News Mentions for the week of August 19, 2024

KTVU's Alex Savidge and Heather Holmes take an in-depth look at the ongoing fight against fentanyl use with Keith Humphreys, the Esther Ting Memorial Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.

As the summer months roll along, you might feel powerless to tear your eyes and thumbs from the phone and actually get outside to enjoy the weather. But it's not your fault, experts say, because the companies that design our devices are intentionally working to make them addictive. Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are effective at promoting weight loss, but some have argued it may come at the expense of body positivity. Sarah Adler, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Climate change is directly adding to climate event emergencies caused by extreme heat, wildfires, floods, tropical storms, and hurricanes, and the events are taking a toll not only on our physical health, but our mental health as well. Alison Hwong, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Six interdisciplinary research teams received a total of $3 million to pursue groundbreaking ideas in the field of AI. Congratulations to Ehsan Adeli, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, PI for the newly funded project entitled, "A Multidimensional Odyssey into the Human Mind!"

AI could soon transform OCD diagnosis. A recent Stanford study shows large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT-4 outperforming human professionals in identifying OCD from patient cases, achieving 100% accuracy. Carolyn Rodriguez, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted along with colleagues involved in the research in this article.

Sales of NA beer, wine and spirits are soaring. What’s in them and how healthy are they? Molly Bowdring, clinical scholar of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.