UC San Diego Health First in Nation to Implant New Device for Chronic Back Pain
July 8, 2021
Treatment provides non-opiate alternative that is minimally invasive with emphasis on functional restoration.
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New High for Migraine Treatment? Trial Looks at Effectiveness of THC, CBD
May 19, 2021
UC San Diego Health is conducting the first known randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial looking at cannabis as a potentially effective treatment for acute migraines.
Colorectal Cancer Risk May Increase with Lower Exposure to UVB Light
July 6, 2021
University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers identified a possible link between inadequate exposure to ultraviolet-B (UVB) light from the sun and an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
The Psychedelic Science of Pain
May 21, 2020
…a non-addictive alternative to opioids, psychedelics represent a revolutionary and much-needed new approach to the treatment of pain. “Neuropathic pain conditions such as phantom limb pain are often difficult to treat,” says Furnish. “The possibility that psychedelics could reorganize pain pathways in the brain holds out the promise of a…
Multiple Brain Regions Moderate and Link Depressive Mood and Pain
May 21, 2019
University of California San Diego School of Medicine research expands and deepens the association between clinical depression and pain, identifying specific regions of the brain that drive, influence and moderate depressive mood and its relationship to perceiving physical pain.
Pharmacists at Higher Risk of Suicide than General Population, Study Finds
May 13, 2022
UC San Diego study shows suicide rates were higher in pharmacists than in the general population between 2003 and 2018, with job problems being the most significant feature associated with the suicides.
Study Finds Older Adults Using Cannabis to Treat Common Health Conditions
October 7, 2020
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers report that older adults are increasingly using cannabis to treat a variety of common health conditions, including pain, sleep disturbances and psychiatric conditions like anxiety and depression.
Can Seven Questions Determine How Wise You Are?
December 2, 2021
Researchers report that an abbreviated, seven-item scale can help determine with high validity a person’s level of wisdom, a potentially modifiable personality trait that has been shown to have a strong association to well-being.
National Study Confirms Nurses at Higher Risk of Suicide than General Population
February 3, 2020
In the first national study of its size, researchers at UC San Diego have found that nurses are at higher risk of suicide than the general population. Results were published in the February edition of WORLDviews on Evidence Based-Nursing.
UC San Diego Bioengineers Inducted Into Prestigious Biomedical Institution
March 17, 2022
Two bioengineers at the University of California San Diego will be inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Professors Stephanie Fraley and Prashant Mali are among the 153 new AIMBE Fellows of 2022.
