News Archive - Scott LaFee

Causes of Liver Cancer are Changing Around the World: Some Up, Some Down

UC San Diego researchers report that the causes and death rates of liver cancer are changing around the world.

Broad Spectrum of Autism Depends on Spectrum of Genetic Factors

UC San Diego researchers report significant progress in understanding how the combined effects of rare mutations and common genetic variation in determining whether a child will develop ASD and its consequential effects.

Study Continues Assessment of Cognition and Decline in Aging Latinos

Researchers at UC San Diego have received a $25.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and National Institute on Aging to continue the Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging, a 12-year assessment of cognitive and brain aging and impairment among aging Latinos.

How Sleep Builds Relational Memory

UC San Diego researchers describe biological mechanism that allows sleep to build relational memories — associations between unrelated items.

The Paired Perils of Breast Cancer and Diabetes

UC San Diego researchers discover mechanism linking breast cancer and diabetes, each of which promotes development and growth of the other.

Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Neuropathy from Spinal Cord Injuries

An international team of researchers, led by scientists at UC San Diego, report that a gene therapy that inhibits targeted nerve cell signaling effectively reduced neuropathic pain with no detectable side effects in mice with spinal cord or peripheral nerve injuries.

Targeting Molecular Pathway that Causes Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

UC San Diego researchers describe the underlying signaling pathway that results in pulmonary arterial hypertension and a novel monoclonal antibody therapy that blocks the abnormal blood vessel formation characterizing the disease.

High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Shows Improved Longer Lasting Pain Relief

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine report that high-frequency spinal cord stimulation proved more effective at improving perceived pain reduction than low-frequency SCS in patients studied, and that there was some variation in PPR between male and female patients.

Study Reveals Genetic Diversity of a Particularly Problematic Pathogen

Researchers at UC San Diego have used a systems biology approach to parse the genetic diversity of Clostridioides difficile, a particularly problematic pathogen, particularly in health care settings.

Study Reveals Genetic Diversity of a Particularly Problematic Pathogen

Researchers at UC San Diego have used a systems biology approach to parse the genetic diversity of Clostridioides difficile, a particularly problematic pathogen, particularly in health care settings.