UC San Diego Health Ranks No. 1 in San Diego, Makes National Honor Roll
July 31, 2023
U.S. News & World Report ranks 10 medical and surgical specialties at UC San Diego Health among the nation’s best.
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New NIH Network Revolutionizes Stroke Clinical Research
December 13, 2013
A network of 25 nationally recognized stroke centers has been created to rapidly address the three core features of stroke research and care: prevention, treatment and recovery. The regional coordinating centers (RCCs), working with nearby satellite facilities, will span the country and have teams of researchers representing every stroke-related medical…
Old Drugs Find New Target For Treating Brain Tumor
November 18, 2011
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, in collaboration with colleagues in Boston and South Korea, say they have identified a novel gene mutation that causes at least one form of glioblastoma (GBM), the most common type of malignant…
UC San Diego Community Comes Together For Triton 5K
June 12, 2014
…Marshall, UC San Diego Neurosurgery; Peter ’67 & Peggy Preuss; Elizabeth Van Denburgh ’78; The York Girls – Sybil, Cynthia, Rachel ’71; USE Credit Union; Stone Brewing Co.; and D’lush. UCSD Alumni is already planning for next year’s Triton 5K, as part of Alumni Weekend with four days of signature…
DARPA Awards $6 Million to Develop Nanotech Therapies for Traumatic Brain Injuries
May 9, 2013
DARPA, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has awarded $6 million to a team of researchers to develop nanotechnology therapies for the treatment of traumatic brain injury and associated infections.
UC San Diego Health among First in Nation to Perform Regenerative Brain Cell Procedure for Epilepsy
July 26, 2023
UC San Diego Health is among the first in the nation to perform an experimental regenerative brain cell therapy for epilepsy aimed at eliminating seizures.
Reaching New Heights at UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest
July 25, 2023
The final steel beam for UC San Diego Health’s new outpatient pavilion was positioned while team members looked on in admiration and pride.
Creating an Early Alert System for COVID-19
April 2, 2020
…a clinical professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University, who first brought the idea of using the device there. “We want them to feel that we are supporting them and providing them with tools so they may get an early warning.” Lee also said he hopes that the study will help…
Three UC San Diego Researchers Receive Top Honors with NIH Director’s Awards
October 1, 2019
Three University of California San Diego researchers have received prestigious awards through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program, including the Pioneer Award, the program’s top honor.
UC San Diego Health Launches Drone Transport Program with UPS, Matternet
January 29, 2020
UC San Diego Health launches pilot project using drones to move medical samples, supplies and documents between Jacobs Medical Center, Moores Cancer Center and the Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine, speeding delivery of services and patient care currently managed through ground transport.
