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Half of Moms of Kids with Autism Have High Depressive Symptoms

UCSF Health — August 25, 2022

About 50% of all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had elevated levels of depressive symptoms over 18 months, while rates were much lower (6% to 13.6%) for mothers with neurotypical children in the same period, UCSF researchers report in a new study.

Eye Movements in REM Sleep Mimic Gazes in the Dream World

UCSF Health — August 24, 2022

When our eyes move during REM sleep, we’re gazing at things in the dream world our brains have created, according to a new study by UCSF researchers. The findings shed light not only into how we dream, but also into how our imaginations work.

A Cellular Engineering Breakthrough: High-Yield CRISPR Without Viral Vectors

UCSF Health — August 24, 2022

A new variation of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system makes it easier to re-engineer massive quantities of cells for therapeutic applications. The approach, developed at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF), lets scientists introduce especially long DNA sequences to precise locations in the genomes of cells at remarkably high…

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