Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain by Separating it from the Self
Health & BehaviorMindfulness meditation is effective in reducing pain relief; UC San Diego study reveals the underlying neural circuitry.
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Brain Ripples May Help Bind Information across the Human Cortex
Health & BehaviorResearchers 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.
Central Pacific Coral Reef Shows Remarkable Recovery Despite Two Warm-Water Events
Science & EnvironmentA new 10-year study from Palmyra Atoll in the remote central Pacific Ocean shows that reefs outside the reach of local human impacts can recover from bleaching.
New Headache Center Opens at UC San Diego Health
Business & EconomicsNew 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
Health & BehaviorScientists 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
Health & BehaviorUC 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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