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Why your eyes move during the REM stage of sleep has puzzled scientists for years. Researchers measured mice brains to look for a possible explanation.
An analysis shows that Black students at more racially segregated schools have a greater tendency to turn to the bottle.
Memahami kesulitan perjalanan dapat menawarkan wawasan tentang apa yang akan dihadapi perempuan yang membutuhkan aborsi di seluruh AS di dunia pasca-Roe.
Scholars explain how the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion is likely to affect women’s health.
Due to increasing concerns over the health hazards posed by BPA, the Food and Drug Administration plans to reevaluate the safety of the controversial chemical for use in everyday products.
Three experts answer questions about the effectiveness, safety and side effects of medication abortion, using mifepristone followed by misoprostol.
The reasons why people may seek out late-term abortions are complex and are often based on new medical information and delays caused by state policies.
Your blood can hold a record of past illnesses. That information can reveal how many people have had a certain infection – like 58% of Americans having had COVID-19 by the end of February 2022.
Despite the halt to the federal mask mandate for mass transit, people may still choose to protect themselves. For those who do, the type of mask and how well it fits matter.
Many doctors currently diagnose skin conditions by eye. Advances in molecular testing could lead to more precise and accurate diagnoses for ambiguous rashes and skin lesions.
By surveying over 100 people in academic medicine, a researcher found that women are consistently excluded from important networking activities like watching sports, drinking at bars and playing golf.
L’augmentation de la durée des siestes prolongées fait partie du processus normal du vieillissement. Cependant, des siestes trop longues pourraient être signe de déclin cognitif.
When designing neuroprosthetic devices for users to control with their thoughts, engineers must take into account the sensory information brains collect from the environment and how it gets processed.
While longer naps are a normal part of aging, excessively long dozes could be a warning signal for cognitive decline.
During the pandemic, health care providers began prescribing abortion pills without requiring in-person exams. This practice could help people access the care they need when abortion rights are in limbo.
Disruptions to the lung microbiome are linked to a number of respiratory conditions in both children and adults.
Understanding when and how neurons die is an important part of research on neurodegenerative diseases like Lou Gehrig’s, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
Communication breakdowns between doctors and their patients have real-life consequences and can result in poorer health outcomes and sicker patients.
The molecule C1q has both protective and detrimental effects after traumatic brain injury. Blocking it after injury in mice restored normal brain rhythms during sleep and prevented epileptic spikes.
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Professor Emeritus of Social Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
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épidémiologiste, University of California, San Francisco
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Assistant Professor of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
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Assistant Professor, Institute for Health & Aging, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Francisco
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PhD Candidate in Public Health, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate Professor of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences; Director, Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate Professor, Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate professor, University of California, San Francisco
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Senior Attending Physician in Occupational Health, 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 Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor of Physiology, Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco