Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain by Separating it from the Self
July 8, 2022
Mindfulness meditation is effective in reducing pain relief; UC San Diego study reveals the underlying neural circuitry.
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Brain Ripples May Help Bind Information across the Human Cortex
July 8, 2022
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine provide some of the first empirical evidence that brain ripples exist. These electrical waves have long been hypothesized as a way for the brain to integrate and encode memories.
Central Pacific Coral Reef Shows Remarkable Recovery Despite Two Warm-Water Events
July 7, 2022
A new 10-year study from Palmyra Atoll in the remote central Pacific Ocean shows that reefs outside the reach of local human impacts can recover from bleaching.
New Headache Center Opens at UC San Diego Health
July 7, 2022
New site at UC San Diego Health will provide specialized, multidisciplinary treatment for headaches, migraines and traumatic brain injuries.
Awash in Potential: Wastewater Provides Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus
July 7, 2022
Scientists and physicians at UC San Diego and Scripps Research describe how wastewater sequencing provided dramatic new insights into levels and variants of SARS-CoV-2 on campus and in the broader community — a key step to public health interventions in advance of COVID-19 case surges.
‘You Are What You Eat,’ and Now Researchers Know Exactly What You’re Eating
July 7, 2022
UC San Diego researchers describe a new method to identify all of the unidentified molecules derived from food, providing a direct way to link molecules in diet to health outcomes.
Familiarity Breeds Exempt: Why Staph Vaccines Don’t Work in Humans
July 7, 2022
UC San Diego researchers say they may have found the reason why multiple human clinical trials of staphylococcus vaccines have failed: the bacteria knows us too well.
UC San Diego Receives $100 Million in State Funding for New Student Housing
July 7, 2022
UC San Diego has received $100 million in state funding for the Pepper Canyon West Living and Learning Neighborhood, which will provide more than 1,300 single-occupancy rooms to transfer and upper-division undergraduate students when it opens in the fall of 2024.
UC San Diego Announces Inaugural Artists Performing at the Epstein Family Amphitheater
July 7, 2022
UC San Diego will celebrate the opening of the Epstein Family Amphitheater in October with an inaugural lineup of thrilling performances at the new 2,650-seat, open-air venue on the UC San Diego Blue Line.
NSF Director Touts Magnitude of UC San Diego Research and Outreach During Visit
July 7, 2022
UC San Diego research initiatives, including nanoengineering, earthquake safety and ocean science, received a huge endorsement from the National Science Foundation director and key members of his team during a jam-packed visit last week.
