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Brain Treats Sweets Like Drugs — Dr. Robert Lustig, pediatric endocrinologist at UCSF Children's Hospital, talks about how sugars trigger receptors in the brain that cause the body to become physically addicted. Read a March 10 report on the Web site of the NBC-TV network affiliate in Washington, D.C.
Haunted by Questions About Teen Suicides — Dr. Stuart Lustig, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at UCSF Children's Hospital, discussed the warning signs of teen depression in a Feb. 26 story in the Contra Costa Times.
UCSF Medical Center's Rise — Mark Laret, CEO of UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children's Hospital, talks about the turnaround of the organization. Read the Q&A in the Feb 23 issue of Becker's Hospital Review.
Teen Basketball Player Encourages Better Screening for Student Athletes — Davey Gurganious, a 16-year-old El Cerrito High basketball player who collapsed from a nearly fatal heart attack, and his family think there should be more rigorous pre-screening examinations for teen athletes. His doctor, Ronn Tanel, director of the Pediatric Arrhythmia Center at UCSF Children's Hospital, is also interviewed. See the Feb. 8 story online at KTVU-TV.
Children Don't Have Strokes? — Dr. Heather Fullerton, an expert in treating pediatric strokes at UCSF Children's Hospital, is quoted in a Jan. 18 story in the New York Times about a child's harrowing experience.
Big Benefits From Eating Less Salt — A national program to reduce dietary salt could prevent tens of thousands of heart attacks, strokes and deaths and trim as much as $24 billion from the U.S. health-care tab, according to a study conducted by researchers at three medical centers, including UCSF. See the Jan. 20 story in the New York Times.
Neurosciences: The Most Vulnerable Brains — Dr. David Rowitch, UCSF Children's Hospital neonatologist, discusses new treatment options for protecting
premature babies who are at risk of neurological damage. Read the Jan. 13 story in
Nature News.
Compiled by UCSF Public Affairs