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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.
Pregnant Moms’ Stress May Accelerate Cell Aging of White, Not Black, Kids
Stress during pregnancy can impact children’s cell aging, and race is an important factor.
Fitbit, Apple Watch Screening for Heart Arrhythmia Needs More Study
Promises from companies leap ahead of medical science in promoting the use of smartwatches to screen for heart rhythm disorders says UCSF’s Gregory Marcus.
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.
Fewer Patients with PTSD Survive COVID
Risk of death or hospitalization from COVID-19 were found to be greater for patients with PTSD.
$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.
Model Shows Where Women Lost Access to Abortion After Dobbs
A third of American women of reproductive age now face excessive travel times to obtain an abortion, according to a new geospatial analysis by researchers in San Francisco and Boston that is one of the first to model the effects of the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs v. Jackson decision.
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.
Fatty Liver Linked to Survival in E. Coli Infection
Scientists at UCSF have developed a new way of looking at sex-biased diseases that is rooted in evolutionary biology.
Video Games Offer the Potential of “Experiential Medicine”
After a decade of work, scientists at UCSF’s Neuroscape Center have developed a suite of video game interventions that improve key aspects of cognition in aging adults.
