Hearts and Stripes: A Tiny Fish Offers Clues to Regenerating Damaged Cardiac Tissue (external site)
Zebrafish, a pet shop staple, may hold the clue for how hearts can heal from damage.
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Heart Disease is in the Eye of the Beholder (external site)
Researchers at UC San Diego Health see a possible way to detect heart disease through the eye.
Hearing Loss and High Blood Sugar Linked to Poorer Learning and Memory among Older Latinos (external site)
Researchers report that hearing loss and high blood sugar are associated with poor cognitive performance among middle-aged and older Latinos.
Headline News: Botox Injections May Lessen Depression (external site)
By analyzing the FDA database of adverse drug effects, UC San Diego researchers discovered that people who received Botox injections — not just in the forehead — reported depression significantly less often than patients undergoing different treatments for the same conditions.
Have You Found Meaning in Life? Answer Determines Health and Well-being (external site)
A recent study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that the presence of and search for meaning in life are important for health and well-being, though the relationships differ in adults younger and older than age 60.
Havacado or Two. Study Finds Eating Lots of the Fruit Hass Public Health Import (external site)
Novel randomized controlled trial found that families with high consumption of avocados experienced reduced caloric intake and an overall healthier diet, without actually changing their diet.
In the Media
UC San Diego 1st to offer radiation ‘bandage’ for skin cancer
Becker's Hospital Review, September 24
126 hospitals with Magnet with Distinction status
Becker's Clinical Leadership, September 28
Anthropic joins ARPA-H clinical AI moonshot, will hold closed-door health care event
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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