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How to Tell the Difference between Kawasaki Disease and MIS-C

September 20, 2022

A national team of scientists, led by researchers at UC San Diego, have created a machine-learning algorithm for diagnosing both MIS-C and Kawasaki disease, two similar pediatric inflammatory conditions with different treatments.

UC San Diego Receives $16 Million NIH FIRST Award

September 20, 2022

The UC San Diego FIRST Program will recruit 12 diverse, early-career research faculty in the biomedical sciences and the implement strategies to improve faculty recruitment, retention, success and inclusion.

New Radiation Therapy Delays Brain Cancer Regrowth, Protects Healthy Tissue

September 19, 2022

UC San Diego Health now offers a novel therapy option shown to extend the lifespan and improve quality of life for certain patients.

Cancer Patients Facing Housing Instability Show Greater Risk of Mortality

September 16, 2022

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

September 16, 2022

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

September 13, 2022

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

September 8, 2022

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

Father’s Life is Saved after Receiving Heart, Kidney and Liver Transplant

September 8, 2022

After a rare disease caused organ failure, UC San Diego Heath transplant teams performed a heart, liver and kidney transplant on a patient. The surgery is a first for UC San Diego Health and a first in the nation to use three organs from a donor after circulatory death.

UC San Diego Welcomes New Cohort of Medical Students at Annual White Coat Ceremony

September 7, 2022

The University of California San Diego School of Medicine welcomed the Class of 2026 at its White Coat Ceremony on Friday, September 2, 2022. An annual tradition, the event marks the beginning of the medical education journey for first-year students when they receive the white coat that will be worn

How Changes in Length of Day Change the Brain and Subsequent Behavior

September 2, 2022

Using a mouse model, UC San Diego researchers describe a process in which affected neurons switch expression of neurotransmitters in response to day length stimuli, triggering related behavioral changes.
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