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Archive: Children's Oral Health Center Counters Early Childhood Caries Trend
With advances in dental practice, kids today are getting fewer cavities, right?
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Archive: In Brain Cancer, Unique Genetic and "Epigenetic" Profile Means Better Odds
Brain cancers are deadly more often than not, but UCSF researchers have determined that a particular genetic signature in is associated with longer survival, a discovery that may lead to better therapies for some of the deadliest brain cancers.
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Archive: Cell of origin for brain tumors may predict response to therapy
For patients with glioma, the most common primary brain tumor, new findings may explain why current therapies fail to eradicate the cancer. A UCSF-led team of scientists has identified for the first time that progenitor rather than neural stem cells underly a type of glioma called oligodendroglioma.
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Archive: UCSF pilots trial to prevent hair loss in chemotherapy
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Archive: "Watchful waiting" has a new set of eyes
A UCSF research collaboration with GE Healthcare has produced the first results in humans of a new technology that promises to rapidly assess the presence and aggressiveness of prostate tumors in real time, by imaging the tumor’s metabolism.
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Archive: Neil Young to headline concert for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
The highly acclaimed musician and influential philanthropist Neil Young will headline The Concert for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco.
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Archive: UCSF Encourages Smokers to Quit on Great American Smokeout Day
The Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at UCSF is encouraging smokers to quit today, which marks the 35th annual Great American Smokeout, with the hope that they may quit for good.
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Archive: Hearing loss study reveals role of bone hardness in tissue function
Scientists are reporting the first direct evidence that a subtle change in the physical properties of a tissue can affect its function.
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Archive: UCSF thoracic surgeon explains lung cancer breakthrough
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Archive: CT Screening for Lung Cancer Among Heavy Smokers Saves Lives
CT scans to detect lung cancer early can save lives, according to a study of 53,456 current and former smokers ages 55 to 74.
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Archive: Video Captures Excitement of Groundbreaking for UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
UCSF has captured the excitement of the two-day groundbreaking festivities for UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay in a new video now posted online.
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Archive: Genetics Research Accelerates Pace of Knowledge Gains
New technologies and techniques continue to accelerate the pace of discovery in human genetics research, a fact made clear by scientists who spoke about their searches for important mutations, gene variants and answers to basic biological questions at the UCSF Institute for Human Genetics’ fifth-anniversary symposium on Oct. 28.
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Archive: Community Celebrates Groundbreaking of UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
UCSF hosted a two-day celebration to commemorate the historic groundbreaking of its new medical center at Mission Bay.
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Archive: UCSF Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art Mission Bay Medical Center
More than 200 people turned out on Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking for UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, where the celebration continues today with a festival for employees and members of the community.
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Archive: Giants Greats Bring Piece of World Series to Patients at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
As the World Series is set to kick off tonight, a couple Giants baseball legends paid a special visit to some of their smallest fans at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
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Archive: UCSF Launches Social Media Fundraising Campaign for Benioff Children's Hospital
The UCSF Challenge for the Children, a collaboration with the online fundraising platform Causes.com, kicks off today (Oct. 26, 2010) as part of the groundbreaking festivities for the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, site of the future children’s hospital as well as women’s and cancer hospitals.
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Archive: Community Invited to Celebrate Groundbreaking of UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
The community is invited to celebrate a significant milestone in the success story that is UCSF Mission Bay – the long-awaited groundbreaking of a state-of-the-art and sustainable medical center on October 27.
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Archive: Cell Phones Pose Health Risks, Says Devra Davis at UCSF Seminar
Heavy cell-phone use over many years may threaten one’s health, according to well-known environmental activist, cancer epidemiologist, and author Devra Davis, MPH, PhD, who spoke recently at a seminar on the UCSF Parnassus campus.
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Archive: UCSF Institute for Human Genetics Celebrates with Symposium on October 28
Genetics experts will cover topics ranging from the metabolic syndrome, to cancer, to Neanderthal genetics at a symposium to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the UCSF Institute for Human Genetics.
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Archive: UCSF breaks ground on new Mission Bay medical center
UCSF will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, October 26 for the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, a world-class hospital complex for children, women and cancer patients.
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Archive: Libraries Host Events During Open Access Week, October 18 - 22
The libraries at UCSF and San Francisco General Hospital are hosting events this week to discuss what Open Access options are available to the UCSF community for freely sharing information in scholarly journals over the Internet.
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Archive: First US trial of brain tumor dye featured on ABC 7
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Archive: Fast-tracking personalized treatments for breast cancer
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Archive: UCSF Tops California Universities with Four NIH Director's New Innovator Awards
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on September 30 announced 52 highly competitive awards for high-risk, high-payoff research for young biomedical scientists, and UCSF tops California institutions with four recipients.
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Archive: Less chemotherapy works well for some childhood cancer
A particularly aggressive childhood cancer can be fought successfully with far less chemotherapy than previously believed, avoiding harmful side effects caused by cancer drugs.
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Archive: Ferrera's Lasker Award-Winning Research Began at UCSF
Genentech scientist Napoleone Ferrara, who has just been named the winner of a Lasker Award, is being recognized for his noteworthy achievements made when he was a postdoc at UCSF.
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Archive: UCSF Medical Center & Renown Institute for Cancer in Reno join forces to enhance local patient care
Renown Institute for Cancer in Reno and the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, the two leading cancer programs in their regions, have joined forces to enhance patient care and improve access to top level medical experts.
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Archive: NBC hosts UCSF oncologist on economy's effect on patients
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Archive: Preserving Fertility of Women with Cancer Is Often Neglected
Cancer and infertility can be a double blow. Many women become infertile following cancer treatment. And because more women are living longer thanks to modern chemotherapy and radiation treatment, more are later discovering that they cannot bear children.