UC San Diego Health First in Region to Implant Dual Chamber, Leadless Pacemaker
UC San Diego Health is the first in San Diego to implant the world’s first dual chamber, leadless pacemaker system to help treat abnormal heart rhythms.
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$1 Million Endowment Gift Supports Annual Human Milk Institute Symposium
A new $1 million gift will create an endowment to support the annual Human Milk Symposium symposium, which brings together some of the world’s leading breastfeeding and human milk experts for knowledge exchange and visioning.
How Fear Unfolds inside Our Brains
The stress-induced mechanisms that cause our brain to produce feelings of fear in the absence of threats — such as in PTSD — mostly have been a mystery. Now, neurobiologists have identified the changes in brain biochemistry and mapped the neural circuitry that cause generalized fear experiences.
Communities of the Heart
The cells of the human heart form communities and those communities have a surprisingly sophisticated form of biochemical communication necessary for healthy heart development.
Neurosurgeon: My Patients Show Me Real Heroism and Resilience
UC San Diego Health provides the most advanced neurological cancer care by combining leading-edge surgical techniques and the latest technology.
“Molecular Rosetta Stone” Reveals How our Microbiome Talks to Us
Researchers from Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science at the University of California San Diego have uncovered thousands of previously unknown bile acids, a type of molecule used by our gut microbiome to communicate with the rest of the body.
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