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Gluten: The “new diet villain?” Last week, I treated myself to something sweet on Valentine’s Day: a mini, gluten-free coconut cream cupcake. Do I suffer from celiac disease? No, but for some reason I thought going gluten-free (for the afternoon, anyway) would be a healthier route to take. As it turns out, authors of a newAnnals […]
For patients with advanced hepatitis C, benefits of new drugs outweigh costs Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert and his colleagues used a computer model to determine that giving new types of medication to patients with advanced cases of hepatitis C is cost-effective. Using a computer model of hepatitis C, Stanford researchers have determined that two new virus-targeting drugs called […]
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Anticipation of Stressful Situations Accelerates Cellular Aging Short Telomeres Associated with Increased Risk for Chronic Diseases Elissa Epel, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF, examines the psychological process of how people respond to a stressful event and how that impacts their neurobiology and cellular health. The ability to anticipate future […]
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How one quantified-self patient is working to transform health care There’s a fascinating profile of Larry Smarr, PhD, a physicist turned quantified-self pioneer in Technology Review today. Over the years, Smarr has scrupulously measured and tracked his own biological data using laboratory analysis services and devices that monitor his sleep, fitness and eating habits. The information not only […]
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Wilmot Cancer Center Recognized as One of Top 70 in Nation Becker’s Hospital Review analyzes data from independent sources to identify top Oncology programs The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center has been named as one of the Top 70 Oncology programs in the United States by Becker’s Hospital Review, one of the nation’s foremost publications on up-to-date […]
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Babies’ Colic Linked to Mothers’ Migraines UCSF Study Reveals Possible Cause of Excessive Crying in Babies A study of mothers and their young babies by neurologists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has shown that mothers who suffer migraine headaches are more than twice as likely to have babies with colic than mothers […]
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One in Ten Children Face Elevated Risk of Abuse, Future PTSD, Due to Gender Nonconformity Boston, MA — Children in the U.S. whose activity choices, interests, and pretend play before age 11 fall outside those typically expressed by their biological sex face increased risk of being physically, psychologically, and sexually abused, and of suffering from […]
Benefits of hepatitis C treatment outweigh costs for patients with advanced disease, study shows Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert and his colleagues used a computer model to determine that giving new types of medication to patients with advanced cases of hepatitis C is cost-effective. A towering $60,000 bill, a year of fierce, flu-like symptoms and a running risk […]
Right choice, but not the intuitive one Psychologist explores common barriers to good decision-making When faced with a tough choice, we already have the cognitive tools we need to make the right decision, Daniel Gilbert, a professor of psychology at Harvard, told his Law School audience. To take a gratifying, low-paying job or a well-paid […]
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UCSF to Host Alumni Weekend and Reunions in April Registration Deadline is Thursday, April 12 UCSF will welcome alumni back to San Francisco April 20 and 21 for a series of events, including an exclusive breakfast with Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, an evening at the San Francisco Symphony and lectures and panel discussions about the latest […]
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