Inhaled nitric oxide safe for tiny preemie lungs, UCSF study finds
... ... The benefit of inhaled nitric oxide for infants born close to term who suffer from the lung disease known as pulmonary hypertension has be...UCSF brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results
... Known as a glioma, this cancerous tumor is always fatal. Findings from a group of 12 study patients showed that vitespen vaccination (trademarked as Oncophage) was effective in stimulating the patients immune system to attack the tumor cells, a function that is known medically as tumor-specific immune response. All the patients had recurrent, high-grade glioma, a...UCSF policy expert presents recommendation for health coverage
... ... "The Unit...Hot tubs hurt fertility, UCSF study shows
... www.brazjur...UCSF pharmacy school receives major grant from Amgen Foundation for Medicare Part D outreach
... Called Partners in D, the three-and a-half year program will create an educational system and collaborative outreach network for pharmacy school students and faculty members, and community pharmacists. Under the grant, UCSF will work with the six...Two UCSF faculty named fellows of the American Academy of Nursing
... ... In a statement announcing the 2006 inductees, Academy President Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, said, "The Academy is comprised of many of the nation's top nurs...New council promotes partnerships between UCSF and community
A new advisory council at UCSF will focus on strengthening the links between the University and the community. ...... Comprised of 10 public service advocates from the San Francisco community and 10 from UCSF, the newly appointed UCSF University-Community Partnerships Council will provide direction for the current partnerships program. ...... "If UCSF is to remain a leading university, it is esse...UCSF study to examine whether probiotics can prevent asthma in children
In the first effort of its kind in the United States, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have launched a study to determine whether giving active probiotic supplements to infants can delay or prevent asthma in children.... The intervention is a novel method for the primary prevention of asthma with enormous potential to have a public health impact, said Michael Cabana, MD,...UCSF research pinpoints brain molecule's role in developing addiction
A molecule in the brain essential for wakefulness and appetite has been found to play a central role in strengthening the neuron connections that lead to addiction. The discovery of how the neuropeptide orexin works at the molecular level makes it a strong new target for potential drugs to treat addiction, the researchers say.... ...The discovery by neuroscientists at UCSF's Ernest Gallo Clinic a...New UCSF study finds that obesity is a risk factor for kidney failure
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have determined that there is a strong relationship between being obese and developing end-stage renal disease, or kidney failure. ...... The long-range study found that the obese have up to a seven times greater risk of kidney failure than normal weight people, suggesting that obesity should be considered a risk factor for the condition,...Neighborhoods may affect asthma, UCSF study finds
Educational level, housing status and other socioeconomic factors are thought to affect the health of people with asthma, but a new study finds that one's neighborhood and surrounding area may also play a significant role, even after taking into account personal economic well-being....... While study findings showed worse health and poorer quality of life among people living in lower-income areas...UCSF surgeon develops new spinal surgery technique
UCSF surgeons are using a novel technique to remove tumors from the cervical region of the spine that were previously thought "inoperable."... ...Called a lateral paramedian transpedicular approach, the technique uses advances in spinal instrumentation and reconstructive strategies to provide a direct approach to the removal of cervical spinal tumors with minimal, or no, neural manipulation. ....$1 million grant from John A. Hartford Foundation awarded to UCSF geriatric nursing center
The geriatric nursing program in the UCSF School of Nursing has received a key grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation to continue its work in educating nurse scientists. ...... Through a grant from the Foundation in 2001, the School launched the UCSF/John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence under the leadership of Jeanie Kayser-Jones, RN, PhD, FAAN. She has been the director o...