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The Living Lab: Right at Home
UC San Diego partnered with Belmont Village Senior Living to launch Living Lab. This unique space is designed to bring UC San Diego faculty and researchers together with older adults, fostering deeper connections and paving the way for innovative aging research.
How Healthy Stem Cells Turn Into Oral Cancer
UC San Diego researchers have identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms that transform healthy stem cells into oral cancer at the earliest stages of the disease.
UC San Diego Physician-Scientist to Lead New Lancet Commission on U.S. Societal Resilience
“We need to refocus on strengthening our society by understanding what makes communities resilient,” says UC San Diego faculty member Eliah Aronoff-Spencer, chair of the new Lancet Commission.
Guided Self-Help Makes Treating Children With Obesity Easier and More Affordable
According to a new study from researchers at the University of California San Diego’s Center for Healthy Eating and Activity Research (CHEAR), self-guided family therapy for obesity could work just as well as traditional approaches at a fraction of the cost.
Alum Spotlight: Meet Jennifer Han, Pharm.D., ‘17
Han is a board-certified clinical pharmacist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Syracuse, New York; and co-founder of Seen Nutrition, a company that has developed the first calcium chew made from real foods. She was inspired to found the company after fracturing her back two months after having her baby, and was diagnosed with pre-menopausal osteoporosis.
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In the Media
Is Health Insurance a Matter of Life and Death? Scientists May Have an Answer.
Washington Post, November 9
Are the Longevity Rules Different for Women?
New York Times, September 23
States Without Legal Weed See More Delta-8 THC Usage, Study Finds
Forbes, September 8
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