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Aspirin May Fight Cancer by Slowing DNA Damage

Aspirin May Fight Cancer by Slowing DNA Damage

June 18, 2013

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 pre-cancerous condition.

UCSF Community Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling that Human Genes Can't Be Patented

UCSF Community Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling that Human Genes Can't Be Patented

June 13, 2013

The scientific community at UC San Francisco is reacting positively to the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling on Thursday that human genes cannot be patented.

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Ranked Among Nation's Best

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Ranked Among Nation's Best

June 11, 2013

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital earned its highest rankings in the specialties of diabetes and endocrinology, nephrology, cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, and gastroenterology.

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