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Broad Spectrum of Autism Depends on Spectrum of Genetic Factors

June 2, 2022

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

June 1, 2022

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.

Study Evaluates How to Eliminate Telemedicine’s Virtual Waiting Room

June 1, 2022

UC San Diego Health conducted a 10-week study to evaluate how text messaging a link to patients when their doctor is ready provides a way to connect patients and doctors without relying on the virtual waiting room.

How Sleep Builds Relational Memory

May 31, 2022

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

May 30, 2022

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

1 million Youth Became Daily Tobacco Users, Most Used JUUL E-cigarettes

May 30, 2022

More than 1 million United States youth became new daily tobacco users within two years, most were vaping e-cigarettes daily, report UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science researchers.

New Weight-Loss Intervention Targets Instinctive Desire to Eat

May 18, 2022

People who are highly responsive to food lost more weight and kept it off using a new weight loss program that targets internal hunger cues and the ability to resist food, reports University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.

COVID-19, MIS-C and Kawasaki Disease Share Same Immune Response

May 16, 2022

COVID-19, MIS-C and KD all share a similar underlying mechanism involving the over-activation of particular inflammatory pathways, UC San Diego study shows. Findings support novel drug targets for MIS-C.

Pharmacists at Higher Risk of Suicide than General Population, Study Finds

May 13, 2022

UC San Diego study shows suicide rates were higher in pharmacists than in the general population between 2003 and 2018, with job problems being the most significant feature associated with the suicides.

Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Neuropathy from Spinal Cord Injuries

May 9, 2022

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.
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