The FDA has approved the first video game therapeutic as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, based on research by UCSF’s Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD.
Researchers Probe Brain’s 24-Hour Biological Clock for Neurodegenerative RisksOlder men who have a weak or irregular circadian rhythm guiding their daily cycles of rest and activity are more likely to later develop Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study by scientists at the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences who analyzed 11 years of data for nearly 3,000 independently living older men.
In a new study in mice, UCSF researchers investigated what enables neurons in the visual system to respond to context when a stimulus is not available. They found that feedback from higher-order visual centers in the brain has much more influence over our fundamental visual processing than scientists had ever realized.
Disrupted Brain Rhythms Leave Mice Stuck on Old, Useless Rules, But Re-Syncing Might Someday Help Treat Cognitive DeficitsA new UCSF study in mice has pinpointed a specific pattern of brain waves that underlies the ability to let go of old, irrelevant learned associations to make way for new updates.
The designation is the highest and most demanding certification awarded to hospitals that can treat the most complex stroke cases.
UCSF researchers have become to the first to solve the structure of a hard-working protein that helps reload neurons for repeated firing.
Self-Corrective Mechanism at Synapse Doubles Lifespan for Mice with ALS, Suggests New Approach to Therapy for Human Brain Diseases UCSF researchers have identified a powerful self-corrective mechanism within synapses that is activated by neurodegeneration and acts to slow down disease progression in animal models of ALS.
Researchers Honored for Fundamental Insights into Brain Development and Molecular ImagingThe two from UCSF are among 120 new members elected to the Academy in 2020.
UC San Francisco researchers have finally identified the cellular circuit responsible for conveying stress signals from inside mitochondria to the integrated stress response, a discovery that may have important implications for treating the many debilitating diseases associated with mitochondrial stress.
A new UCSF study of patients with Parkinson’s disease has revealed a pathway that transmits signals very rapidly between two parts of the human brain to govern the complex act of halting a motion once it’s been initiated.