How are You Doing? Researchers Hope to Measure Well-Being at Global Scale
Health & BehaviorWith website, UC San Diego School of Medicine scientists will monitor health and well-being during and after pandemic.
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$55M NIH Grant Advances Clinical and Translational Research at UC San Diego
Health & BehaviorThe Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute at University of California San Diego has received a five-year, $54.7 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health.
UC San Diego Health Offers Virtual Appointments to Patients with COVID-19
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego Health now offers a telemedicine clinic to help patients with COVID-19 recover at home.
Exercise Boosts Motor Skill Learning Via Changes in Brain’s Transmitters
Health & BehaviorComparing the brains of mice that exercised with those that did not, UC San Diego researchers found that specific neurons switched their chemical signals, called neurotransmitters, following exercise, leading to improved learning for motor-skill acquisition.
Green Method Could Enable Hospitals to Produce Hydrogen Peroxide In House
Health & BehaviorA team of researchers has developed a portable, more environmentally friendly method to produce hydrogen peroxide. It could enable hospitals to make their own supply of the disinfectant on demand and at lower cost.
Clinical Trial to Investigate whether Hypertension Drug Ameliorates COVID-19 Severity
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego scientists have launched a clinical trial to investigate whether a drug approved for treating high blood pressure might also reduce the severity of COVID-19 infections, lowering rates for intensive care unit admissions, the use of mechanical ventilators and all-cause mortality.
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