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Discovering New Drugs and Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease
Watch the latest Alzheimer’s Disease programs from the Brain Channel: Embracing Innovation: Discovering New Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease How can we create more effective drugs for Alzheimer’s disease? Michael Jackson, PhD joins William Mobley, MD, PhD to discuss the process of turning an idea into a drug. Creating connectivity between basic scientists, pharmaceutical companies, and […]
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When Drugs Do More Harm Than Good – Three Takeaways
Recently published research in The American Journal of Psychiatry shows that steroid therapies can cause neuropsychiatric damage. Commonly prescribed medications such as prednisone can lead to erratic and self-destructive behavior among patients. Dr. Lewis Judd and Dr. Sherwood Brown, two of the paper’s authors, sat down with Nick Binkley of the Diana Foundation to share […]
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The Ins and Outs of Genitourinary Cancer
Clinical practice informs basic science research, and that research in turn informs clinical practice. That is the key to advancing medical treatment. The field of oncology is an excellent example of this – discoveries in molecular biology and genetics have revolutionized clinical care for patients with cancer. New genomic technologies are allowing us to understand […]
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Fighting Cancer with a Virus
Can cancer cells be killed without harming the healthy cells around them? A new clinical trial is testing that hypothesis using a treatment based on the vaccinia virus. Vaccinia has played a huge role in eradicating smallpox but is now taking on a new part in the fight against cancer. Dr. Loren Mell, a radiation […]
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New Alzheimer’s Programs from the Brain Channel’s On Our Mind
Watch the latest Alzheimer’s Disease programs from the Brain Channel! The Brain Channel’s flagship series On Our Mind is endeavoring in the next few months to take a closer look at Alzheimer’s disease. Join Dr. William Mobley as he meets with those on the front lines of this disease to discuss current and potential therapies, […]
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New Research Techniques for Preeclampsia Using Stem Cells
What is the placenta? The placenta is “transient organ,” meaning it’s only a part of us during our life in the womb. Because it provides oxygen and essential nutrients during development, it plays a pivotal role for fetal growth. As Dr. Mana Parast says quite simply, “None of us would be here without it.” Preeclampsia […]
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Eating For Health (and Pleasure): The UCSF Guide to Good Nutrition
Healthy eating is not about strict dietary limitations, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself of foods you love. Rather, it’s about feeling good, having more energy, and sustaining your mental disposition. If you feel overwhelmed by all the conflicting nutrition and diet advice out there, you are not alone. UCSF Professor of Medicine Dr. Robert […]
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New Techniques in Neurosurgery
An MRI in the OR? It just might be the wave of the future. Imaging technology has made its way into the the operating room – giving neurosurgeons new insights and better options for patients. Brain tumors hiding beneath the opaqueness of the skull can now be seen in real time allowing the surgeon to […]
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Sexuality and Aging
As we grow older, sexuality takes on a broader definition. A good sex life — at any age — involves a lot more than just sex. It’s also about intimacy and touch, which can benefit us all. Understandably, sex at 70 or 80 may not be like it was at 20 or 30 — but […]
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Do 4.2 Million Children Really Need Ritalin?
In 2011, Dr. Sanford Newmark posed an important question: Do 2.5 million children really need Ritalin? Nearly 3 years later, the number of children taking Ritalin has risen to 4.2 million. Dr. Newmark, head of the Pediatric Integrative Neurodevelopmental Program at UCSF, specializes in the integrative and holistic treatment of children with autism and ADHD. […]