Cardiac Program Receives National Recognition for Treating Condition Often Undiagnosed
UC San Diego Health named a Center of Excellence for high quality of care in treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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UC San Diego Health Part of National Initiative to Improve Senior Patient Care
UC San Diego Health is the first hospital in San Diego to join the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative and be recognized as Committed to Care Excellence by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement for implementation of evidence-based interventions designed to improve care for older adults.
Two UC San Diego Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows
Two researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine—Pamela L. Mellon and Aleem Siddiqui—have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general science organization in the world and publisher of the journal Science.
52 UC San Diego Researchers Are Most Highly Cited in Their Fields
Fifty-two faculty members and researchers at the University of California San Diego are among the world’s most influential in their fields, according to the Web of Science's 2019 listing.
Non-Coding DNA Located Outside Chromosomes May Help Drive Glioblastoma
According to a new Cell study, extra DNA scooped up and copied alongside cancer-causing genes helps keep tumors going — elements that could represent new drug targets for brain tumors and other cancers notoriously difficult to treat.
Vicious Circles: Ring-shaped DNA Provides Cancer Cells with a Malignant Twist
UC San Diego researchers describe how circular extrachromosomal DNA in cancer cells boosts aggressiveness and resistance to therapies.
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New UCSD eye research center a son’s visionary tribute to a father’s legacy
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