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25 min ago | Circulation

Small Solutions to Big Problems: MicroRNAs for Cardiac Regeneration...

From the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and Roddenberry Center for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at Gladstone, San Francisco, CA; and Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA.

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Related Topix: Cell Biology, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Biology, Science

4 hrs ago | Stanford

U.S. AIDS czar coming to Stanford to discuss global health

Ambassador Eric Goosby , MD, the nation's AIDS "czar" and an infectious disease specialist who treated HIV/AIDS patients in the early days of the epidemic, will visit Stanford School of Medicine next Thursday, May 30, for a conversation on global health.

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Related Topix: Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Thu May 23, 2013

The Atlantic

Race, Intelligence and Genetics in Perspective: A Conversation

Last week there was some debate acros the blogosphere about Race and IQ much of springing from the controversy of Jason Richwine's dissertation--" IQ and Immigration Policy ." You can read my thoughts here , here and here .

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Related Topix: Genetics, Medicine, Immigration Reform, African-American, Opinion

New Scientist

Cloned stem-cell study under fire for sloppy errors

Just over a week ago, researchers led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov of the Oregon National Primate Research Center in Beaverton announced their success in achieving the feat .

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Related Topix: Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, California, Cell Biology, Biology, Science

PhysOrg Weblog

Protein preps cells to survive stress of cancer growth and chemotherapy

This image shows in brown color the activation of TGFI2 signaling and p53 levels in a breast biopsy from a patient diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive carcinoma.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

Contra Costa Times

Woman's dreams to educate others about healthy eating are coming true

About five years ago, Cindy Gershen and some friends sat around her kitchen table discussing their concerns about the toll processed foods were taking on the community's health.

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Related Topix: Walnut Creek, CA, Martinez, CA, Diablo, CA

Reuters

More patients than docs report skin surgery problems

More than one quarter of people being treated for non-melanoma skin cancer in their doctor's office reported some type of complication after surgery, in a new study.

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Related Topix: Skin Cancer, Medicine, Health

MSN Healthy Living

Pregnancy flu linked to bipolar risk

What's causing moms the most stress? Well, according to a survey of 7,000 mothers, 42 percent say the social media site Pinterest is a big source of their anxiety.

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Related Topix: Recipes, Medicine, Family, Kids, Influenza, Health, ADHD

Newswise

Depression Linked to Telomere Enzyme, Aging, Chronic Disease

The first symptoms of major depression may be behavioral, but the common mental illness is based in biology - and not limited to the brain.

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Related Topix: Depression, Health

Wed May 22, 2013

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Capitol Alert: Cal State trustees name five new campus presidents

California State University trustees named new leaders for five of the system's 23 campuses today, setting off a game of musical chairs in California's higher education landscape.

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Related Topix: Cal State Los Angeles, Castro (San Francisco, CA), San Francisco, CA

Fire Rescue Magazine

REACH Air Medical Services Takes Delivery on New Helicopter

In an ongoing program to modernize and upgrade its fleet of emergency air medical helicopters, REACH Air Medical Services has taken delivery of a new Eurocopter EC135 helicopter.

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Related Topix: Concord, CA, UC Davis, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

Patch.com

Concerns Arise Over Charity Bins Struck Down by Mentor Planning Commission

The Mentor Planning Commission may have been well ahead of the curve back in January regarding a mysterious collection bin proposal.

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Related Topix: Mentor, OH

KSEE-TV Fresno

Hanford Native Named New Fresno State President

The California State University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Joseph I. Castro, vice chancellor, student academic affairs of the University of California, San Francisco, as president of Fresno State.

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Related Topix: Castro (San Francisco, CA), San Francisco, CA, Hanford, CA, California

Tue May 21, 2013

MediLexicon

COPD Patients On Bronchodilators Are At Higher Risk Of Cardiovascular Events

Elderly patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are treated with long-acting bronchodilators I2-agonists and anticholinergics are at an increased risk of cardiovascular events, according to new research published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Health

Newswise

SAMHSA Appoints Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D. To the New Position of Chief Medical Officer

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Administrator Pamela S. Hyde is announcing the appointment of Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D. as SAMHSA's first chief medical officer.

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Related Topix: Pharmacology, Medicine

NBC Los Angeles

UC Medical Workers Begin Two-Day Walkout

Medical workers across California plan to strike for the next two days in an effort to push forward negotiations for a new contract.

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Related Topix: UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Davis

Scientific American

No-Kill, High-Resolution 3-D Movies of Cells Now Possible [Video + Infographic]

Lillian Fritz-Laylin is observing a strain of leukemia cell that zips along at about 10 to 20 microns per minute.

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HON

Newer, Pricier Prostate Cancer Radiation No Better Than Old: Study

The costly form of radiation therapy that has become the norm for prostate cancer in the United States may be no better than the older, cheaper variety -- at least for some men, a new study suggests.

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Related Topix: Prostate Cancer, Health, Erectile Dysfunction, Medicine, Urology, Oncology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Mon May 20, 2013

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

UC asks court to stem scope of hospital-worker strike

University of California officials have gone to court to stem the extent of a two-day strike set to begin Tuesday for thousands of patient-care technicians at UC Davis Medical Center and four other large University of California hospitals.

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Related Topix: UC Davis, Medicine, Nursing, UC Irvine

MediLexicon

Immune System Boosted By Stem-Cell-Based Strategy In Mouse Model

Raising hopes for cell-based therapies, UC San Francisco researchers have created the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory.

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Related Topix: Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Genetics