Ricardo Muñoz Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Ricardo F. Muñoz, professor emeritus of psychology at UCSF, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences Announces Innovation, Scholar Awards
The UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences has named the first recipients of the UCSF Weill Innovation and Scholar Awards as part of the institute’s goal to support high-risk, high-reward research.
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UCSF in Top 20 for U.S. News’ 2017 Global Universities Rankings
UCSF has ranked as one of the top 20 universities in the world, according to the 2017 Best Global Universities rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.
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Gene Links Risk of Psychiatric Disease to Reduced Synapse Numbers
Research led by UCSF scientists has revealed that mutations in a gene linked with brain development may dispose people to multiple forms of psychiatric disease by changing the way brain cells communicate.
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A Gene That Could Help Explain Why Lithium Stabilizes Mood
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How to spot depression and anxiety in children
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Undoing the Harm of Childhood Trauma and Adversity
Years of research have shown that trauma and adverse events in childhood can put a person at an elevated risk for a wide range of physical and mental health problems across their life span. But the scope and significance of that impact – and how to reverse it – is just beginning to come into focus.
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Poverty May Be Risk Factor for Reduced Cognitive Function in Midlife, Study Shows
Persistent poverty in young adulthood and midlife may elevate one’s risk for lower cognitive function by age 50.
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Mothers of Children with Autism May Face Higher Risks for Heart Disease
Mothers who were raising children with autism and reported chronic stress were more likely to have high levels of “bad” cholesterol and lower levels of protective progenitor cells.
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Researchers Confront an Epidemic of Loneliness
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Childhood Adversity Looms Large for Older Homeless Adults
A new UCSF report on an understudied population – older homeless adults – reveals that adverse childhood experiences have long-lasting effects.
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When Children Are Diagnosed With a Sensory Disorder
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The Key to Effectively Treating Mental Illness: Eliminate the Stigma
The stigma associated with mental illnesses is causing millions of Americans go untreated because of misconceptions and shame. UCSF researchers are among those who are pushing for changes that would help to eliminate the stigma and get people the treatments they need.
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Free To Be He, She, They
There is an increasing demand to address gender dysphoria early in childhood, prior to the onset of puberty. Under the guidance of Stephen Rosenthal, MD, UCSF’s Gender Center is helping parents and their children navigate this difficult terrain.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Experts on Homelessness and Health Resources Available to Speak with Bay Area Journalists Reporting on June 29
In preparation for the June 29 media focus on homelessness in San Francisco, UCSF would like to make reporters aware of the resources the university has available on the topic.
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Parents-Only Therapy May Be Optimal in Treating Anorexia
Family therapy for 12- to 18-year-olds with anorexia nervosa, in which all household members participate and a meal is held in the clinician’s office, may be less effective than a streamlined model involving only the parents and without the meal.
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Weill Gift Gives UCSF Unprecedented Opportunity to Advance Neurosciences Research
UCSF leaders are lauding the gift by Joan and Sanford I. Weill as transformational, giving the University an unprecedented opportunity to unite and expand its neurosciences community during a revolutionary period in brain discovery.
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$185M Gift Launches UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
In the largest-ever gift to UCSF, the Weill Family Foundation and Joan and Sanford I. “Sandy” Weill have donated $185 million to establish the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.
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UC Regents Approve Preliminary Plans for New UCSF Neuroscience Building
UCSF is moving forward with plans to construct a new building at its Mission Bay campus to support its world-class neuroscience enterprise at a time of great opportunity for advancement in the field, following approval by the UC Regents.
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PTSD in Veterans Tied to Worse Heart Health
A UCSF study found that veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were more likely to have worse endothelial vascular function, which plays a key role in blood vessel dilation, blood pressure, clotting and inflammation.
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Study Suggests ‘Emotional Health’ Implicated in Dementia
Serious and escalating depression in the elderly may almost double the likelihood of dementia, according to a study led by UC San Francisco, and could be an independent risk factor for cognitive decline, rather than just an early symptom of it.
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Mindful Eating, Meditation May Lead to Better Metabolic Health
A diet and exercise program that included mindfulness training resulted in participants having lower metabolic risk factors compared to those who underwent the same program without the training, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.
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UCSF Establishes Quantitative Biosciences Institute
UCSF announced the establishment of the Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), to drive forward the application of computation, mathematics, and statistics toward a deeper understanding of complex problems in biology.
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'Hey Siri, I’m Depressed': Can Smartphones Answer the Call for Help?
Personal voice assistants are increasingly used by smartphone owners for a range of health questions, but in a new study the telephone conversational agents responded inconsistently and incompletely to simple questions about mental health, rape and domestic violence.
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Stephen Hinshaw Named 2016 James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award Honoree by APS
Co-Vice Chair for Psychology Stephen P. Hinshaw as been selected by the Association for Psychological Science as one of its 2016 James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award recipients.
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Gene Linking Sleep and Seasonal Affective Disorder Found
A newly discovered human gene mutation appears to contribute both to unusual sleep patterns and to heightened rates of seasonal depression, according to new research from UCSF.
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$25 Million From Oberndorf Foundation To Advance UCSF Psychiatry, Neuroscience Research
UCSF has received an unrestricted $25 million commitment from the Bill and Susan Oberndorf Foundation to advance basic research in psychiatry and the behavioral sciences.
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Scientists Move Closer To Understanding Schizophrenia’s Cause
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Brain Structure Governing Emotion Is Passed Down From Mother To Daughter, Says UCSF Study
A study of 35 families led by a UCSF psychiatric researcher showed for the first time that the structure of the brain circuitry known as the corticolimbic system is more likely to be passed down from mothers to daughters than from mothers to sons or from fathers to children of either gender.
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The Mysterious Link Between Autism and Extraordinary Abilities