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1 week ago |
ucsf.edu | Levi Gadye
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Print this article Scientists at UC San Francisco have found a way to identify and possibly treat a mysterious type of bladder cancer that affects up to 1 in 4 cases. First, they found a marker on the surface of the tumor cells that until now had only been associated with ovarian cancer; then they designed CAR-T therapy to kill the tumors in mice.
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2 weeks ago |
ucsf.edu | Suzanne Leigh
Researchers, led by UC San Francisco, tested the effectiveness of a weeklong web-based wellbeing intervention, known as the Big Joy Project. This consisted of daily micro-acts, which included asking someone to share a fun, inspiring, or proud moment, making a gratitude list, and performing a kind act to brighten someone’s day.
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3 weeks ago |
ucsf.edu | Laura López Gonzalez |Laura González
From hydration to ovulation, health trackers keep tabs on nearly 1 in 4 Americans. But wearable devices like these are just one piece of the ever-expanding medical “internet of things” — a universe of internet-enabled devices, applications, wearables, and more that collect, share, and analyze our data.
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3 weeks ago |
ucsf.edu | Suzanne Leigh
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Print this article In one of the largest and most comprehensive studies of its kind, a research team led at UC San Francisco has identified the regions where dementia occurs most often. What They DiscoveredUsing the Mid-Atlantic as the basis for comparison, researchers found that dementia rates were 25% higher in the Southeast. The Northwest and Rocky Mountains were both 23% higher, and the South was 18% higher.
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3 weeks ago |
ucsf.edu | Levi Gadye
Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered how pancreatic cancer cells thrive in the lungs or liver, environments that are as distinct to cells as the ocean and desert are to animals. The spread of cancer cells to organs like these often produces the very first symptoms of pancreatic cancer. But by that time, the pancreatic cancer has spread out of control.
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