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Archive: QB3 Signs Agreement to Accelerate Innovation
The California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) has signed an agreement with the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology (COSAT) to fund University of California proof-of-concept research that brings innovative science to market.
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Archive: Do Boys Really Need the HPV Vaccine?
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Archive: UCSF-Pfizer Partnership Yields Projects Aimed at Clinical Trials
An 11-month-old partnership between UCSF and Pfizer, Inc., aimed at rapidly moving new therapies into human clinical trials, has selected its first projects for funding and joint development.
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Archive: Vicki Kennedy Headlines UCSF Panel About Brain Tumors
<p>The widow of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy joined a UCSF panel of caregivers and clinicians who recently explored ways of enhancing the quality of life and care of brain cancer patients.</p>
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Archive: Tiburon Mother Living with Type 1 Diabetes Says Most People Don't Understand the Disease
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Archive: 2011 Abraham Flexner Distinguished Service to Medical Education
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Archive: To Prevent Post-Hospital Disability, Focus on Patient Function in the Hospital, Say Physicians
To prevent the onset of disability in their elderly patients, hospitals should focus on maintaining and restoring patients’ abilities to carry out activities of daily living while they are still inpatients, according to physicians from the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF.
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Archive: Occupy Oakland "All About the American Dream"
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Archive: Former Wall Street Banker and UCSF Patient Authors Book for Investors
<p>Former Wall Street executive Gordon Murray, a former patient UCSF, wrote a book after battling brain cancer for more than a year, knowing that he had only a few months to live when he started it.</p>
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Archive: Genentech Head: New Companies Make New Jobs
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Archive: UCSF Nabs $6 Million for Seven-State AIDS Prevention Project
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Archive: Extra Vitamin E Linked to Prostate Cancer, But Diet Still Merits Study
<p>New studies of vitamin supplements, prostate cancer risk in men and mortality in women have yielded disappointing results. Some researchers remain optimistic about identifying dietary and lifestyle interventions that are beneficial to health.</p>
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Archive: Routine HPV Vaccine Recommended for Boys
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Archive: As More Use Tech, Child Development Is an Issue
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Archive: UCSF Tapped for U.S. National AIDS Strategy Initiative
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration has funded the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies to provide leadership and support to seven states implementing interventions to enhance HIV testing and diagnosis.
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Archive: UCSF to Host Bay Area Science Festival Lectures at Lunchtime
<p>UCSF's top scientists will engage in five discussions about cutting-edge science from October 31 through November 4 as part of the University's participation in the first-ever Bay Area Science Festival, which culminates on November 6 with a big fair at AT&T Park.</p>
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Archive: UCSF Library Celebrates Open Access Through October 30
<p>The UCSF Library is celebrating Open Access Week, a worldwide event now in its fifth year to give the academic and research community an opportunity to learn more about the potential benefits of offering free and timely access to scholarly publications.</p>
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Archive: The Unreal World: '50/50's' Portrayal of a Cancer Patient
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Archive: Antidepressant Linked to Developmental Brain Abnormalities in Rodents
A study by researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and UCSF shows that rats given a popularly prescribed antidepressant during development exhibit brain abnormalities and behaviors characteristic of autism spectrum disorders.
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Archive: Mammogram's Role as Savior Is Tested
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Archive: Controversial New Virus Tied to Fatigue Not Transmitted by Blood
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Archive: Program Helps People Transition from Public Assistance to Careers at UCSF
<p>As the second largest employer in San Francisco, UCSF is committed to developing a well-trained and diverse workforce and providing jobs to local residents, both of which happen through the Community Outreach Internship Program.</p>
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Archive: Aging Disease in Children Sheds Light on Normal Aging
<p>Aging of individual cells in the body leads to aging of the whole person, according to new evidence from studies of very rare children born with a genetic mutation that wrinkles, ages and kills them before they reach adulthood.</p>
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Archive: Treating TB, HIV at Same Time Found to Save Lives
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Archive: UCSF Shows Its Commitment to the City
<p>Since its founding nearly 150 years ago, UCSF has been committed to serving the community, and its reach extends far beyond the walls of the health sciences University.</p>
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Archive: UCSF Receives Grant to Improve Outcomes in Organ Donor Transplantation
<p>UCSF anesthesiologist Claus Niemann has been awarded a $2 million grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration to improve outcomes in organ donor transplantation.</p>
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Archive: Computer Games Help Parkinson's Patients: Study
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Archive: Pre-Term Babies' Exposure to Steroids Associated with Impaired Brain Growth
Premature infants exposed after birth to drugs known as glucocorticoids are at increased risk for having impaired growth of the cerebellum, according to findings from a new UCSF-led study. The cerebellum is a region of the brain associated with balance, motor learning, language and behavior.
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Archive: Cancer Screening Controversy