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Archive: Scientists Identify Progenitor Cells for Blood and Immune System
UC San Francisco scientists have identified characteristics of a family of daughter cells, called MPPs, which are the first to arise from stem cells within bone marrow that generate the entire blood system.
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Archive: Cancer Blocked by Halving Levels of Protein Thought To Be ‘Untouchable’
A team of UC San Francisco and Stanford University scientists has discovered that a protein thought to be crucial for the body to develop and function correctly can be reduced by half in mice with no apparent ill effects.
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Archive: Specific Roles of Adult Neural Stem Cells May Be Determined Before Birth
Adult neural stem cells, which are commonly thought of as having the ability to develop into many type of brain cells, are in reality pre-programmed before birth to make very specific types of neurons.
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Archive: Local Man Sets Off Kidney Transplant Chain Reaction
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Science Interrupted
These days, young investigators spend half their time applying for grants to keep their labs afloat. The competition is so fierce that the next generation of academic scientists is at risk and, by extension, so is science itself.
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Unleashing the Immune System
Oncologists are treating the immune system instead of tumors to fight cancer – with startling results.
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Conspiring Against Cancer
Alan Ashworth, PhD, one of the world’s preeminent cancer scientists and new president of UCSF’s cancer center, shares his vision for tackling the disease.
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Archive: Tests to Gauge Genetic Risks for Prostate Cancer Now Are Feasible
Men with an elevated, genetically inherited risk for prostate cancer could be routinely identified with a simple blood or urine test, potentially paving the way to better or earlier diagnosis.
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Archive: Entrepreneur Gives UCSF $4.5 Million To Combat Malaria
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Archive: Fresno Unified Looks To Restore Sex Education
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Archive: Sean Parker Supports UCSF to Advance Research on Mosquito Control for Malaria Elimination
Sean Parker, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist, has donated $4.5 million to UCSF to launch a research program on innovative and aggressive approaches against the mosquito that transmits malaria.
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Archive: Better Birth Control Counseling Reduces Unintended Pregnancies Among Young Women
Training health care workers to educate young women about intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants dramatically cut the number of unintended pregnancies among young women seeking family planning services.
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Archive: UCSF Alumni Travel Across the Globe for Award-Winning Reunion Weekend
This year, with the culmination of the yearlong 150th Anniversary celebration, it was all the more reason for 2,000-some UCSF alumni and friends from 34 states and six countries to return to their alma mater for their annual reunion.
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Archive: Public Divided On Heart Benefits From Alcohol Consumption
UCSF researchers have found that people are divided on the cardiovascular benefits of alcohol consumption.
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Archive: Early Behavior Problems May Be Linked To ‘Aging’ Biomarkers In Preschoolers
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Archive: Georgia Abortion Ban Affecting Women Across a Wide Region
A Georgia law banning later abortions is limiting access to the procedure for women throughout the South, Midwest and parts of the Northeast, even though it has only partially gone into effect, a study by UC San Francisco researchers has concluded.
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Archive: UCSF Study Finds Early Behavior Problems May Be Linked to ‘Aging’ Biomarkers in Preschoolers
Preschoolers with oppositional defiant behavior are more likely to have shorter telomeres, a hallmark of cellular aging, which in adults is associated with increased risk for chronic diseases and conditions like diabetes, obesity and cancer.
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Archive: Longevity Hormone is Lower in Stressed and Depressed Women
Women under chronic stress have significantly lower levels of klotho, a hormone that regulates aging and enhances cognition, researchers at UC San Francisco have found.
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Archive: Damaging Trans Fat To Be Banished From US Diet
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Archive: Sugar Out, Diet In
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Archive: Birth-Control Counseling Cuts Pregnancy Nearly In Half
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Archive: Peter Walter’s Voyage Into A Microscopic World
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Archive: Your Kids Probably Aren't Drinking Enough Of This
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Archive: Health Leaders Try To Cut Kids’ Cavities, Improve Access To Care
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Archive: Study On ER Returns Suggests More Need For Follow-Up Care
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Archive: Studies Support Genetics-First Approach To Brain Cancer Treatment
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Archive: Escaping Ethiopia's Poverty at the School of Pharmacy
In the state of Tikray in northern Ethiopia, where poverty and unemployment are rampant, very few have the fortune to go to college. But Getahun Weldeselassie nevertheless banked on education as his best shot at a better life.
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Archive: Volunteer Physicians Fill Care Gap Through Telemedicine
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Archive: Concord Woman Gets Kidney In Nine-Way Swap