News Mentions for the week of July 8, 2024

In a spring quarter course taught by Debra Satz and Paul Brest, students learned how disagreement can deepen their awareness of others and themselves. A discussion between Stanford scholars Jeff Hancock and Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, about whether social media is addictive, for example, highlighted how disputes can emerge due to differences in data and research methodology.

Should non-alcoholic beverages that look or taste like beer and liquor be only for adults? Stanford researchers call for age limits on NA adult beverages, likening them to candy cigarettes. Molly Bowdring, clinical scholar, is interviewed.

Brain imaging, known as functional MRI, combined with machine learning can predict a treatment response based on one’s depression “biotype.” Leanne Williams, the Vincent V.C. Woo Professor professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and Laura Hack, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, are quoted in this press release. Click here for more news coverage of this article.

In a new, large-scale study of sleep behavior, Stanford Medicine scientists found that night owls don’t really thrive late at night. Jamie Zeitzer, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and Renske Lok, postdoctoral scholar in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, are interviewed about the findings. Follow more news coverage here.