News Archive - Nicole Mlynaryk

Cancer Patients Facing Housing Instability Show Greater Risk of Mortality

UC San Diego study finds housing instability linked to increased mortality risk in cancer, highlighting need to screen for patients’ social risk factors

Adults Show Poorer Cognition, Better Well-Being with Age

A UC San Diego study identifies neural mechanisms contributing to poorer cognition in aging adults; results may inspire new clinical interventions

UC San Diego Joins NIH ‘Bridge to Artificial Intelligence’ Program

UC San Diego scientists will lead several components of Bridge2AI, a new NIH-funded program to promote the use of AI in health and research.

Violence is Common and Increasing in Pandemic-Era California

A new report finds physical and sexual violence are an increasing ‘epidemic’ in California; UC San Diego researchers call for health equity-based reform.

Disparities in United States COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Health care facilities in Black metropolitan counties, Hispanic rural counties and hardest-hit counties were less likely to administer COVID-19 vaccines during initial rollout, UC San Diego study finds.

Did Gonorrhea Give Us Grandparents?

UC San Diego researchers tracked the evolution of a gene variant that supports cognitive health in older humans, but may have first emerged to protect against bacteria.

Did Gonorrhea Give Us Grandparents?

UC San Diego researchers tracked the evolution of a gene variant that supports cognitive health in older humans, but may have first emerged to protect against bacteria.

Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain by Separating it from the Self

Mindfulness meditation is effective in reducing pain relief; UC San Diego study reveals the underlying neural circuitry.

Study Reveals the Job Problems Contributing to Physician Suicide

UC San Diego Health study identifies the main job stressors contributing to physician suicides.

COVID-19 Rebound after Taking Paxlovid Likely Due to Insufficient Drug Exposure

COVID-19 rebound following Paxlovid treatment likely due to insufficient drug exposure, UC San Diego researchers find after showing rebound patient did not show drug resistance or impaired immunity.