University of California-San Francisco
Air pollution linked to low birth weight: study
Feb 06, 2013 00:26 EST
For pregnant women, breathing in air pollution from vehicles, heating and coal power plants increases the risk of having a low birth weight baby, an international study said.
In mice, gene therapy boosts hope for the deaf
Feb 04, 2013 15:16 EST
Scientists using gene therapy have partially restored hearing and balance in profoundly deaf mice, according to a study published on Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.
Asia battles drug-resistant malaria
Oct 31, 2012 10:32 EDT
Drug-resistant malaria is spreading in Asia, experts warned as a high-level conference opened Wednesday with the aim of hammering out an action plan to strengthen the region's response.
New virus found for deadly haemorrhagic fever
Sep 28, 2012 13:31 EDT
A haemorrhagic fever that killed two people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2009 and left a third person seriously ill was caused by a novel virus, researchers said.
AIDS cure may have two main pathways: experts
Jul 24, 2012 22:58 EDT
Investigators are looking into two main paths toward a cure for AIDS, based on the stunning stories of a small group of people around the world who have been able to overcome the disease.
Calls to speed AIDS response expected at world meet
Jul 21, 2012 23:40 EDT
Some 25,000 people, including celebrities, scientists and HIV sufferers are expected in the US capital Sunday to call for a jumpstart in the global response to the three-decade AIDS epidemic.
HIV may have returned in 'cured' patient: scientists
Jun 13, 2012 13:03 EDT
An American man whose HIV seemed to disappear after a blood marrow transplant for leukemia may be showing new hints of the disease, sparking debate over whether a cure was really achieved.
Facebook's Zuckerberg caps IPO week with wedding
May 20, 2012 16:01 EDT
What a week! Mark Zuckerberg may never have another one like it.
Old drug for arthritis is effective against killer parasites
May 20, 2012 13:20 EDT
A cheap off-patent drug that is commonly used for arthritis could be a wonder treatment for amoebic parasites that infect 50 million people each year, 70,000 of them fatally, a study on Sunday said.
HIV/AIDS patients at higher risk of cardiac death: study
May 14, 2012 18:02 EDT
People suffering from HIV/AIDS are at much higher risk than the general population of sudden cardiac death, researchers in California have found.
Heart test could predict future attacks in elderly
Apr 10, 2012 17:08 EDT
A test to measure the heart's electrical activity could help predict future heart attacks in otherwise healthy adults over 70, said a US study on Tuesday.
Jilted fruit flies slurp alcohol to forget: study
Mar 15, 2012 14:48 EDT
Frustrated male fruit flies, whose sexual advances are rejected by females, turn to alcohol to drown their sorrows, a study published Thursday revealed.
Red meat boosts risk of dying young: study
Mar 12, 2012 16:16 EDT
Eating a portion of processed red meat daily can boost a person's risk of dying young by up to 20 percent, said a long-running US study of more than 120,000 people released on Monday.
Salesforce's canceled HQ project puzzles investors
Feb 28, 2012 19:42 EST
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Web-based software maker Salesforce.com Inc's cancellation of plans to build a massive office complex in San Francisco has puzzled investors and city officials.
Many don't stick to bone drugs, despite counseling
Feb 27, 2012 17:27 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with the bone-thinning condition osteoporosis often skip the drugs they are prescribed, and telephone counseling does little to change that, according to new research.
Gauging hype during Heart Month: 5 tests you might not need
Feb 09, 2012 13:28 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - February is American Heart Month and consumers will be bombarded with advice to keep their ticker healthy -- whether it's from the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women or the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's The Heart Truth.
Time to tax sugar to combat health crisis: experts
Feb 02, 2012 11:29 EST
Sugar should be identified alongside alcohol and tobacco as a health danger, and governments should tax sweetened drinks and food as part of their efforts to combat it.
New lung cancer test predicts survival
Jan 27, 2012 08:51 EST
Clinical trials in the United States and China have shown that a new gene-based test for patients with lung cancer beats standard methods in predicting survival, researchers reported Friday.
New lung cancer test predicts survival
Jan 26, 2012 19:03 EST
Clinical trials in the United States and China have shown that a new gene-based test for patients with lung cancer beats standard methods in predicting survival, researchers reported Friday.
Science's "most beautiful theories"
Jan 15, 2012 00:14 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - From Darwinian evolution to the idea that personality is largely shaped by chance, the favorite theories of the world's most eminent thinkers are as eclectic as science itself.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| University of California, San Francisco | |
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| Motto | Fiat lux (Latin) |
| Motto in English | Let there be light |
| Established | 1873 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | UCSF Foundation US $468.5 million[1] UC Regents $850.3 million[2] |
| Chancellor | Susan D. Desmond-Hellmann |
| Faculty | 1,686 |
| Postgraduates | 2,998 (Fall 2008)[3] |
| Location | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Campus | Urban, 135 acres (0.6 km²), plus 43 acres (170,000 m2) at Mission Bay campus |
| Colors | UCSF Teal |
| Affiliations | University of California |
| Website | www.ucsf.edu |
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