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New Radiation Therapy Delays Brain Cancer Regrowth, Protects Healthy Tissue

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

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

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

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.

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

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.