News Releases by Year
- December 18, 2008
UCSF receives $24.4 million to fight early childhood cavities
- December 17, 2008
The Broad Foundation donates $25 million to UCSF stem cell program
- December 17, 2008
University, state & local officials to announce multi-million dollar gift to UCSF stem cell program
- December 17, 2008
The Broad Foundation donates $25 million to UCSF Stem Cell Program
- December 9, 2008
Genetic markers identified for alcohol response in UCSF Gallo study
- December 8, 2008
"AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories From India" -- book reading at UCSF
- December 4, 2008
Study offers insights about development of the human immune system
- December 2, 2008
UCSF Medical Center leads nation in ER heart attack care
- November 25, 2008
Overweight women at increased risk of advanced breast cancer
- November 25, 2008
Poor health habits put depressed heart patients at greater risk
- November 24, 2008
Annual tree lighting ceremony to benefit UCSF Children’s Hospital
- November 19, 2008
UCSF goes completely smoke free
- November 17, 2008
Two cancer drugs prevent, reverse type 1 diabetes, UCSF study shows
- November 13, 2008
UCSF cited as "most improved" UC medical school for diversity
- November 13, 2008
Innovative center at UCSF specializes in treating the infant brain
- November 13, 2008
UCSF team moves in on mechanism in stem cell growth, possibly cancer
- November 10, 2008
Study finds rise in rate of diagnostic imaging in managed care
- November 10, 2008
New hope for HIV treatment: Cells exhausted from fighting HIV infection can be revitalized
- October 31, 2008
Patience during stalled labor can avoid many c-sections, UCSF study shows
- October 24, 2008
UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop announces plan to step down
- October 24, 2008
Active older women do better on cognitive tests, study finds
- October 23, 2008
Study examines repeated exposure to HIV in treatment-suppressed HIV patients
- October 21, 2008
Presidential candidates' health care reform plans debated
- October 20, 2008
CALENDAR ITEM: Healthy kids, happy lives
- October 16, 2008
Standard tests may miss cognitive decline in older adults
- October 15, 2008
San Francisco VA brain imaging team receives $6 million NIH award
- October 14, 2008
Stress tests to confirm need for cardiac stent not occurring in most patients, new study finds
- October 14, 2008
Swim Across America to raise funds for UCSF Child Cancer Care
- October 13, 2008
Four UCSF scientists named to Institute of Medicine
- October 9, 2008
Nerve stimulation therapy alleviates pain for chronic headache
- October 8, 2008
UCSF names Featherstone as new dean of School of Dentistry
- October 6, 2008
Post-term pregnancies risk infant’s life and health, UCSF studies show
- October 2, 2008
UCSF to host kick-off event for Macy's tree lighting with Barry Bonds
- September 29, 2008
Candidates' health care reform plans debated
- September 29, 2008
Screen heart patients for depression, AHA says
- September 25, 2008
Rhodessa Jones performs at benefit for UCSF Women's HIV Program
- September 24, 2008
San Francisco Bay swim to benefit child cancer care at UCSF
- September 23, 2008
Two UCSF scientists recognized for transformative research
- September 23, 2008
UCSF celebrates 45 years of transplants and 10,000 patients
- September 18, 2008
Virtual colonoscopy as good as other colon cancer screening methods, study says
- September 18, 2008
Regents approve plans for new UCSF Mission Bay Hospital complex
- September 17, 2008
UCSF leaders propose University of California School of Global Health
- September 15, 2008
Plans for new UCSF Mission Bay Hospital to go to regents for approval
- September 4, 2008
Schiavo case showed media's potential influence on health care decisions, study says
- September 2, 2008
Gene is likely cause of stroke-inducing vascular malformations
- September 2, 2008
Age-related memory loss tied to slip in filtering information quickly
- August 25, 2008
California tobacco control program saved billions in medical costs
- August 15, 2008
UCSF Community Partnership Council awards grants in Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood
- August 13, 2008
UCSF faculty receive $13.7 million from CIRM for stem cell research
- August 11, 2008
Childhood brain tumor traced to normal stem cells gone bad
- August 8, 2008
High risk of conversion to multiple sclerosis predicted by gene activity
- August 1, 2008
NCIRE unveils new logo and tagline
- July 30, 2008
Cocaine addiction linked to voluntary drug use and cellular memory, UCSF study shows
- July 29, 2008
UCSF researchers identify virus behind mysterious parrot disease
- July 29, 2008
UCSF Children's Hospital to honor transplant patients at picnic
- July 29, 2008
Most generalists reluctant to provide primary care for young adults with chronic illness
- July 28, 2008
Discussion is key to end-of-life care planning, study finds
- July 28, 2008
UCSF study shows sharp national rise in skin infections, MRSA suspected
- July 22, 2008
Researchers urge integrating TB into HIV care
- July 15, 2008
UCSF study links prehypertension in young adulthood to calcium in coronary arteries later in life
- July 11, 2008
UCSF receives five-year grant to research personal assistance services for people with disabilities
- July 10, 2008
UCSF Medical Center named one of top 10 hospitals nationwide and best in Bay Area
- July 10, 2008
Genes that control embryonic stem cell fate identified
- July 1, 2008
UCSF launches academic Department of Emergency Medicine
- June 30, 2008
What works to prevent HIV among heterosexual African-Americans?
- June 24, 2008
UCSF convenes National Advisory Council in lesbian health
- June 20, 2008
UCSF community partnership council awards public health grants
- June 18, 2008
Among elderly, function is more accurate than disease at predicting death
- June 18, 2008
Hypnosis as good as counseling in helping smokers quit, study finds
- June 16, 2008
UCSF and YouTube create novel channel to drive medical research
- June 10, 2008
New study is recruiting smokers who want to quit
- June 10, 2008
Pfizer and UCSF form alliance to advance a broad range of research
- June 9, 2008
Excessive drinking and relapse rapidly cut in new approach
- June 3, 2008
Eating and weight gain not necessarily linked, study shows
- May 28, 2008
UCSF alerts patients about a security breach
- May 28, 2008
Firefly project features live reading of letters from patients and their teenage pen pals on June
- May 27, 2008
New findings in breast cancer
- May 14, 2008
Childhood obesity is topic for UCSF health policy lecture
- May 12, 2008
UCSF Children's Hospital hosts music
- May 9, 2008
UCSF joins public campaign to accelerate cancer research
- May 7, 2008
UCSF celebrates 50 years of cardiovascular research with groundbreaking today
- May 7, 2008
UCSF receives funding for building from California stem cell agency
- May 7, 2008
Healthy kids, happy lives: Lecture on integrative pediat
- May 6, 2008
Groundbreaking May 7 for new UCSF
- May 6, 2008
Common herbicide disrupts human hormone activity in cell studies
- May 5, 2008
Free skin cancer screenings offered
- May 2, 2008
UCSF to break ground for major new cardiovascular disease center
- May 2, 2008
UCSF privacy practices to protect patient information
- May 2, 2008
Brief secondhand smoke exposure can cause blood vessel and stem cell damage in 30 minutes
- April 30, 2008
UCSF's Ken Dill elected to National Academy of Sciences
- April 30, 2008
Safeway Foundation gives $2 million to UCSF for breast cancer support
- April 29, 2008
UCSF opens photo exhibit "Honor your mother: Save a mother's life"
- April 24, 2008
Study breaks ground in revealing how neurons generate movement
- April 24, 2008
UCSF marks a milestone with 500th transplant in heart and lung program
- April 22, 2008
UCSF to award its highest honor to four civic and scientific leaders
- April 22, 2008
Video doc helps HIV-positive patients reduce risky behaviors
- April 18, 2008
Public hearing on draft EIR for UCSF
- April 18, 2008
UCSF among top universities in NIH funding
- April 16, 2008
UCSF hosts oral cancer prevention
- April 11, 2008
Latest research & developments in cancer highlighted at major meeting
- April 8, 2008
2004 long-term care act raised costs and worsened care, study shows
- April 7, 2008
UCSF-SFGH physician to lead California Diabetes Program
- April 1, 2008
UCSF Schools of Pharmacy, Nursing and Medicine rank high in new survey
- March 26, 2008
Key factor in brain development revealed, offers insight into disorder
- March 17, 2008
What gets a female's attention -- at least a songbird's
- March 11, 2008
Wealthier women get more breast cancer screenings, regardless of benefit
- March 5, 2008
UCSF School of Medicine names new vice dean for administration
- March 4, 2008
UCSF researchers validate new model for breast cancer risk assessment in multiple ethnic groups
- February 29, 2008
Survival rates exceed national averages for UCSF heart, liver and lung transplant programs
- February 13, 2008
Experimental MS drug shows promise, offers new window on disease
- February 11, 2008
Study finds overweight children have less elbow range of motion
- February 5, 2008
Past heroin use doesn't bar HIV therapy compliance, study finds
- January 28, 2008
Morphine dependency blocked by single genetic change
- January 24, 2008
Renowned UCSF anesthesiologist Samuel Hughes dies at 61
- January 24, 2008
Deafness and seizures result when mysterious protein deleted in mice
- January 23, 2008
January 25 film and discussion to focus on HIV/AIDS in Africa
- January 21, 2008
Key bone building pathway identified in mice
- January 18, 2008
Statement from UCSF Dept of Public Affairs regarding study on emergence of methicillin-resistant Sta
- January 14, 2008
New multi-drug-resistant bacteria emerge in U.S. cities on both coasts
- January 10, 2008
Sleep apnea linked to cognitive impairment in older women
- January 8, 2008
UCSF briefing on liver transplantation for Asian Americans
- January 7, 2008
Teens find the benefits of not having sex decline with age
- January 7, 2008
Leading UCSF neuroendocrinologist and medical leader dies
- January 2, 2008
Language centers revealed, brain surgery refined with new mapping
- January 1, 2008
Blacks, Hispanics less likely to get strong pain drugs in emergency rooms
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