'Anxiety Cells' Identified in the Brain
For the first time, neuroscientists have identified “anxiety” cells deep inside the brain.
University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSFFor the first time, neuroscientists have identified “anxiety” cells deep inside the brain.
Anna Molofsky is researching how synapses pruning and formation occur normally during brain development in the hope of determining how subtle shifts in balance lead to neurodevelopmental disorders.
Researchers at UCSF have developed a new genetic model of autism, using neurons created in the lab from patients’ own skin cells.
Maternal stress during the second trimester of pregnancy may influence the nervous system of the developing child, both before and after birth.
The UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences has awarded funding to 11 UC San Francisco scientists seeking to support the Institute’s mission to improve the lives of people with brain diseases and disorders through innovative projects that unite the scientific disciplines of neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery.
UCSF researchers are leading several initiatives that aim to see how dozens of seemingly unrelated genes and proteins involved in a disease are in fact all part the same interconnected biological pathway.
UCSF has ranked in the top 10 for seven specialties in 2017 Best Global Universities rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.
Matthew State is one of three recipients of the 2017 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health given by the National Academy of Medicine.
UCSF researchers have discovered that two molecular partners interact at synapses to maintain stable neuronal function.
Alcohol abuse, dental conditions and depression were among the top causes of avoidable emergency room visits nationally.
Veterans who have killed in combat and suffer from nightmares, hyper-vigilance to perceived threats, and numbness to people and activities that once made them happy, may be helped by a six-to-eight week talk therapy program.