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Cannabis Research Buds Out in New Directions, Arthritis to Insomnia

October 10, 2019

With 33 states and the District of Columbia having legalized medical marijuana, it was inevitable that there would be much talk of its therapeutic benefits, real or imagined. But lost in the equally inevitable hype has been hard scientific proof.

New 3D Technology Can Repair Aneurysms Previously Deemed Inoperable

September 16, 2019

New technology from Cydar is allowing UC San Diego Health surgeons to repair aneurysms previously deemed inoperable.

With Landmark Gift, UC San Diego Will Map Compassion in the Brain, then Prove its Power

July 22, 2019

The T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego will investigate the neurological basis of compassion, design a compassion-focused medical curriculum and develop new methods to protect and promote the well-being of current clinicians and their patients.

Pesticide Exposure Linked to Teen Depression in Agricultural Communities

July 2, 2019

Adolescent depression increases with exposure to pesticides, a study in the Ecuadorian Andes shows.

Hearts and Stripes: A Tiny Fish Offers Clues to Regenerating Damaged Cardiac Tissue

June 25, 2019

Zebrafish, a pet shop staple, may hold the clue for how hearts can heal from damage.

Report Finds California Above National Average for Sexual Harassment Rates

May 23, 2019

A new study shows California sexual harassment rates above national average.

It’s in the Weeds: Herbicide Linked to Human Liver Disease

May 14, 2019

Exposure to glyphosate, the primary ingredient in the popular weed killer Roundup, correlates to more severe cases of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Waiting with Ablated Breath: Is This the Cure for Ventricular Fibrillation?

April 4, 2019

Patients who suffer from VF live in constant fear of triggering a cardiac event, which can only be treated with an automated external defibrillator and which can become fatal in mere seconds. But a new procedure developed at UC San Diego Health is now presenting an alternative: a curative procedure.
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