December 7, 2006
UCSF's Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, and Roger Nicoll, MD, have each received a 2006 Peter Gruber Prize, awarded annually to individuals in various disciplines who have made discoveries and contributions that effect fundamental shifts in human knowledge and culture. Blackburn received the 2006 Genetics Prize for ...December 5, 2006
Lung tumors are the leading cancer killer, striking down more than 160,000 Americans each year. A large majority of lung cancer deaths might be prevented by screening exams. At least that's what the principal investigator of a recent, controversial study says. Interim results of the ...December 1, 2006
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, December 1, 2006 The National Library of Medicine, a part of the National Institutes of Health, announced today the release of an extensive selection from the papers of molecular biologist and science administrator, Harold Varmus, on its Profiles in ...November 30, 2006
Scientists have discovered an unsuspected role for a gene known to be one of the best predictors of human breast cancer outcome. The gene, called GATA-3, is in a family of genes that guides development of stem cells into mature cells. University of California, San ...November 21, 2006
Neurosurgeon, Mitchel Berger, MD, and head of American Brain Tumor Association, Naomi Berkowitz, cut the ribbon to officially open the Brain Tumor Patient Education Center. To complement the strong basic science and clinical research in brain tumors at UCSF, the Division of Neuro-Oncology has a ...November 21, 2006
"Treating illness means treating the whole patient," says Steven Pantilat, the physician who directs the UCSF Adult Palliative Care Service at the UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus. About half of the patients who consult with members of the service are cancer patients. Palliative care is ...
Interest in art and physics fuels drive to improve radiation therapy.
Meet more of Our Heroes »Lab study prompts concern for e-cigs - more research to be done. http://t.co/Ohtrbr7mPN via @nytimes
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