News

Study Looks at Older Patients and Emergency Care

June 04, 2012
CTSI-supported research finds that three quarters of emergency department visits by older, ill patients lead to hospital admissions, and more than two-thirds of those admitted to the hospital died there.

A Link Between Alcohol and Atrial Fibrillation?

June 01, 2012
CTSI-supported research published in the American Journal of Cardiology finds that alcohol may trigger serious palpitations in patients suffering from heart disease.

Call for Papers: Games for Health Journal

May 31, 2012
The Journal is an essential new publication in the dynamic, developing field of health games.

Nokia Sensing X Challenge - $2.25 million global competition

May 30, 2012
Envision a whole new level of personalized, digital health information.

Confronting Cancer at Bench, Bedside and Beyond

May 30, 2012
UCSF's Pathways to Discovery Program stimulates passion for discovery, and includes a focus on clinical and translational research managed by CTSI's CTST program.
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Regulating Sugar: It's All About the Nudge

May 29, 2012
CTSI's Laura Schmidt, PhD, offers her perspective on regulating sugar in the American diet.

Study Informs Care for Pediatric Crohn's Disease

May 29, 2012
CTSI-supported study points to the importance of a standard practice for regularly measuring bone age for pediatric patients with Crohn’s disease.

New Datasets for 2010 and 2009 Available via UCSF Library

May 25, 2012
Including Emergency Department and Ambulatory Surgery data.
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Comparative Effectiveness Grant Opportunities

May 23, 2012
CTSI featured in Nature news blog announcing PCORI research grants.
Nariman Nasser, Director of the UCSF Participant Recruitment Service

New Services Available for Clinical Study Recruitment

May 23, 2012
Full suite of services helps UCSF researchers more effectively conduct clinical studies.

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