How are You Doing? Researchers Hope to Measure Well-Being at Global Scale (external site)
With website, UC San Diego School of Medicine scientists will monitor health and well-being during and after pandemic.
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How Brain Biology Promotes Starvation in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa (external site)
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered differences in brain circuitry that contribute to starvation and weight loss in people with anorexia nervosa.
How Adolescents Used Drugs During the COVID-19 Pandemic (external site)
Among adolescents ages 10 to 14 in the U.S, the overall rate of drug use remained relatively stable in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, one change was a decreased use of alcohol, but an increased use of nicotine and misuse of prescription drugs.
Home-Based Tools Can Help Assess Dementia Risk and Progression (external site)
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, report on a novel four-year, randomized clinical trial evaluating different home-based methods to assess cognitive function and decline in participants over the age of 75.
High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Shows Improved Longer Lasting Pain Relief (external site)
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine report that high-frequency spinal cord stimulation proved more effective at improving perceived pain reduction than low-frequency SCS in patients studied, and that there was some variation in PPR between male and female patients.
Heatwave Exposure Linked to Increased Risk of Preterm Birth in California (external site)
A new study at UC San Diego, published February 11, 2020, found that exposure to heatwaves during the last week of pregnancy was strongly linked to an increased risk of preterm delivery – the hotter the temperature or the longer the heatwave, the greater the risk.
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Becker's Hospital Review, September 24
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Becker's Clinical Leadership, September 28
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STAT News, September 29
UC San Diego Health among first to use new technology for brain bleeds
FOX 5/KUSI, September 30
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