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Why Is It So Hard to Adjust When Clocks ‘Fall Back’?

Neurologist Dr. Ptacek explains how "falling back" disrupts the 24-hour circadian clock, affecting mood and performance, with ...
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First Treatment Guidelines for Low Sexual Desire in Women

In a first, experts have created treatment guidelines and recommendations for women who experience low sexual desire or Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD), a common yet largely undertreated ...
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$100 Million Gift Will Advance UCSF’s Dementia Research and Care

A $100 million gift to UCSF's renowned Memory and Aging Center (MAC). It is the first gift to name a UCSF division, which ...
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How Dual Smokers of Pot and Tobacco Feel the Burn of Higher Prices

A study reveals how cigarette price sensitivity varies between U.S. adults who do and do not use cannabis. The findings could ...
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Embracing Life After a Moment of Despair at Golden Gate Bridge

Debbie Menzies shares her story about debilitating seizures and depression, occurring in a part of the brain associated with ...
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UCSF Radiation Oncologists Featured at Radiation Oncology Conference

UCSF researchers and clinicians presented innovative research and treatment strategies at the American Society of Radiation Oncology’s 2025 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, which ran from Sept. 27 to ...
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How to Turn Genes On or Off to Protect Brain Cells From Dementia

Martin Kampmann’s work, supported by the National Institutes of Science (NIH), maps cellular “decision points” that determine ...