UCSF Medical Center

Common Herbicide Disrupts Human Hormone Activity in Cell Studies

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 PST

A common weedkiller in the U.S., already suspected of causing sexual abnormalities in frogs and fish, has now been found to alter hormonal signaling in human cells, scientists from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) report.

Groundbreaking May 7 For New UCSF State-of-the Art Cardiovascular Disease Center

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 PST

The UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute known as CVRI is leading the charge in understanding and preventing cardiovascular disease by breaking ground for a new state-of-the-art building on the UCSF Mission Bay campus.

Free Skin Cancer Screenings Offered in the Castro on May 10

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 PST

Brief Secondhand Smoke Exposure Damages Blood Vessels, Stem Cells

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 PST

Exposure to secondhand smoke even for a brief period is injurious to health, a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has found.

Safeway Foundation Gives $2 Million to UCSF for Breast Cancer Support

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

The Safeway Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Safeway Inc., has given the UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center $2 million to fund a combination of research initiatives and the debut of a unique, national Web site to match breast cancer patients with clinical trials nationwide.

Science Symposium Highlights Excitement of Cardiovascular Research

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

UCSF Audiologist Wins Distinguished Achievement Award

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

Robert W. Sweetow, director of Audiology at UCSF Medical Center since 1991, received the 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Academy of Audiology. Sweetow received the award on April 2 in Charlotte, N.C. The announcement of the award appeared in the American Academy of Audiology’s March/April edition of Audiology Today.

UCSF Marks Milestone with 500th Transplant in Heart and Lung

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

UCSF Medical Center marked a milestone this week with the 500th procedure in its Heart and Lung Transplant Program.

Study Breaks Ground in Revealing How Neurons Generate Movement

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

When the eye tracks a bird's flight across the sky, the visual experience is normally smooth, without interruption. But underlying this behavior is a complex coordination of neurons that has remained mysterious to scientists. Now, UCSF researchers have broken ground in understanding how the brain generates this tracking motion, a finding that offers a window, they say, into how neurons orchestrate all of the body's movements.

Video Doc Reduces Risky Behavior Among HIV-Positive Patients

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

A computer-based interactive risk assessment and risk reduction counseling program using a video doctor sharply reduces sexual and drug risk behaviors by HIV-positive patients, according to UCSF researchers who developed and tested the intervention.

UCSF Among Top Universities in NIH Funding

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

The University of California, San Francisco was the third largest recipient of National Institutes of Health research support in 2007, according to new figures released by NIH.

UCSF Pediatrician Wins Award for Infant Lung Treatment

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

Dr. John A. Clements, a pediatric pulmonologist at UCSF Children's Hopsital, won the 2008 Pollin Prize for his seminal contributions to the understanding of how lungs hold air, and to the development of a lifesaving treatment for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants.

UCSF Doctor to Lead California Diabetes Program

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

Dr. Dean Schillinger, a primary care doctor and associate professor of clinical medicine at UCSF, has been named chief of the California Diabetes Program. The program is part of the California Department of Public Health and is primarily funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

UCSF Medical, Nursing and Pharmacy Schools Among Nation's Best

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

UCSF's School of Pharmacy ranks first, the School of Nursing second and the School of Medicine fifth among all graduate schools in their fields in a new survey conducted and published by U.S. News & World Report.

Key Factor in Brain Development Revealed, Offers Insight Into Disorder

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

In the earliest days of brain development, the brain's first cells --neuroepithelial stem cells -- divide continuously, producing a population of cells that eventually evolves into the various cells of the fully formed brain. Now, scientists have identified a gene that, in mice, is critical for these stem cells to divide correctly. Without it, they fail to divide, and die.