plus Service in State of the University Address
“Science + Service” was the theme for Chancellor Sam Hawgood’s ninth annual State of the University on Nov. 3, 2022.
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Can Gut Microbes Impact Chemotherapy? So Far, the Answer is ‘Yes’
Bacteria in our guts may play a significant role in the metabolism of anti-cancer drugs that are critical for treating colon cancer and other types of cancers.
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UCSF Study Sheds Light on the Reasons Behind Sex Differences in Myocarditis
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) used in cancer care can cause myocarditis, a potentially fatal side effect, and it appears that the adverse cardiac effects may disproportionally impact female patients.
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