Exploring Emotion and Music in Dyslexia
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Water Stations Fight Obesity by Curbing San Francisco’s Thirst for Sugary Sodas
UCSF researchers have partnered with local government agencies on an ongoing project that is installing hydration stations in low-income communities in San Francisco, parts of the city where conditions like diabetes, obesity, and heart disease disproportionately affect minority populations.
California Surgeon General Delivers UCSF’s Annual Health Policy Lecture
Nadine Burke Harris spoke at UCSF for the annual Chancellor’s Health Policy Lecture.
How the New Coronavirus Spreads and Progresses – And Why One Test May Not Be Enough
UCSF infectious disease expert Charles Chiu, MD, PhD, has been following the disease since its outbreak and provided the latest updates on what science has revealed about how the coronavirus is transmitted, what happens to someone who’s infected, and why a single diagnostic test may not be enough.
Acid Reflux Drug Is a Surprising Candidate to Curb Preterm Birth
The study also identified 12 other FDA-approved drugs that are deemed safe in pregnancy.
‘Virtual Pharmacology’ Yields Unprecedented Biological Clock Breakthrough
Researchers screened a massive library of over 150 million virtual molecules and discovered the first drugs that selectively target one of two mammalian melatonin receptors that modulate sleep-wake cycles.
Cigarette Company Expands to Food, Beverages Using Same Race-Based Playbook to Woo Customers
The researchers uncovered efforts to sell to minorities by drawing from corporate papers such as memos, financial reports and company newsletters that are housed in the UCSF Truth Tobacco Industry Documents Library.
Long-Term Learning Requires New Nerve Insulation
For a conditioned response to become long-lasting requires brain cells to increase amounts of an insulating material called myelin, which may serve to reinforce and stabilize newly formed neural connections.
