n the dynamic world of the developing brain, neural stem cells give rise to neurons deep within the brain's fluid-filled ventricles. These newborn neurons then migrate along the stem cell fibers up to the neocortex, the seat of higher cognitive functions. Now, scientists have discovered ...

Accomplished swimmers are invited to join Olympic swimming legends from across the country for the second annual "'Swim Across America' San Francisco Swim to Fight Cancer" on September 30. The 10-mile-long relay swim around San Francisco Bay will raise money for pediatric cancer care. The ...

Could scrutiny of spit save your life? Cancer researchers may soon know the answer. More than 30,000 new cases of oral cancer are diagnosed each year in the US alone, many when it's too late to prevent death. Dentists and hygienists find oral cancers during ...

The American Legacy Foundation, a national public health foundation dedicated to reducing tobacco use in the United States, has announced a gift to UCSF to honor Stanton Glantz with a new distinguished professorship in tobacco control. A lifelong anti-tobacco champion, Glantz, PhD, professor of medicine ...

Decreased use of postmenopausal hormone therapy since 2002 -- rather than a decrease in detection and diagnosis due to less screening -- has contributed to a decline in the recorded incidence of breast cancer in the United States, conclude the authors of a study of ...

Scientists have discovered that torrents of microscopic waves propel white blood cells toward invading microbes. The discovery -- recorded on videotape -- holds the potential for better understanding and treatment of cancer and heart disease. Visible only under a very high-resolution light microscope, the dynamic ...