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- May 3, 2012
Archive: 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.
- May 2, 2012
Archive: 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.
- Research
- May 2, 2012
Archive: Pain Control is Focus of Allan Basbaum's Research Career

UCSF's Allan Basbaum, PhD, a pioneer in the pain field, says one major lesson that has emerged in years of research is that not all types of pain are the same — nor should they be treated the same.
- May 2, 2012
Archive: 'Thin Red Line' Around Breast Cancer

A pioneering approach to imaging breast cancer in mice has revealed new clues about why the human immune system often fails to attack tumors and keep cancer in check. This observation, by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), may help to reveal new approaches to cancer immunotherapy.
- Media Coverage
- May 2, 2012
- San Francisco Chronicle
Archive: Harry W. Hind, S.F. Pharmacist and Inventor, Dies
- Media Coverage
- May 2, 2012
- KTVU Ch 2, SF Bay Area
Archive: Doctor Warns of Pain Associated with Using Surgical Mesh in Hernia Operations
- Media Coverage
- May 1, 2012
- GenomeWeb
Archive: UCSF Team Reports on microRNA Knockout Mouse Resource
- May 1, 2012
Archive: UCSF Professor Elected To National Academy of Sciences

UCSF neurologist Louis Ptacek, MD, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), for his research on the biology and genetics of several human diseases and disorders -- from epilepsy and migraine to sleep disorders and jet lag.
- May 1, 2012
Archive: 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.
- Media Coverage
- May 1, 2012
- KQED Forum
Archive: When to Get a Mammogram
- Patient Care
- May 1, 2012
Archive: Health, Prognosis Not Taken Into Account When Treating Older Lung Cancer Patients, Study Finds

In a study of patients 65 and older with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), younger patients were more likely to receive treatment than older patients, regardless of overall health and prognosis.
- Education
- April 30, 2012
Archive: UCSF Class of 2012 Facts
- Campus News
- April 30, 2012
Archive: UCSF Ushers in 2012 Commencement Season

UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann celebrated the start of the 2012 commencement season at UCSF with a speech congratulating 806 graduates who she says are destined to be future leaders in health sciences.
- Media Coverage
- April 30, 2012
- Forbes
Archive: UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann On How Healthcare Is Changing
- Education
- April 30, 2012
Archive: UCSF Chancellor Recounts Path to Realizing Her Childhood Dream

Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann received a standing ovation on April 19 after sharing a heart-felt story about her life and lessons learned to students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered to hear what was billed as UCSF's inaugural “Last Lecture.”
- Media Coverage
- April 30, 2012
- Tadias Magazine
Archive: Video: The Inspiring Story of Former UCSF Chancellor Haile T. Debas
- Education
- April 30, 2012
Archive: Transcript of Chancellor's 2012 Commencement Address

UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann ushered in the start of the 2012 commencement season by giving a speech on April 24. Here is the transcript from that speech.
- April 30, 2012
Archive: Transcript of Chancellor's Last Lecture 2012

UCSF students selected Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann to deliver the inaugural "last lecture," which she did on April 19. Here is the entire transcript from that speech.
- Media Coverage
- April 30, 2012
- Tucson Sentinal
Archive: VA Nurses Scrutinized After Patient Deaths in Two States
- April 30, 2012
Archive: UCSF Offers Employees Week of Free Access to Fitness Centers

Employees who show an UCSF identification badge can work out for free at UCSF Fitness Centers at Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses from May 1 through May 7.
- April 29, 2012
Archive: Scientists Identify Brain Circuitry Associated with Addictive, Depressive Behaviors

Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have determined how specific circuitry in the brain controls not only body movement, but also motivation and learning, providing new insight into neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease — and psychiatric disorders such as addiction and depression.
- Media Coverage
- April 27, 2012
- FOX News
Archive: Colicky Babies May Be Having Early Migraines
- Media Coverage
- April 27, 2012
- San Francisco Chronicle
Archive: Progress with HIV Undercut by Unmet Needs
- Media Coverage
- April 27, 2012
- KABC, 790 AM Talk Radio, Los Angeles
Archive: Avanafil: Do We Need Another Viagra?
- April 27, 2012
Archive: Teens Enjoy Prom Night at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

More than 100 teenagers filled UCSF’s Moffitt Café on April 20 for the second annual UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital prom – the only hospital prom for teens in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Media Coverage
- April 27, 2012
- The California Report
Archive: Steps Toward Lower Cost, Higher Quality Health Care
- Media Coverage
- April 27, 2012
- KGO-TV ABC Ch 7, SF Bay Area
Archive: UCSF Breakthrough Turns Bad Fat Into Good Fat
- Campus News
- April 27, 2012
Archive: Pursuing Her Olympic Dream

When Christina Allen, MD, was a small child growing up in Connecticut, the word taekwondo was as foreign to her as the country of its origin. Some 40 years later, Allen is the team physician for the U.S. Olympics Taekwondo Team and will accompany them to the 2012 London Olympics this summer.
- Media Coverage
- April 27, 2012
- Dr. Bicuspid
Archive: NCI Grant to Aid Oral Cancer Genomic Marker Research
- Campus News
- April 26, 2012
Archive: UCSF Chancellor Announces Health Sciences Education Initiative

UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann announced a four-year $100 million fund-raising initiative during her April 24 speech marking the beginning of commencement season at the University.