News Mentions for the week of April 29, 2024
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Stanford Medicine MagazinePsychiatry’s new frontiers - Hope amid crisis
The new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine, a special report on mental health, explores innovative research that is advancing the understanding of mental illness and health and leading to treatments that are more effective, more personalized and more accessible.
Connecticut Public - PBS/NPRThe storied history of people sleeping through things
This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at the storied history of people sleeping through things. Rafael Pelayo, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is interviewed.
Fortune WellDo men really sleep better than women? Experts explain
Understanding how and why biological sex impacts various sleep disorders is a critical step toward individualized treatment. However, the long-standing lack of inclusion of women in biomedical and behavioral research is a hindrance. Renske Lok, postdoctoral scholar in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.
Neurology liveUse of Narcolepsy Treatments in Different Patients: Part 2
Clete Kushida, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, discusses combination therapy and patients with complex narcoleptic disease with colleagues in a recent panel.
Washington PostAnger has been linked to heart disease. A new study suggests why.
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health found a link between frequent anger and problems with blood vessels. David Spiegel, the Jack, Lulu, and Sam Willson Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment on the subject.
Medscape InDiscussionEpisode 3: Bipolar Disorder Screening Tools and Treatment Advances
Trisha Suppes, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is joined by Dr. Roger McIntyre in this episode to discuss screening tools for bipolar disorder, treatment advances, and the impact of clues such as inflammation on this diagnosis.
NPRScientists restore brain cells impaired by a rare genetic disorder
A therapy that restores brain cells impaired by a rare genetic disorder may offer a strategy for treating conditions like autism, epilepsy, and schizophrenia. Sergiu Pasca, the Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Professor II of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and Bonnie Uytengsu and Family Director of the Stanford Brain Organogenesis Program, is featured.
Women's HealthIs The ‘Junior Curse’ From ‘Challengers’ Real?
Tennis Pros Say Yes—But It Can Be Psychological Young champs who fail to launch might be suffering a mental block, experts tell WH. Mehak Chopra, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.