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Prescriptions for Healthy Food? What to Know About the ‘Food Is Medicine’ Movement
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UCSF Health Reaches Lung Transplant Milestone
The UCSF Lung Transplant Program has performed over 100 transplants in a year, making it one of a handful of medical centers in the nation to reach that milestone. The 116 cases – 113 lung transplants
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Healthy Diet with Less Sugar Is Linked to Younger Biological Age
Added sugar in diet can speed up epigenetic aging, while a sustained, healthy diet with can slow it down and possibly reverse biological aging.
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A Blood Test Accurately Diagnosed Alzheimer’s 90% of the Time, Study Finds
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Big Tobacco May Have Its Biggest New Hit Since Cigarettes
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Study Finds Big Disparities in Stroke Services Across the U.S.
Hospitals in poor communities are significantly less likely to obtain certification for stroke services, which makes them unable to provide urgent, lifesaving treatment.
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What to Know About Long COVID and How to Reduce Your Risk
Researchers Micheal Peluso and Valerie Flaherman answer questions about what we know about one of COVID’s most enduring mysteries, including how to potentially reduce your risk and who is most likely to develop long COVID.
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Electric Scooter and Bike Accidents Are Soaring Across the U.S.
Electric bikes and scooters have soared in popularity in recent years, but a UCSF study has found that accidents stemming from these "micromobility" vehicles have also soared.
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Panel Issues First Guidelines to Prevent Anal Cancer in People With HIV
Results from a national study led by UCSF informed the first guidelines at the federal level in the U.S. to detect and treat anal cancer precursor lesions in people with HIV to reduce the risk of developing anal cancer.
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Forecasting May Help People with Epilepsy Predict Their Seizures
A team of epilepsy specialists at UC San Francisco has developed a method to predict 24-hour seizure risk. The discovery, which may be scalable to large numbers of patients, could help to improve the
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Using AI to Improve Detection of Rare Diseases
Acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) is a rare genetic disease with symptoms that overlap with many other conditions, making it extremely challenging to diagnose. Its symptoms mostly affect women with severe
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Scientists Discover a New Hormone that Can Build Strong Bones
A newly discovered hormone explains why females can maintain bone density during lactation, when calcium is stripped away to make milk. This discovery could one day have applications to treating fractures, osteoporosis, and other bone diseases.
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In Constant Battle With Insurers, Doctors Reach for a Cudgel: A.I.
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This May Be the Most Overlooked COVID Symptom
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Breakthrough: How AI Uses Videos to Gauge Parkinson's Severity
Despite recent advancements in the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease, it remains a challenge to accurately measure the progression of symptoms like tremors, stiffness and slowing of movement for this
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‘Visionary’ Study Finds Inflammation, Evidence of COVID Virus Years After Infection
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Scientists May Have Found How to Diagnose Elusive Neuro Disorder
Scientists have identified the biomarkers in progressive supranuclear palsy, a type of frontotemporal dementia, the most common dementia affecting people under 60.
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Poor Health, Stress in 20s Takes Toll in 40s With Lower Cognition
A study linked chronic inflammation in early adulthood to loss of cognitive skills in midlife. Chronic inflammation is caused by obesity, smoking, and poor health. Those with higher levels of inflammation were twice as likely to have poor cognitive performance than those with low inflammation.
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Scientists Discover How to Make Ordinary Fat Cells Burn Calories
A new approach for turning calorie-storing white fat into beige fat, which we burn to keep our body temperatures, could potentially inform development of new type of obesity treatments.
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Lie Down, Sit Still, Take a Break: Your Brain Needs a Rest
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Prostate Cancer Test Is Missing Early Disease in Transgender Women
Image Transgender women on hormone therapy tend to skew artificially low on prostate cancer screening tests, which may give false reassurance and
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To Curb Kids’ Use of Screens, Parents May Have To Cut Back on Their Own
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UCSF Health Cancer Experts Featured at Premier Cancer Meeting
Oncology specialists from around the world came together for the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting to discuss the latest developments in cancer care, research,
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New Study Shows Medication Abortion Without Ultrasound To Be Safe
Ultrasound is not necessary for medication abortion, and patients do equally well whether they are seen in person or via telehealth, and whether they receive their medication in person or through a mail order pharmacy.
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It’s Not Naïve, Treating Youth Violence as a Disease Gets Results
The Wraparound Project works to reduce youth violence in San Francisco schools. It provides mentorship and links clients to essential risk-reduction resources.
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Algorithm Improves Blood Sugar Control in Hospitalized Patients
Hospitalized patients with complex dietary restrictions often develop hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar. This occurs in roughly one-quarter to one-half of these patients, leading to serious
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Study: Salty Diet May Increase Risk of Dry, Itchy Skin
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UCSF Scientists Win Pew Awards for Cancer and Neuroscience Research
Three UC San Francisco scientists have received 2024 Pew awards to fund their research in neuroscience and cancer: cognitive scientist Vijay Mohan K Namboodiri, PhD; bioengineer Justin Eyquem, PhD; and postodctoral student Jovanka Gencel-Augusto, PhD.
