Search Results for University of California - San Francisco

Ariosa Diagnostics Strengthens Management Team with Appointment of Thomas J. Musci, M.D. as Vice President, Clinical Development and Medical Affairs

2012 MAY 18 -- Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company, is pleased to announce that Thomas J. Musci, M.D. will lead the clinical development and medical affairs of the company.    Dr. Musci is board-certified in Maternal-Fetal Medicine......

Subject: Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.

Awake mental replay of past experiences critical for learning

2012 MAY 22 -- Awake mental replay of past experiences is essential for making informed choices, suggests a study in rats. Without it, the animals' memory-based decision-making faltered, say scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health. The researchers......

Subject: NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

Long-term use of osteoporosis medication may reduce bone fracture risk for some patients

2012 MAY 21 ... said. Keywords: Bone Research, Bone Fractures, Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of California - San Francisco. This article was prepared by Clinical Trials Week editors from staff ...

Subject: Osteoporosis

New Science Research from University of California Outlined

2012 MAY 25 -- Fresh data on Science are presented in the report "Access to emergency and surgical care in sub-Saharan Africa: the infrastructure gap. 'The effort to increase access to emergency and surgical care in low-income countries has received global......

Subject: Science

Rats recall past to make daily decisions

2012 MAY 21 ... problems, as when stressful memories intrude into daily life. Keywords: University of California - San Francisco. This article was prepared by NewsFile editors from staff and other ...

Subject: University of California - San Francisco

Reports from University of California Describe Recent Advances in Blood Transfusion

2012 MAY 22 -- According to the authors of a study from San Francisco, California, "Transfusion-related pulmonary complications are leading causes of morbidity and mortality attributed to transfusion. Observational studies suggest an important role for red blood......

Subject: Blood Transfusion

Research from University of California Has Provided New Data on Urology

2012 MAY 18 -- In this recent report published in the journal BJU International, researchers in San Francisco, California conducted a study "To present our experience with repairing long-segment urethralstrictures in a single-stage using a combined......

Subject: Urology

Research from University of California Has Provided New Information about Skin Cancer

2012 MAY 22 -- Investigators discuss in "Validity of patient skin cancer report among organ transplant recipients" new findings in Skin Cancer. "Skin cancer is a common, potentially life-threatening malignancy in organ transplant recipients (OTR), and it is......

Subject: Skin Cancer

Research from University of California Provides New Data on Heart Transplants

2012 MAY 17 -- According to the authors of a study from San Francisco, California, "Acute allograft rejection is a major cause of early mortality in the first year after heart transplantation in adults. Although endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is not a perfect......

Subject: Heart Transplants

Research from University of California Provides New Insights into Hepatitis B Virus

2012 MAY 23 -- "Since the early 1990's, hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) has been central to the prevention of hepatitis B virus (HBV) recurrence after liver transplantation. When used in combination with oral nucleos(t)ide analogues, HBIG prevents......

Subject: Hepatitis B Virus

Research in the Area of Social Science Reported from University of California

2012 MAY 18 -- "The present study examined how individual differences in motivation to respond without prejudice predict self-reported negative affect and physiological responses to the prejudicial acts of others. One hundred and one White participants were......

Subject: Social Science

Research on Neurons Published by Scientists at University of California

2012 MAY 22 -- Fresh data on Neurons are presented in the report "Deletion of Dlx1 results in reduced glutamatergic input to hippocampal interneurons." According to the authors of a study from San Francisco, California, "Dlx transcription factors are important......

Subject: Neurons

Research Results from University of California Update Knowledge of Hypothermia

2012 MAY 22 -- Fresh data on Hypothermia are presented in the report "Hypothermia and rewarming injury in hippocampal neurons involve intracellular Ca?? and glutamate excitotoxicity." According to the authors of recent research from San Francisco, California,......

Subject: Hypothermia

Researchers at University of California Target Lymphoid Tissue

2012 MAY 18 -- New investigation results, "S1PR2 links germinal center confinement and growth regulation," are detailed in a study published in Immunological Reviews. According to the authors of a study from San Francisco, California, "Germinal centers (GCs)......

Subject: Lymphoid Tissue

Researchers from University of California Describe Findings in Chromatin

2012 MAY 22 -- Current study results from the report, "An epigenetic signature for monoallelic olfactory receptor expression," have been published. "Constitutive heterochromatin is traditionally viewed as the static form of heterochromatin that silences......

Subject: Chromatin

Researchers from University of California Detail Findings in Biochemistry

2012 MAY 22 -- Fresh data on Biochemistry are presented in the report "Induction of NANOG expression by targeting promoter sequence with small activating RNA antagonizes retinoic acid-induced differentiation." According to the authors of recent research......

Subject: Biochemistry

Scientists at University of California Target Stem Cell Research

2012 MAY 21 -- Investigators discuss in "Persistent sonic hedgehog signaling in adult brain determines neural stem cell positional identity" new findings in Stem Cell Research. According to the authors of a study from San Francisco, California, "Neural stem......

Subject: Stem Cell Research

Studies from University of California Provide New Data on Lung Cancer

2012 MAY 23 -- Researchers detail in "Emerging antiangiogenic therapies for non-small-cell lung cancer," new data in Lung Cancer. "Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Antiangiogenic therapy has increasingly been studied for advanced......

Subject: Lung Cancer

TGen leads new National Institutes of Health study of brain tumors

2012 MAY 16 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) will lead a multidisciplinary search for new drugs that could help treat the most common and lethal form of brain cancer.    A $4.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health......

Subject: Brain Cancer

The Myelin Repair Foundation Welcomes University of California, San Francisco's Dr. Jonah Chan to its Research Consortium

2012 MAY 21 -- The Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF) announced the newest member of its research consortium, Dr. Jonah Chan, Associate Professor of Neurology from University of California, San Francisco. As a sponsored researcher, Dr. Chan joins 40 MRF principal......

Subject: Multiple Sclerosis