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Weak Brain Circadian Rhythms Cause Depression-Like Behavior in Mice

May 2, 2016

When the master pacemaker that normally synchronizes circadian rhythms in the brain is disrupted, that disruption causes helplessness, behavioral despair, and anxiety-like behavior in mice, say scientists at the University of California San Diego.

Big Girls Don’t Cry

April 27, 2012

A study to be published in the June 2012 issue of Journal of Adolescent Health looking at the relationships between body satisfaction and healthy psychological functioning in overweight adolescents has found that young women who are happy with the size and shape of their bodies report higher levels of self-esteem.

New Study of Brain Circuits Finds Key Links to Symptoms of Depression

July 17, 2017

Scientists have linked specific wiring in the brain to distinct behavioral symptoms of depression. In a study published in Cell, researchers at UC San Diego found brain circuits tied to feelings of despair and helplessness and were able to alleviate and even reverse such symptoms in mice studies.

New Technique Helps Link Complex Mouse Behaviors to the Genes that Influence Them

July 4, 2016

…for specific genes linked with 66 different physical and behavioral traits.

How to Best Help Your Child Lose Weight:  Lose Weight Yourself

March 14, 2012

A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and The University of Minnesota indicates that a parent’s weight change is a key contributor to the success of a child’s weight loss in family-based treatment of childhood obesity.

New Weight-Loss Intervention Targets Instinctive Desire to Eat

May 18, 2022

People who are highly responsive to food lost more weight and kept it off using a new weight loss program that targets internal hunger cues and the ability to resist food, reports University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.

More Trans Fat Consumption Linked to Greater Aggression

March 13, 2012

Might the “Twinkie defense” have a scientific foundation after all? Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown – by each of a range of measures, in men and women of all ages, in Caucasians and minorities – that consumption of dietary trans fatty acids…

Statins Linked to Lower Aggression in Men, but Higher in Women

July 1, 2015

In the first randomized trial to look at statin effects on behavior, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that aggressive behavior typically declined among men placed on statins (compared to placebo), but typically increased among women placed on statins.

Autism Spectrum Disorders Linked to Neurotransmitter Switching in the Brain

August 22, 2024

Neurobiologists studying the emergence of autism spectrum disorders have found evidence of altered early development of the nervous system. They linked environmentally induced forms of ASD to changes in neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers that allow neurons to communicate with each other.

Rady School of Management Celebrates Opening of Wells Fargo Hall

May 16, 2012

…in human and environmental health, water savings and energy efficiency. “The opening of Wells Fargo Hall is a testament to the continued support of the Rady School by our community,” said Rady School Dean Robert S. Sullivan. “The new facilities will provide the Rady School with the capacity to accommodate…

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