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What is Anxiety?
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Is Too Much Screen Time Bad for Kids? It’s Complicated
In a Q&A, UCSF’s Jason Nagata answers questions about the links between screen time and illnesses like OCD for children and teens.
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Research Finds More Negative Effects of Screen Time on Kids, Including Higher Risk of OCD
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Screen Time Linked to OCD in U.S. Preteens
For preteens, the odds of developing OCD over a two-year period increases for every hour they play video games or watch videos.
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UCSF Professor Offers Steps to Cure Insomnia Without Medication
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More than 30 Researchers Among Most Influential
38 UCSF researchers rank in the top 1 percent for impact in their fields, according to a new analysis of research citations by science and intellectual property company Clarivate.
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Prenatal Wellness Classes Cut Moms’ Depression in Half Up to 8 Years Later
A low-cost, prenatal intervention benefits mothers’ mental health up to eight years later, a new UCSF study finds.
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Can’t Sleep? Try Sticking Your Head in the Freezer.
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$147M Grant Will Address Imbalances in Alzheimer’s Study
A $147 million grant will expand diversity among Alzheimer’s disease research participants, and involve partners from UCSF, the San Francisco VA Medical Center, and the Northern California Institute for Research and Education.
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UCSF Welcomes Ashley Biden
Ashley Biden, MSW, social worker and justice reform advocate, was welcomed to UCSF in October by colleagues and representatives from organizations supporting victims of violent crime.
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Justice Advocate Ashley Biden Touts Role of Trauma Support Pioneered in SF
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What Does Bipolar Disorder Feel Like?
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Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer’s Meds
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Fewer Asian, Black, Hispanic Patients Eligible for Drugs That May Delay Alzheimer’s Progression
A new study shows that fewer Black, Hispanic and Asian patients would qualify for these treatments that may slow Alzheimer’s progression, since cognitive impairment in these groups is more likely to be caused by other forms of dementia that may be unrelated to amyloid plaques.
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A Drug Based on LSD Appears to Treat Depression in Mice Without the Psychedelic Trip
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LSD-Like Molecules Counter Depression Without the Trip
Scientists have designed compounds that hit the same key receptor that LSD activates without causing hallucinations. A single dose produced powerful antidepressant and antianxiety effects in mice that lasted up to two weeks.
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Longevity Calculator Could Aid Planning After Dementia Diagnosis
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Life Expectancy Tool May Improve Quality of Life for Patients With Dementia
A mortality prediction model for older adults with dementia may help physicians determine which treatments to provide while facilitating decision-making for patients and their families.
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Older Homeless People Are At Great Risk of Dying
The study, funded by the National Institute on Aging, recruited people who were 50 and older and homeless, and followed them for a median of 4.5 years. By interviewing people every six months about their health and housing status, researchers were able to examine how things like regaining housing, using drugs, and having various chronic conditions, such as diabetes, affected their risk of dying.
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Half of Moms of Kids with Autism Have High Depressive Symptoms
About 50% of all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had elevated levels of depressive symptoms over 18 months, while rates were much lower (6% to 13.6%) for mothers with neurotypical children in the same period, UCSF researchers report in a new study.
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Ethnicity, Poverty, Low Community Involvement Linked to Lasting Loneliness
Most people are at risk for periodic loneliness, but for midlife and older adults who identify as Hispanic/Latinx, or who live in poverty, loneliness may be less likely to resolve over time.
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Routine Depression Screening May Capture Underdiagnosed Patient Populations
According to a new UCSF study, screening for depression at the primary care level could dramatically increase the likelihood of treatment for those who are traditionally undertreated — racial and ethnic minority individuals, older adults, those with limited English proficiency and men.
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S.F. D.A. Brooke Jenkins Taps Longtime Psychiatric Nurse To Lead Victim-services Unit
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UCSF Medical Center Ranks Among Nation’s Best for 2022-23
UCSF Medical Center has been ranked among the country’s finest hospitals in adult care by U.S. News & World Report’s prestigious Best Hospitals survey.
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A Soaring, Light-Filled Atrium Is at the Heart of this San Francisco Facility Serving Mental Health Needs
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UC San Francisco Opens Psychiatric Center, Without the Stigma
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UCSF Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building Opens to Patients
UCSF is welcoming its first patients to the Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building, a one-of-a-kind treatment center that aims to redefine mental health services and make a bold statement against stigma.
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Hospice Improves Quality of Care in Patients With Dementia
A new study by researchers at UCSF and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows that hospice patients with dementia are more likely to receive excellent care and have their anxiety and sadness managed than those not on hospice.
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What to Say if a Kid Asks, “What Does It Feel Like to Die?” and Other Questions About Mass Shootings