The researchers believe it is unlikely that the new molecules are addictive. According to UCSF researchers, the new molecules are the top prospects for narcotic alternatives. A…
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The researchers find the exposure to these chemicals to be highly concerning due to the chemical’s link to cancer. The cancer-causing chemicals can be found…
Lack of sleep increases the risk of flare-ups from 25% to 95%. Some lung disease patients do worse than others. Could sleep be the cause?…
The symptoms of Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) are comparable to those of Alzheimer’s disease, involving memory loss and issues with thinking and reasoning in…
This new method of classifying tumors allows scientists to predict recurrence more accurately than the current method. Credit: Northwestern University Recurring brain tumor growth is…
Although daytime sleep in senior citizens is quite normal, extended napping could signal Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. Daytime sleep duration triples after Alzheimer’sAlzheimer's disease…
A new study led by UC San Francisco has shown that people who are vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the…
Psilocybin fosters greater connections between different regions of the brain in depressed people, freeing them up from long-held patterns of rumination and excessive self-focus, according…
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have successfully leveraged an FDA-approved drug to halt growth of tumors driven by mutations in the RAS…
Over-stimulated immune system may be impetus to cognitive symptoms, UCSF-led study shows. Some patients who develop new cognitive symptoms after a mild bout of COVID…
Enhanced nerve transmission seen in older adults who remained active. When elderly people stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that…
Small UCSF study indicates vaccine safety for pregnant and lactating women. Messenger RNA vaccines against COVID-19 were not detected in human milk, according to a…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the…
Questions about safety, side effects preclude youth from getting COVID shot, UCSF study shows. Vaccine skepticism among young adults may stall efforts to achieve herd…
UC San Francisco scientists have discovered a new way to control the immune system’s “natural killer” (NK) cells, a finding with implications for novel cell…
Airborne pollution implicated in amyloid plaques, UCSF-led study shows. A new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco has found that among older Americans…
Fewer headaches reported when school starts later, UCSF-led study shows. Research indicates that starting school later in the morning yields health and academic benefits for…