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Mutation in Highly Infectious Alpha Variant May Help Coronavirus Evade Immune System
By Robin Marks Electron micrograph of a cell heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. Image credit: NIH The B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant—also known as Alpha—may be more infectious because it contains mutations that make it better...
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Exploring Brain Health Disparities through Jazz
What can jazz music reveal about the brain, health disparities, and inclusion? On June 15, leaders in science, music, and health equity explored this question in “ Jazz, Equity and Brain Health ,” the latest offering from the San Francisco...
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Campaign Aims to Increase Mental Health Resilience in the UCSF Community
istock_illustration_heads.jpg istock_illustration_heads.jpg By Kim LaPean and Diane Ngo There is a chance that in every lecture, laboratory, Zoom meeting, town hall audience or shuttle bus ride, someone around you is battling a mental...
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Microbiome Medicine: Scientists Harness the Body’s ‘Bugs’ to Treat Asthma, MS and More
By Robin Marks Plenty of probiotic yogurts, pickles and kombuchas claim to boost our digestive health with armies of microbes, but some scientists have more ambitious therapeutic plans for the “bugs” that colonize us. They hope to leverage...
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“Neuroprosthesis” Restores Words to Man with Paralysis
Technology Could Lead to More Natural Communication for People Who Have Suffered Speech Loss By Robin Marks Researchers at UC San Francisco have successfully developed a “speech neuroprosthesis” that has enabled a man with severe paralysis...
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Common COVID-19 Antibiotic No More Effective Than Placebo
UCSF Outpatient Study Found Limited Effect of Azithromycin on Progression of Disease By Elizabeth Fernandez A UC San Francisco study has found that the antibiotic azithromycin was no more effective than a placebo in preventing symptoms of...
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Immune System May Need ‘Continuing Education’ to Protect Pregnancy
Newly Discovered Class of Immune Cells Implicated in Maternal-Fetal Tolerance By Wallace Ravven A healthy pregnancy may depend on eTAC cells shown here. Image credit: UCSF Researchers at UC San Francisco are zeroing in on how the immune...
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For Concussion Patients, CTs Offer Window into Recovery
UCSF-Led Study Matches Brain Imaging with Prognosis, Showing Lingering Impairment for Some By Suzanne Leigh CT features like these can provide clues about concussion recovery. Image credit: UCSF CT scans for patients with concussion...
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Our first Bay Area Black Women’s Leadership Retreat with over 45 of the Bay Area’s and UCSF’s most prominent and leading Black women in the areas of clinical and public health, community, advocacy, education, and leadership.
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Want to Be Robust at 40-Plus? Meeting Minimum Exercise Guidelines Won’t Cut It
5 Hours of Moderate Activity a Week May Be Required to Avoid Midlife Hypertension, UCSF-Led Study Shows By Suzanne Leigh Young adults must step up their exercise routines to reduce their chances of developing high blood pressure or...