New Radiation Therapy Delays Brain Cancer Regrowth, Protects Healthy Tissue
UC San Diego Health now offers a novel therapy option shown to extend the lifespan and improve quality of life for certain patients.
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A Smartphone’s Camera and Flash Could Help People Measure Blood Oxygen Levels at Home
Monitoring the amount of oxygen in your blood could one day be done using your smartphone, shows a study by the University of California San Diego and University of Washington. This could help patients keep an eye on conditions that make it harder to absorb oxygen, such as asthma and COVID-19.
Cancer Patients Facing Housing Instability Show Greater Risk of Mortality
UC San Diego study finds housing instability linked to increased mortality risk in cancer, highlighting need to screen for patients’ social risk factors
Adults Show Poorer Cognition, Better Well-Being with Age
A UC San Diego study identifies neural mechanisms contributing to poorer cognition in aging adults; results may inspire new clinical interventions
UC San Diego Joins NIH ‘Bridge to Artificial Intelligence’ Program
UC San Diego scientists will lead several components of Bridge2AI, a new NIH-funded program to promote the use of AI in health and research.
More Stress, Fewer Coping Resources for Latina Mothers Post-Trump
The sociopolitical climate in the United States has taken its toll on the mental health of Latina mothers, according to research from UC San Diego. Findings show increased depression, anxiety and perceived stress in a border city and reduced coping resources in both a border and interior US city.
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