Cognitive behaviorial therapy for insomnia, the gold-standard intervention, also suggests benefits for well-being.
Insomnia is miserable, and lost sleep can harm our health. Now, researchers are seeing the promise of solutions in our genes.Insomnia is miserable, and lost sleep can harm our health. Now, researchers are seeing the promise of solutions in our genes.
Interventions Result in Shorter Hospital Stays, Reduced Readmissions, UCSF Study Shows UCSF researchers wanted to see if simple tweaks, like avoiding nighttime interruptions to promote sleep, nixing certain prescription drugs, and promoting exercise and social engagement, could decrease delirium in hospitalized older adults.
Final Study by UCSF Astronaut Points to Treg Cells as the CulpritScientists now have shown that the weakening of an astronaut’s immune system during space travel is likely due in part to abnormal activation of immune cells called T regulator cells.
Continuing medication for newborns with seizures for months after they are discharged from the hospital does not prevent epilepsy and may cause neurotoxic side effects. In a study led by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, researchers compared the outcomes of approximately 300 babies born in nine hospitals throughout the country. All newborns had developed seizures due to acute brain injury in the first few days to weeks after birth and were treated with phenobarbital and/or other anti-seizure medications. Two-thirds of the infants
Six health care experts grapple with how to address race without being racist.Six health care experts grapple with how to address race without being racist.
UCSF researchers have created a CRISPR technique to study how turning on or off single genes affects the function of different cell types and how these changes play a role in disease.
Researchers at UCSF have observed a new feature of neural activity in the hippocampus – the brain’s memory hub – that may explain how this vital brain region combines a diverse range of inputs into a multi-layered memories that can later be recalled.
Retinal Scans Tie Blood Vessel Deterioration to Genetic Marker for Alzheimer’s Disease New research by UCSF scientists shows retinal scans can detect key changes in blood vessels that may provide an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease.
Pioneering neural recordings in patients with Parkinson’s disease by UCSF scientists are providing the groundwork for personalized brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s and other neurological disorders.