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Une meilleure compréhension des circuits cérébraux intervenant dans l’adaptation comportementale pourrait déboucher sur de nouvelles méthodes de traitement de plusieurs maladies, dont la schizophrénie.
Clinical trials have demonstrated the health benefits of cannabis for certain conditions, but many aren’t testing smoked or vaped forms. Research on cannabis smoke is raising concerns.
Visualization is an essential part of the scientific process. Advances in imaging have enabled eye-opening discoveries, not only for scientists and researchers but also for the general public.
Researchers found that people with a specific gene variant were two to eight times more likely to not have symptoms after infection.
For many Americans, a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables and whole grains is beyond their reach.
Though abortion is appearing in more plot lines, many programs still aren’t accurately depicting what the reality of abortion access looks like in America today.
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive type of brain cancer, causing significant decline in cognitive function. New research suggests a common anti-seizure drug could help control tumor growth.
Pain has long been subjectively measured, leading to frustrations for patients and doctors alike. Identifying neural biomarkers of pain could improve diagnosis and lead to better treatments of chronic pain conditions.
Learning new rules requires the suppression of old ones. A better understanding of the brain circuits involved in behavioral adaptation could lead to new ways to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
The Supreme Court’s ruling on mifepristone keeps the drug accessible for now, but its future is still in limbo.
If the ruling to reverse the use of mifepristone stands, it will not only severely restrict abortion access for women throughout the US – it will have far-reaching effects on health care.
After decades of effort to reduce discrimination in the workplace, a cultural change may be happening that will enable people to move past their unconscious biases.
The early research suggests the drugs might be effective for some conditions. But scientists have safety concerns.
Medicine works better when the treatments are tailored to fit each individual person’s biology and history. A first step is increasing diversity in clinical trials, but the end goal is precision medicine.
Taking into consideration the number of excess deaths caused by COVID-19 compared with pre-pandemic years is critical to getting an accurate accounting of the pandemic’s real toll.
Immunotherapy has the potential to eliminate tumors, but works best for select patients. Engineering T cells to bypass cancer’s defenses could help expand treatment eligibility to more patients.
Men, older adults, people with language barriers and racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to be screened for depression.
A transcript of an episode of The Conversation Weekly published on September 29, 2022.
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Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
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Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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Scientific Program Leader at Gladstone Institutes, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate Professor of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate Professor of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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Researcher, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
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Research Data Specialist in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
