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Study Identifies First Drug Therapy for Sleep Apnea

UC San Diego School of Medicine international study shows new drug improves sleep, health in patients diagnosed with obesity and sleep apnea.

Study Uses Powerful New ‘Digital Cohort’ Method to Understand Vaping Epidemic

Using the first major innovation for cohort studies in decades, a new paper from UC San Diego leverages social media to understand vaping behavior and opens up an entirely new way to conduct population health research.

UC San Diego Scientist Named Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research

Shiri Gur-Cohen, PhD — a stem cell biologist with the University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center and Sanford Stem Cell Institute — has been named a 2024 Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research.

Is Coffee Good for You or Bad for You?

The effects of coffee consumption on human health is a knotty question, but one thing is sure: coffee is a psychoactive substance.

Embryonic Brain Overgrowth Dictates Autism Severity, New Research Suggests

Researchers at UC San Diego found an unusually large brain may be the first sign of autism and visible as early as the first trimester.

A New Approach to Neuroimaging Analysis

A new method for neuroimaging analysis is shown to work with small groups of participants, opening the door for many studies that don't have access to massive sets of brain images.