Tag: University of California, San Francisco

  • The drugs seem to work for mice without the trip.

    The drugs seem to work for mice without the trip.

    A new drug developed at the University of California, San Francisco has been proven to work in a clinical trial of people with treatment-resistant depression. The drug is administered at doses of 25 milligrams per kilogram of body weight. The drug was shown to reduce the effects of a depressive episode by up to two-and-a-half…

  • Try putting your head in the freezer.

    Try putting your head in the freezer.

    Short sleep in midlife and old age is linked to higher risk of chronic disease and multimorbidity, a case study by researchers from University of California, San Francisco has revealed. The study also found that poor sleep habits are “ubiquitous” among American adults. About 63% of the participants reported sleeping less than seven hours a…