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Hyman to lead Broad research center Former provost named director of Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Steven Hyman, neuroscientist, former Harvard University provost, and former head of NIMH, has been named the new director of the Broad Institute’s Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research. Steven E. Hyman, a Harvard-trained neuroscientist, University provost for a decade, and the former […]
UCSF to Establish Chancellor’s First-Year Graduate Fellowship Program UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, is providing new funding this fall to enable the University to provide innovative and cutting-edge training for the next generation of academic science students. UCSF will offer new funding this fall to provide innovative and cutting-edge training for the next generation […]
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Affordable Care Act extended free preventive services to 54 million Americans with private health insurance in 2011 Free preventive care also provided to 32.5 million in Medicare Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the Affordable Care Act provided approximately 54 million Americans with at least one new free preventive service in […]
Building Brown, Building Futures Building Futures, Building Buildings Marc Nixon earned his GED and a place in Laborers Local 271 through the Building Futures program. He’s been working on construction downtown and at Brown, including the new aquatics and fitness center. Credit: Frank Mullin/Brown University Marc Nixon, a construction laborer working on Brown’s new aquatics and fitness center, […]
Improved Emergency Treatment for Prolonged Seizures SFGH and UCSF Coordinate San Francisco-wide Participation in Nationwide Study that Finds New Method Safe and Effective When a person is experiencing a prolonged convulsive seizure, quick medical intervention is critical. With every passing minute, the seizure becomes harder to stop, and can place the patient at risk of […]
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Elizabeth Boyd Named UCSF Research Integrity Officer Elizabeth Boyd, UCSF’s associate vice chancellor, Ethics and Compliance, has been named the UCSF Research Integrity Officer (RIO). Elizabeth Boyd Sally Marshall, PhD, vice provost of Academic Affairs, has served as the RIO for the last seven years. UCSF must follow procedures that comply with federal regulations. The RIO […]
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National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDA) Week Events February 26-March 3, 2012 More than a half-dozen events will take place in the Rochester area in recognition of National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDA) Week, February 26-March 3, 2012, with sponsorship from the Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders and Golisano Children’s Hospital Department of Pediatrics. The national theme […]
Stem Cell Study in Mice Offers Hope for Treating Heart Attack Patients UCSF Researchers Identify Possible Way to Minimize Heart Damage Cardiac stem cells, pictured here, give hope to patients who have suffered a heart attack. A UCSF stem cell study conducted in mice suggests a novel strategy for treating damaged cardiac tissue in patients […]
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About National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) NEDA is committed to providing help and hope to those affected by eating disorders. > About National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Our Organization: The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders. We campaign for prevention, improved access […]
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When nerve meets muscle, biglycan seals the deal In the absence of the protein biglycan, synapses at neuromuscular junctions in mice began to break up about five weeks after birth, according to a new study led by Brown University researchers. Reintroducing byglycan helped fix the loss of synaptic stability in cell culture. The research may be relevant […]
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