http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sitemason Content Management System http://www.sitemason.com/ http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/rss/set/10 15 Matthias Hebrok Raising hopes for cell-based therapies, UC San Francisco researchers have created the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory. http://ti.ucsf.edu/files/f6Dees/celltherapy.jpg/main.jpg http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/05/16/ucsf-scientists-use-human-stem-cells-to-generate-immune-system-in-mice.4653 http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/05/16/ucsf-scientists-use-human-stem-cells-to-generate-immune-system-in-mice.4653 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:33:00 EDT News communications@cc.ucsf.edu Breast Breast Oncology The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Program's Breast Oncology Program (BOP) has been selected as a beneficiary of the Tri-Valley SOCKs (Stepping Out for Cancer Kures) 2013 Bras for the Cause Walk. http://ti.ucsf.edu/files/lxV1KM/bop1tn.jpg/main.jpg http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/05/10/breast-oncology-team-prepares-for-fundraising-walk.4647 http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/05/10/breast-oncology-team-prepares-for-fundraising-walk.4647 Fri, 10 May 2013 13:39:00 EDT News active surveillance Peter Carroll Matthew Cooperberg prostate Prostate Cancer Program A new genomic test for prostate cancer can help predict whether men are more likely to harbor an aggressive form of the disease, according to a new UC San Francisco study. http://ti.ucsf.edu/files/igTkI0/prostatescans.jpg/main.jpg http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/05/08/new-prostate-cancer-test-improves-risk-assessment.4640 http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/05/08/new-prostate-cancer-test-improves-risk-assessment.4640 Wed, 08 May 2013 10:14:00 EDT News stem cell Arturo Alvarez-Buylla A key type of human brain cell developed in the laboratory grows seamlessly when transplanted into the brains of mice, UC San Francisco researchers have found. http://ti.ucsf.edu/files/hbdr1K/Interneurons.jpg/main.jpg http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/05/07/human-brain-cells-developed-in-lab-grow-in-mice.4634 http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/05/07/human-brain-cells-developed-in-lab-grow-in-mice.4634 Tue, 07 May 2013 16:27:00 EDT News Jeff Bluestone Breast Breast Cancer Susan Desmond-Hellmann precision medicine More than 150 of the nation's top innovators will convene Thursday and Friday in a summit at UC San Francisco that aims to leverage science and technology to transform health and medicine as we know it. http://ti.ucsf.edu/files/eZRDFe/ome600x257leadnotag1.jpg/main.jpg http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/05/01/tech-health-policy-finance-leaders-to-launch-precision-medicine-initiatives.4630 http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/05/01/tech-health-policy-finance-leaders-to-launch-precision-medicine-initiatives.4630 Wed, 01 May 2013 09:44:00 EDT News Susan Desmond-Hellmann precision medicine UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, joined Francis Collins, MD, PhD, director of the National Institutes of Health, and Peggy Hamburg, MD, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, to talk about precision medicine in the lead up to the OME Precision Medicine Summit at UCSF. http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/04/30/nih-and-fda-officials-join-ucsf-chancellor-to-talk-precision-medicine.4629 http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/04/30/nih-and-fda-officials-join-ucsf-chancellor-to-talk-precision-medicine.4629 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:31:00 EDT News Eleni Linos cancer risk Mary-Margaret Chren skin cancer Surgery is often recommended for skin cancers, but older, sicker patients can endure complications as a result and may not live long enough to benefit from the treatment. http://ti.ucsf.edu/files/dUbJYY/iStock_000012607377Small.jpg/main.jpg http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/04/29/aggressive-surgery-for-nonfatal-skin-cancers-might-not-be-best-for-all-elderly-patients.4626 http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/04/29/aggressive-surgery-for-nonfatal-skin-cancers-might-not-be-best-for-all-elderly-patients.4626 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:40:00 EDT News Arturo Alvarez-Buylla Three UC San Francisco scientists have been selected to join the 2013 class of one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies for top scholars, scientists, writers, artists and civic, corporate, and philanthropic leaders. http://ti.ucsf.edu/files/cOvQiI/alvarez.jpg/main.jpg http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/04/24/three-uc-san-francisco-scientists-elected-to-american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences.4622 http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/04/24/three-uc-san-francisco-scientists-elected-to-american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences.4622 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:00:00 EDT News Susan Desmond-Hellmann precision medicine UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, joined Francis Collins, MD, PhD, director of the National Institutes of Health, and Peggy Hamburg, MD, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, to talk about precision medicine in the lead up to the OME Precision Medicine Summit at UCSF. http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/04/20/nih-and-fda-officials-join-ucsf-chancellor-to-talk-precision-medicine.4628 http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/04/20/nih-and-fda-officials-join-ucsf-chancellor-to-talk-precision-medicine.4628 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:28:00 EDT News Neal Benowitz tobacco Tobacco Control Peyton Jacob Smoking tobacco through a hookah is a pastime gaining popularity among the college crowd, but many of them mistakenly believe that using the fragrant water pipe is less harmful than smoking cigarettes. http://ti.ucsf.edu/files/kltxvi/hookah.jpg/main.jpg http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/04/17/smoking-from-hookah-not-a-harmless-alternative-to-cigarettes.4610 http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2013/04/17/smoking-from-hookah-not-a-harmless-alternative-to-cigarettes.4610 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:00:00 EDT News