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Patients suffering from a stroke are more likely to have improved outcomes and fewer complications when hospitals use standardized guidelines for stroke care during a patient's admission and discharge from the hospital, according to a study led by researchers at UCSF Medical Center.
A study of all types of long-term residential care facilities shows the proportion of nursing home beds to population declined in the past decade.
The Fogarty International Center of NIH have announced that three UCSF students are among the 2005 awardees of the FIC/Ellison Overseas Fellowships in Global Health and Clinical Research Program.
Even with the U.S. population rapidly aging, a smaller proportion of elderly and disabled people live in nursing homes today compared to 1990.
A study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center has demonstrated that omega-6 fatty acids such as the fat found in corn oil promote the growth of prostate tumor cells in the laboratory.
Limited efficiency with the English language is a barrier to medical comprehension and increases the risk of adverse medication reactions, according to a recent study led by UCSF researchers.
A study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) has demonstrated that omega-6 fatty acids such as the fat found in corn oil promote the growth of prostate tumor cells in the laboratory.
Limited efficiency with the English language is a barrier to medical comprehension and increases the risk of adverse medication reactions, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
"We are very encouraged that Sen. Frist has declared his support for expanded federal financing for human embryonic stem cell research..."
It will take a couple of weeks before the campus community finds out which UCSF team will win the first-ever AIDS Walk San Francisco trophy and who will take home a new laptop computer as the top fundraiser.
The Geriatric Nursing Center at UCSF will be able to continue its mission of preparing an exceptional cadre of nurse scientists thanks to a renewal grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation.
The Policy on Supplement to Military Pay, which ended June 30, 2005, was extended through Aug. 31, 2005 by the UC Office of the President.
Computed tomographic (CT) colonography, known as virtual colonoscopy, can be used to diagnose significant medical problems in organs outside the colon, according to a new study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
A UCSF physician known for his work on medical errors and for spawning the "hospitalist" specialty in the US is ranked No. 26 among the nation's top 50 doctors by Modern Physician magazine.
The UCSF Academic Business Officers Group (ABOG) is preparing for another round of its popular and successful mentorship program.
The geriatric nursing program in the UCSF School of Nursing has received a key grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation to continue its work in educating nurse scientists.
UCSF students in the schools of dentistry, nursing and pharmacy will have to pay higher fees, following approval by Regents yesterday.
UCSF researchers are calling for new laws to hold industry-sponsored science to the same high-level standards as government-funded research.
Bay Area artist Rebeca Bollinger will talk about her DVD projection piece at Laurel Heights on Tuesday, July 26.
Two laws recently passed by Congress with strong industry backing have had a chilling effect on government efforts to protect public health, according to a UCSF study.
A new finding may open the way to developing drugs to prevent or reverse potentially deadly insulin resistance syndrome.
UCSF medical team offers tips to marathon runners to prevent injuries and illness during and after the race.
Senior women managers asked for it and they will get it – training in persuasive communication skills in a professional development series that begins today (July 18).
Scientists in France and the U.S. report that a variant of a common protein plays a primary role in Type 2 diabetes and obesity, key features of the "insulin resistance syndrome" that affects more than 50 million people in the U.S. and a similar number in Europe.
A second-year medical student is one of 10 minority students in the US to be recognized for excellence and outstanding promise by the American Medical Association Foundation.
Scientists have begun to clarify how one of the body's molecules controls the trafficking of T cells through the blood, lymph nodes and on to tissues to fight infection -- a crucial response that sometimes goes awry, attacking the body's own tissues and causing autoimmune diseases.
Now that researchers have identified genes associated with lung rejection — the biggest barrier to long-term survival for lung transplant patients — they hope to develop better tests to detect it.
The grateful parents of a boy treated at UCSF Children's Hospital has set up a fund to help families get the extra comforts they need when a son or daughter is hospitalized for an extended time.