RSS Channels IndexEarly-life Air Pollution Linked with Childhood Asthma in Minorities
A research team led by UCSF scientists has found that exposure in infancy to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a component of motor vehicle air pollution, is strongly linked with later development of childhood asthma among African Americans and Latinos.
6/18/2013 12:55 PM EDT
Aspirin May Fight Cancer by Slowing DNA Damage
Aspirin is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study led by a UC San Francisco scientist points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that aspirin slows the accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells in at least one...
6/17/2013 6:00 PM EDT
AMA Awards $1 Million to UCSF to Transform Physician Training
The American Medical Association announced on June 14 that the UCSF School of Medicine is one of 11 medical schools nationwide that will receive $1 million over five years to develop and implement innovative curricula to train healthcare...
6/14/2013 6:00 PM EDT
Memory-Boosting Chemical Is Identified in Mice
Memory improved in mice injected with a small, drug-like molecule discovered by UCSF San Francisco researchers studying how cells respond to biological stress.
6/14/2013 2:00 PM EDT
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Ranked Among Nation’s Best
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital ranks among the nation's best children's hospitals in nine specialties and is one of the top-ranked centers in California, according to the 2013-14 Best Children's Hospitals survey conducted by the U.S. News Media...
6/11/2013 4:55 PM EDT
Sleep Study Finds Important Gender Differences Among Heart Patients
Many women get too little sleep, despite considerable evidence showing the importance of sleep to overall health. Now a new UC San Francisco study has discovered another reason why inadequate sleep may be harmful, especially to women and their...
6/4/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Minority Children Drink More Sugary Fruit Juice Than Their White Peers
While there has been a steep decline in kids’ consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in California, African-American and Latino children may be replacing soda with 100 percent fruit juice while their white peers are not, according to a new study...
5/30/2013 3:00 PM EDT
Depression Linked to Telomere Enzyme, Aging, Chronic Disease
The first symptoms of major depression may be behavioral, but the common mental illness is based in biology — and not limited to the brain.
5/22/2013 5:10 PM EDT