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Heart repair breakthrough
11.2007
An amazing procedure at UCLA uses a tiny wire mesh disc, threaded through an artery, to replace open heart surgery for many children born with a hole in their heart.
Canine Behavioral Genetics Project
9.2007
Researchers at UCSF have launched the Canine Behavioral Genetics Project in an effort to identify and better understand the genetics behind panic and anxiety-disorders and aggression in dogs ... and humans.
Understanding the human brain
9.2007
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers are harnessing the power of tiny magnetic fields to better understand the human brain.
An extraordinary gift
6.2007
Each year, nearly 1000 Californians make an extraordinary gift to the University of California by donating their bodies or those of a loved one to support the education of health professionals...
New Cardiac Labs
10.2006
UCSF's Heart and Vascular Center celebrated the opening of its new Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Labs...
Stress & Alzheimer's Disease
8.2006
UC Irvine researchers find that stress hormones can significantly hasten the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Global Health Sciences Program
3.2.2006
UCSF program leads the way in developing international collaborations in research and training to address public health issues affecting developing nations...
Novel Biosensor Technology
2.2006
A UCLA/VA study demonstrates the rapid diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) with novel biosensor technology.
Avian Influenza
1.10.2006
Researchers at UC Davis and other campuses are studying how avian influenza is spread and how it can be contained...
PRIME-LC
11.17.2005
UC Irvine College of Medicine's Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community is a first-of-its-kind curriculum training the next generation of California's doctors....
UCSF clinical trial
11.17.2005
A Phase III clinical trial at UC San Francisco saved the life of a patient suffering from glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive and deadly type of brain tumor...
Telemedicine at UC
11.17.2005
The UC Davis Telemedicine Program provides an Internet-based link-up that enables UC Davis physicians to "see" patients in their rural communities far from the doctor...
Anti-malarial Artemisinin
10.2005
Biologists at UC Berkeley are working to develop a cheap anti-malarial drug.
Global Care Quest (GCQ) Technology
10.2005
New Mobile Patient Information System invented at UCLA revolutionizes critical patient care when immediate response time and accurate, comprehensive information can mean life or death.
Rich Medical Drug Resources at Bottom of the Sea
12.2004
Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the UCSD have discovered rich medical drug resources in deep ocean sediments - including promising cancer-fighting candidates.
The Prosdisc
7.2002
The UCSF Medical Center is using a European-designed implant that may replace damaged lower back discs.
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Brain
3.2001
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are using the nation's most powerful brain scanner to better understand disease and the mysteries of the mind.
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy
11.2000
UCSF is one of a handful of academic medical centers in this country using a new cancer-fighting radiation technique called Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT).
