News Mentions for the week of November 18, 2024
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MedscapeThe Strange Untold Story of How Science Solved Narcolepsy
A three-decade series of coincidences will likely help doctors treat narcolepsy — and possibly prevent opioid addiction — and could lead to a Nobel Prize for two scientists who never collaborated. Emmanuel Mignot, the Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and by courtesy, of genetics and of neurology and neurological sciences, is featured.
- Yahoo Life
Watching 'Gilmore Girls,' 'A Christmas Story' or 'Home Alone' again? Why revisiting our favorite shows and movies makes us feel good.
Rewatching your favorite show for the 100th time? Experts say there may be health benefits. David Spiegel, the Jack, Lulu, and Sam Willson Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.
San Francisco ChronicleWhy fatal drug overdoses are finally declining in S.F. — and elsewhere
San Francisco this past week reported the lowest number of monthly drug overdose deaths in four years, continuing a sustained trend with 2024’s running total of fatalities down nearly a quarter compared with the same period last year. The trend echoes similarly promising national data, released by the CDC this month, that show fatal overdoses are down almost 15% compared with 2023. Keith Humphreys, the Esther Ting Memorial Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.
SELFHere’s What That ‘Little Treat’ Can—and Can’t—Do For You
Fancy lattes aren’t necessarily frivolous, but it's important to pay attention to your deeper needs too. David Spiegel, the Jack, Lulu, and Sam Willson Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.