A groundbreaking gene therapy has allowed kids like Miles, born with otoferlin deafness, to hear normally—without cochlear implants. “A lot of people are working on how to reprogram cells of the inner ear to rebuild themselves,” UCSF's Dr. Dylan Chan tells @nytimes.com https://ucsfh.org/3QNwLU6
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The treatment, the first of its kind, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. “Our baby was born deaf, and now he can hear,” said one parent.
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Teen depression rates have risen sharply, with ~1 in 5 adolescents having a major episode in the past year. Scientists are now looking beyond traditional treatments to the gut-brain axis and exploring the gut microbiome's role in mood and mental health. https://ucsfh.org/4di6Ds9
Measles cases are rising again in the US, with lower vaccination rates and global travel fueling the virus’ spread. Vaccination remains the best defense, Dr. Charles Chiu says, but ~95% community immunity is needed to protect vulnerable groups, especially children under 5. https://ucsfh.org/4uVYjph
🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Psychiatry Reports!
📱Among adolescent boys and young men, exposure to appearance-focused and manosphere content is linked to body dissatisfaction, risky behaviors, and harmful masculinity norms.
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When 17-year-old Andrew suffered a stroke during his senior year of high school, what began as a regular day turned into a fight for survival. Today he helps raise awareness for other kids facing the same challenge. “My experience at UCSF inspired me to give back,” he says. https://ucsfh.org/3S22DoI
More than 1/2 of U.S. teens use their phones after midnight instead of sleeping, a study finds. Regular late-night phone use "can interfere with the sleep they need to learn and perform at their best at school the next day,” Dr. @jasonmnagata.bsky.social tells @people.com. https://ucsfh.org/4tWs1cC
🗣️New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in The American Journal of Psychiatry!
📱Longitudinal research shows that early-onset, rapid increasing social media use may be associated with future substance experimentation.
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UCSF's Cherry Leung, associate professor of community health systems with the UC San Francisco School of Nursing, researches the gut-brain axis as a potential adjunct therapy for improving adolescent ...
Two decades ago, children with stroke were falling into this gap between stroke providers who didn’t treat children and child neurologists who were uncomfortable with stroke. Today, UCSF is at the for...
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UCSF expert Charles Chiu discusses rising measles cases, extreme contagiousness, and why 95% vaccination rates are vital for community safety.
What do cigarettes and Lunchables have in common? Researchers found that tobacco companies used "cigarette science" to help design the popular kids' meal, engineering brightly packaged “grab-’n-go” food to maximize its appeal. https://ucsfh.org/4aC6cZ2
