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URMC Names Yuhchyau Chen, M.D., Ph.D.Chair of Department of Radiation Oncology Yuhchyau Chen, M.D., Ph.D., has been named chair and Philip Rubin Professor of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. Chen has been serving as acting chair of the department since December 2009. Her formal appointment […]
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Saving Dogs with Spinal Cord Injuries Department of Defense Funds UCSF and Texas A&M Collaboration to Test Therapy that May Help People … Saving Dogs with Spinal Cord Injuries Dogs with spinal cord injuries may soon benefit from an experimental drug being tested by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Texas […]
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Clues to addiction Research showing how neurons interact could lead to new treatments Naoshige Uchida (above) and colleagues report in the Jan. 18 issue of Nature that reward prediction error is actually the product of a complex interplay between two classes of neurons — one that relies on dopamine and an inhibitory class of neurons […]
New National Biodefense Science Board members will advise HHS Federal advisory committee provides insight for disaster preparedness, response and recovery Seven experts from outside the federal government will join the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB), a federal advisory committee which provides expert advice and guidance on preventing, preparing for, and responding to adverse health effects […]
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All UC Campuses to Become Smoke Free UC President Yudof Asks for Implementation by 2014 UC President Mark Yudof has requested that chancellors at all 10 campuses form committees to implement a smoke-free policy that also bans the use, sale and promotion of tobacco products on University property. “As a national leader in health care […]
UCSF Taps 17-Year Interprofessional Expert to Lead New Center Scott Reeves turned 44 in early December, but if you looked at his resume you’d think he was at least 80. Reeves, PhD, a world-renowned British social scientist, is the new director of UCSF’s Center for Innovation in Interprofessional Healthcare Education, which has started taking shape […]
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Taste test. Study of Facebook patterns suggests interests in music, movies unlikely to spread among friends. Kevin Lewis (above) and colleagues found that while people who share similar interests in music and movies are more likely to befriend one another, few interests are likely to spread among friends. These findings challenge earlier research./Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff […]
How a Glass of Vino Helps the Heart: What We Know, What We Don’t No doubt, most Americans have tilted back a couple of glasses of red wine, priding themselves on the idea that heart-healthy ingredients, like resveratrol, flood each sip. The compound is revered for its believed ability to protect blood vessels, reduce bad-cholesterol levels […]
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Some Breast Cancer Spread May Be Triggered By Targetable Protein, Study Shows Discovery Points to Possible New Target for Therapy Scientists have identified a protein that cancer cells use to cut scaffolding that normally holds cells in place in the breast. Released from the scaffolding the cancer cells can spread to other tissues. In this electron microscope image […]
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Tumor cells can prevent tumor spread. Paradoxical discovery finds cells known as pericytes help prevent metastasis. Cultured pericytes (red) and myofibroblasts (green) are two prominent noncancer cells within a tumor./Credit: Vesselina Cooke/BIDMC A new study finds that a group of little-explored cells in the tumor microenvironment likely serves as an important gatekeeper against cancer progression […]
