March 14, 2022
March 14, 2022 —
Financial incentives and other nudges have been used to help increase vaccination rates across the nation, but new research from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management reveals that compensations need to be large—at least $100—to reduce vaccine hesitancy.
March 9, 2022
March 9, 2022 —
Scientists at UC San Diego and Rutgers University have found intriguing new details about a previously missing critical factor in gene expression. An ancient protein called NDF found in all human tissues enhances gene activation and may be involved in diseases such as cancer.
March 2, 2022
March 2, 2022 —
A recent pilot program measuring the results of online tutoring for K-12 students has shown positive, promising results, according to a new study from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management.
February 24, 2022
February 24, 2022 —
UC San Diego Health is the first hospital system in San Diego County to employ high-intensity, focused ultrasound (HIFU) for minimally invasive prostate cancer treatment.
February 22, 2022
February 22, 2022 —
UC San Diego School of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine and Stanford Medicine have launched a three-year study to investigate new ways to treat or prevent major depression, accelerate effective treatments and develop predictive models to identify which treatments work best for individual patients.
February 22, 2022
February 22, 2022 —
Americans spend an average of four hours per day listening to audio either on headphones or on speakers, but there are major differences in the psychological effects between the two mediums. Headphones have a much more powerful impact on listeners’ perceptions, judgments and behaviors.
February 22, 2022
February 22, 2022 —
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego researchers studied the impact of daily life movement to cardiovascular disease risk using a machine-learning algorithm and found decrease in risk with increased activity.
February 17, 2022
February 17, 2022 —
UC San Diego Health has become the first organization recognized as a Certified Center of Excellence in Medication-Use Safety and Pharmacy Practice by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
February 17, 2022
February 17, 2022 —
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and in Japan have used an ancient fish to reel in new insights about human biology and, in particular, how and why a widely used medication works to abort pregnancies (in people, not fish).
February 16, 2022
February 16, 2022 —
UC San Diego researchers discover a specific antimicrobial skin cell and the role it plays in acne development, which could result in more targeted treatment options.
