Research

HealthWatch: Stanford Study Shows How Humor Activates Child’s Brain

For the very first time, Stanford researchers have begun to understand specifically how humor activates different areas in a child’s brain.

2012/02/01

HealthWatch: UCSF Molecular Research May Shed Light On Cancer Survival

Scientists from the University of California San Francisco, Kaiser Permanente, and China have teamed up to study a molecular test that could give more patients a chance to be cured of lung cancer.

2012/01/26

HealthWatch: UCSF Study Helps Demystify Alcohol Addiction

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated the effect of alcohol on the human brain – a discovery that may lead to better treatments for alcohol addiction.

2012/01/11

Pot Warehouse Will Pad Oakland's Coffers

UCSF Study Finds Pot Smoke Less Harmful Than Tobacco

Smoking a joint once a week or a bit more apparently doesn’t harm the lungs, suggests a 20-year study that bolsters evidence that marijuana doesn’t do the kind of damage tobacco does.

2012/01/10

Study Aims To Track Car Accidents Involving Deer On I-280 In Bay Area

At the conclusion of the study, researchers will present recommendations to Caltrans for ways to keep deer from finding their way toward moving vehicles.

2011/11/25

HealthWatch: UC Davis Study Finds Higher Autism Rate Among Siblings

A new study suggests that nearly 20 percent of children who have an autistic older brother or sister will develop the disorder too. That’s a rate much higher than previously thought.

KPIX 5–2011/08/15