News Releases by Year
- December 17, 2004
Public forum on impact of health policies, including privatization of medicare and social security
- December 17, 2004
UCSF presents a public forum on the global impact of health and disease
- December 17, 2004
UCSF presents classes on health policy and ethics, global health and obesity
- December 17, 2004
Public forum on ethical issues in health care
- December 17, 2004
Course on obesity will explore the science behind the headlines
- December 15, 2004
UCSF study finds inadequate sleep in late pregnancy may influence length of labor and type of delive
- December 14, 2004
Alcohol vulnerability linked to action of insulin
- December 13, 2004
UCSF events for January 2005
- December 10, 2004
Brain can be trained to process sound in alternate way, study shows
- December 9, 2004
Pelosi gains $500,000 for UCSF Fetal Treatment Center
- December 6, 2004
Gladstone Institutes dedicates Mission Bay research building
- December 2, 2004
J. David Gladstone Institutes building dedication and 25-year anniversary ceremony
- November 29, 2004
UCSF ARI World AIDS Day concert on December 1 features gay men's chorus and remembrance, hope & than
- November 29, 2004
Study explores risk factors for type 1 diabetes
- November 29, 2004
UCSF-led study suggests link between psychological stress and cell aging
- November 24, 2004
Kimberly Newsom to represent UCSF Children's Hospital at Macy's Union Square tree-lighting event on
- November 24, 2004
UCSF event on December 14 supports HIV/AIDS treatment for Ugandans
- November 15, 2004
Study finds computer "vignette" to be effective new way to measure quality of physician practice
- November 12, 2004
Niners fans can win Lott and Lloyd jerseys and help UCSF Children's Hospital at November 14 game
- November 9, 2004
Study reveals link between cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive decline
- November 8, 2004
UCSF events for December 2004
- November 6, 2004
Four UCSF faculty receive top honors in academic medicine
- November 4, 2004
UCSF receives $21 million NIH contract for sexually transmitted infection research
- November 1, 2004
UCSF study finds long-term medication and counseling help smokers quit successfully
- October 26, 2004
Long-concealed British tobacco industry documents released online
- October 25, 2004
Secret tobacco industry documents show Philip Morris worked to preserve financial ties with academic
- October 25, 2004
Study results show new testicular implant to be safe and to improve self esteem in boys and men
- October 22, 2004
Hollywood movies as a microscope for family and intergenerational relationships
- October 22, 2004
Killer diseases -- strategies for prevention
- October 22, 2004
Peer deep into the intricacies of the human mind
- October 22, 2004
Preventing sports injuries for weekend warriors
- October 21, 2004
UCSF Addresses Animal Welfare Act Allegations, Questions Timing
- October 21, 2004
Osher Lifelong Learning classes kick off next week at UCSF
- October 20, 2004
UCSF celebrates 40 years of "Miracle Babies" on October 23
- October 20, 2004
UCSF Breast Care Center's Shelley Hwang, MD, named "Local Hero"
- October 18, 2004
Institute of Medicine elects six UCSF faculty
- October 18, 2004
UCSF events for November 2004
- October 18, 2004
New internet resource facilitates international HIV/AIDS healthcare provider training
- October 15, 2004
Scientists identify new cause of obesity
- October 13, 2004
Gladstone researchers resolve key Huntington's disease mystery in Nature cover story
- October 1, 2004
Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom to lead UCSF Children's Hospital benefit
- September 29, 2004
Gladstone investigator Mike McCune wins prestigious NIH Director's Pioneer Award
- September 28, 2004
UCSF scientist Joe DeRisi named MacArthur Fellow
- September 24, 2004
UCSF faculty honored for work in patient safety
- September 15, 2004
UCSF nursing school receives Moore grant to expand nursing care project in Bay Area
- September 13, 2004
UCSF Children's Hospital and "Little Wishes" join together to bring joy to young patients
- September 13, 2004
UCSF events for October 2004
- September 9, 2004
UCSF unveils bold vision for new hospital, outpatient care, and translational research
- September 9, 2004
Cell's gatekeeper for ammonia revealed in unprecedented detail
- August 31, 2004
New heart and vascular center opens its doors
- August 30, 2004
Research reveals potential new target for prostate cancer drugs
- August 29, 2004
Enzyme reins in runaway inflammation; May prove potent drug target
- August 27, 2004
The future of HIV therapeutics is brightening, according to Gladstone Institutes director
- August 26, 2004
UCSF and SFGHMC roll out new mobile eye service
- August 23, 2004
Research reveals potential new target for prostate cancer drugs
- August 18, 2004
Newly discovered protein may be key to muscular dystrophy
- August 4, 2004
Breast Feeding Fair at UCSF Women's Health Resource Center on August 6
- July 29, 2004
Prion finding offers insight into spontaneous protein diseases
- July 27, 2004
Clonidine reduces post-surgical risk of cardiovascular death in non-cardiac surgery
- July 20, 2004
Aging HIV patients may be at risk for dementia, study shows
- July 14, 2004
Gladstone study finds no evidence of superinfection among highly exposed HIV+ couples
- July 14, 2004
HIV clinician fatalism hinders "prevention for positives" counseling
- July 14, 2004
UCSF events for August 2004
- July 13, 2004
Africans take anti-HIV meds at a higher rate than many anticipated
- July 13, 2004
Mobile HIV testing program removes barriers to testing in Sub-Saharan Africa
- July 12, 2004
Some HIV patients treated during early infection test negative
- July 9, 2004
Neurodegenerative disease in children might respond to neurosteroids
- July 6, 2004
Study finds virtual colonoscopy not ready for widespread use
- July 1, 2004
UCSF Medical Center & Children's Hospital make U.S. News "America's Best Hospitals" list
- June 29, 2004
Young gay men experience high rates of anti-gay violence and harassment
- June 28, 2004
Kids "battle" cancer at launch of
- June 25, 2004
"Women, Children, and HIV" educational CD-ROM to be distributed at international aids conference
- June 24, 2004
UCSF achieves major NIH designation for moving in on Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias
- June 18, 2004
Special picnic for children who had transplants, Saturday, June 19
- June 16, 2004
Media briefing on Wednesday, June 23, will preview XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok
- June 16, 2004
UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop receives honorary Harvard degree
- June 15, 2004
Research discovery identifies new strategy against diabetes
- June 7, 2004
Leading geneticist to head new UCSF Center for Human Genetics
- June 7, 2004
UCSF maintains high rankings in NIH research funding
- June 3, 2004
UCSF events for July 2004
- June 1, 2004
UCSF spine surgeons test artificial disc for the neck
- June 1, 2004
Small daily doses of flavonoid- rich chocolate improve blood vessel function, study suggests
- May 28, 2004
Millions of secret British tobacco industry documents to be released
- May 25, 2004
UCSF/SFVAMC physician warns against confusing high cancer screening rates with quality patient care
- May 24, 2004
Special events in June focus on women and heart disease
- May 21, 2004
Prestigious research honor goes to Jeffrey Bluestone
- May 20, 2004
HIV intersects with reproductive biology at UCSF seminar
- May 19, 2004
Lesbian health conference on June 19 in San Francisco
- May 19, 2004
Alzheimer's pathology can be reduced, longevity improved in mouse model, by blocking protein regulat
- May 18, 2004
Key immune system cell reduces secretion of defense protein in HIV-associated dementia patients
- May 17, 2004
UCSF names renowned neonatologist Sam Hawgood as new chair of pediatrics
- May 17, 2004
Clinical trial shows drug may offer a new option to prevent rejection of transplanted kidneys
- May 14, 2004
UCSF spine center: one-stop resource for treatment of complex spinal problems in adults and children
- May 13, 2004
New Avon Foundation Breast Center to open at San Francisco General on May 13
- May 12, 2004
Warm weather safety warning:
- May 12, 2004
Fact sheet: Breast cancer and underserved San Francisco women
- May 12, 2004
Hospitalists have a positive impact on end-of-life care
- May 11, 2004
May 14 symposium focuses on breast cancer care and the underserved
- May 11, 2004
"Cardiofunk" mutation: probable source of congenital heart defects
- May 7, 2004
UCSF events for June 2004
- May 6, 2004
New Avon Foundation Breast Center to open at San Francisco General on May 13
- April 29, 2004
Risk factors for heart disease at mid life linked to dementia in late life, study suggests
- April 28, 2004
Serra sculpture commissioned for UCSF Mission Bay campus
- April 27, 2004
Pap smears, mammography should be targeted at healthy older women
- April 26, 2004
Recent discoveries pave the way toward new treatments for alzheimer's disease
- April 26, 2004
UCSF names first director of its stem cell biology program
- April 23, 2004
Five UCSF faculty honored for excellence
- April 22, 2004
Four to receive UCSF's highest honor on April 27
- April 21, 2004
Four UCSF faculty scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences
- April 19, 2004
The firefly project: dramatic reading by extraordinary pen-pals
- April 15, 2004
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation grant will enable UCSF to train more nursing faculty -- important
- April 12, 2004
Enrollment open for UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning classes in May & June
- April 12, 2004
"Harnessing the Immune System" is topic of April 14 UCSF Mini-Med lecture
- April 12, 2004
Statins and aspirin may protect against severe vision loss in elderly
- April 12, 2004
Kathleen Ryder to head UCSF Eye Foundation
- April 8, 2004
Regis Kelly appointed new executive director of QB3
- April 7, 2004
UCSF events for May 2004
- April 6, 2004
The move goes on: Second UCSF Mission Bay research building filling up
- April 5, 2004
Pediatric cancer expert to report good news -- and more work to do -- against children's center at M
- April 2, 2004
Most SF HIV-infected urban poor have Hepatitis C; few treated for it
- April 2, 2004
UCSF School of Medicine ranks among nation's best in annual survey
- April 1, 2004
Chef Annie Somerville to demonstrate vegetarian cooking at "Taste for the Cure" May 16
- March 31, 2004
UCSF Medical Center palliative care experts mentor health care organizations in end-of-life care
- March 30, 2004
Type 1 Diabetes is focus of UCSF Mini-Med lecture Wednesday, March 31
- March 30, 2004
Single cocaine exposure boosts both drug craving and avoidance
- March 23, 2004
Surgeon general to give keynote address at UCSF postgraduate course in general surgery
- March 23, 2004
Gladstone study reveals how genetic factor may increase risk for Alzheimer's disease
- March 22, 2004
New number for California Poison Control System advice line
- March 22, 2004
Children's heart expert to speak at UCSF mini-med school on March 24
- March 18, 2004
UCSF Women's Health 2020 event event looks at media & messages
- March 18, 2004
HIV-infected have thicker carotid artery wall: predictor of heart attack & stroke
- March 17, 2004
Fetal surgeon opens UCSF Mini-Med lectures Wednesday, March 17
- March 17, 2004
UCSF scientists show prion shape affects nature of infection
- March 16, 2004
Spring series of UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute starts April 28
- March 12, 2004
Nearly a million adults who need help with two or more activities essential to daily living must cop
- March 10, 2004
Media, Message, Medicine: UCSF Women's Health 2020 conference
- March 10, 2004
UCSF events for April 2004
- March 9, 2004
UCSF study finds pediatrician's individual judgment often better than clinical guidelines for treati
- March 9, 2004
Multi-center trial compares three medications in patients with heart failure
- March 8, 2004
UCSF/Baylor team uses new method to measure bone loss in astronauts flying long missions
- March 1, 2004
"Women, Poverty and the Global AIDS epidemic" is focus of International Women's Day briefing on Marc
- February 20, 2004
Study moves in on why astronauts suffer bone loss
- February 18, 2004
UCSF finding advances insight into adult stem cells in human brain
- February 17, 2004
UCSF Children's Hospital holds children's party with Disney characters
- February 17, 2004
UCSF Mini Medical School VI offers public opportunity for discovery and learning
- February 12, 2004
Young Women's Health Conference on March 10 features one-day program that teen girls create
- February 5, 2004
New UCSF AIDS Research Institute director appointed
- February 4, 2004
Dentists and others volunteer
- February 4, 2004
UCSF physicians publish groundbreaking book on medical mistakes; author to speak at public event on
- February 2, 2004
UCSF launches comprehensive HIV website in South Africa
- February 1, 2004
Researchers say change in social policies could help reduce high rate of depression in men who have
- January 29, 2004
Study finds reach of sigmoidoscopies inadequate in many older patients, particularly women
- January 27, 2004
Physicians can help family members caring for dying loved ones
- January 26, 2004
Black tar heroin use explains lower HIV levels among injection drug users in the Western U.S.
- January 15, 2004
Media, Message, and Medicine: UCSF Women's Health 2020 Conference
- January 7, 2004
UCSF events for February 2004
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