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Call for Universities to Translate Research into Health, Jobs

A new UCSF case study says universities not only provide the ideal petri dish for cultivating bioscience with commercial potential, but have a moral obligation to do so, given the opportunities for health and job creation.

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First-Ever Primary Care Summit Shares Lessons From the Field

The first-ever UCSF and Partners Primary Care Summit brought key players together to discuss how to improve patient-focused care in San Francisco as part of national health reform.

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Transplanted Neural Stem Cells Appear to Produce Myelin

For the first time, a clinical trial led by UCSF investigators and sponsored by Stem Cells Inc, has shown that transplanted neural stem cells appear to produce myelin in the brains of four young children with an early-onset, fatal disease.

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Patient Care

San Francisco Giants' Sideline Reporter Gets Her Voice Back

October 23, 2012

For most people, losing your voice is a minor inconvenience. But when San Francisco Giants' sideline reporter Amy Gutierrez, better known as "Amy G," lost her voice during a homestand, she contacted the UCSF Voice and Swallowing Center. 

Research

New Dementia Diagnostic Exams and Gene Findings Bode Well for Treatment

October 19, 2012

As part of receiving the Academic Senate's 12th Annual Faculty Research Lectureship in Clinical Science, behavioral neurologist Bruce Miller, MD, recently gave a lecture in which he described recent advances in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) research.

Education

Diabetes Minor Among First in Country Taught at UCSF School of Nursing

October 24, 2012

UCSF will be among the first in the country to educate and train nurses specifically to care for diabetes patients across their lifespan by establishing a new academic minor in diabetes at the UCSF School of Nursing.

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Gifts to UCSF will accelerate the pace of scientific discovery and the pursuit of promising clinical applications to benefit patients; recruit world-class researchers; and provide resources to educate health professionals.

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Community Involvement

Exemplary community collaborations that promote health equity in San Francisco took center stage at the Fourth Annual Partnerships Celebration sponsored by UCSF’s University Community Partnerships.

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