How – and Why – to Reset Your Kids’ Screen Use for Summer
Recent research on screen use in children and teenagers examined the effects of screen time on sleep, nutrition, body mass index (BMI) and step count.
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Great News, Parents: You Do Have Power Over Your Tweens’ Screen Use
For tweens, restricting screens in bedrooms and at mealtimes and modeling healthy practices at home are parenting practices that work best to curb screen time and addictive screen behavior:
How Space Research Helps Fight Infection and Aging Back on Earth
Liver samples that spent two months in the International Space Station will be studied to observe how microgravity ages liver cells and impacts their ability to regenerate. Understanding how aging damages the liver – and ways to potentially reverse that damage – could pave the way for better prevention and treatment of liver disease.
Microbiome Points the Way Toward Surviving a Grueling Therapy
Researchers have found links between lung microbial communities and mortality risk in pediatric bone marrow transplant patients. Metagenomic sequencing revealed distinct patient clusters and unexpected pathogens, highlighting the need for precise diagnostics and therapeutics. Antibiotic treatment was associated with bacterial depletion and enriched viral and fungal populations.
Emergency Department Packed to the Gills? Someday, AI May Help
With further validation and clinical trials, the use of artificial intelligence in emergency departments could one day help prioritize patients based on the urgency of their treatment, and help with triage in emergency care.
Boyce, Giacomini, Narlikar, and Powe Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
From left to right: W. Thomas Boyce, MD; Kathleen Giacomini, PhD; Geeta Narlikar, PhD; and Neil Powe, MD, MPH, MBA.Four scientists and clinicians at UC San Francisco have been honored this year with
Targeted Therapy, Treatment Disparity Featured at Cancer Meeting
Leading cancer researchers from UC San Francisco presented talks about advances in targeted therapy, cancer genomics, eliminating treatment disparities and other cancer research topics at this year’s
Signs of Multiple Sclerosis Show Up in Blood Years Before Symptoms Appear
UCSF scientists have found a set of autoantibodies that emerge in some MS patients years before symptoms.
Gene Therapy Is Halting Cancer. Can It Work Against Brain Tumors?
New CAR-T gene therapy techniques could extend survival for patients with glioblastoma.
Quantity of Body Fat, Rather Than Location, May Be Key for Cardiovascular Diseases
Increased obesity worldwide has become a leading cause of cardiovascular diseases. A new study by UC San Francisco and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard researchers found the quantity of fat
App May Pave Way to Treatments for No. 1 Dementia in Under-60s
A smartphone app could enable greater participation in clinical trials for people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a devastating neurological disorder that often manifests in mid-life.
Just Ask: Patients in the ER Are Willing to Get a Flu Shot
Intentional flu vaccine messaging, such as a brief video, flyer, or a scripted provider question, is enough to persuade many who visit emergency departments to receive the vaccination.
