Did Gonorrhea Give Us Grandparents?
UC San Diego researchers tracked the evolution of a gene variant that supports cognitive health in older humans, but may have first emerged to protect against bacteria.
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Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain by Separating it from the Self
Mindfulness meditation is effective in reducing pain relief; UC San Diego study reveals the underlying neural circuitry.
Brain Ripples May Help Bind Information across the Human Cortex
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine provide some of the first empirical evidence that brain ripples exist. These electrical waves have long been hypothesized as a way for the brain to integrate and encode memories.
New Headache Center Opens at UC San Diego Health
New site at UC San Diego Health will provide specialized, multidisciplinary treatment for headaches, migraines and traumatic brain injuries.
Awash in Potential: Wastewater Provides Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Scientists and physicians at UC San Diego and Scripps Research describe how wastewater sequencing provided dramatic new insights into levels and variants of SARS-CoV-2 on campus and in the broader community — a key step to public health interventions in advance of COVID-19 case surges.
‘You Are What You Eat,’ and Now Researchers Know Exactly What You’re Eating
UC San Diego researchers describe a new method to identify all of the unidentified molecules derived from food, providing a direct way to link molecules in diet to health outcomes.
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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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