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Do Gut Bacteria Rule Our Minds?
It sounds like science fiction, but it seems that bacteria within us – which outnumber our own cells about 100-fold – may very well be affecting both our cravings and moods to get us to eat what they want, and often are driving us toward obesity. In an article published this week in the journal
Bone Drugs May Not Protect Osteoporotic Women from Breast Cancer
Osteoporosis drugs known as bisphosphonates may not protect women from breast cancer as had been thought, according to a new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco. The drugs’ protective effect was widely assumed after several observational studies showed that women who took them were less
Cancer Categories Recast in Largest-Ever Genomic Study
New research partly led by UC San Francisco-affiliated scientists suggests that one in 10 cancer patients would be more accurately diagnosed if their tumors were defined by cellular and molecular criteria rather than by the tissues in which they originated, and that this information, in turn, could
UC Regents Confirm Sam Hawgood as UCSF's 10th Chancellor
Sam Hawgood, MBBS, was confirmed Thursday morning as UC San Francisco’s 10th chancellor in a unanimous vote by the UC Board of Regents. The appointment is effective immediately. Hawgood, 61, whom University of California President Janet Napolitano tapped for the position July 9 after an
UCSF Medical Center Ranked Eighth Nationally By U.S. News
UCSF Medical Center is among the nation's premier hospitals for the 13th consecutive year, ranking as the eighth best hospital in the country in the 2014-2015 America's Best Hospitals survey from U.S. News & World Report, and once again securing a spot among the top 10 hospitals nationwide. UCSF
UCSF Commentary: Tweet Your Way to Better Health
Twitter and other social media should be better utilized to convey public health messages, especially to young adults, according to a new analysis by researchers at UC San Francisco. The analysis focused on public conversations on the social media site Twitter around one health issue: indoor tanning
A Multipronged Attack on Ras
Researchers are approaching the problem of Ras from a number of different angles – directly attacking the protein, disrupting its signaling and focusing on targets that are triggered by Ras. Loh and Shannon, for example, are investigating the use of a class of drugs called MEK inhibitors for