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New Approach to Management of Overeating in Children

December 7, 2011

Overeating, whether in children or adults, often takes place even in the absence of hunger, resulting in weight gain and obesity. Current methods to treat such overeating in youth focus on therapies that restrict what kids may eat, requiring them to track their food intake and engage in intensive exercise.

Tribal Health Elective Ignites Interest in Indigenous Health Care

November 30, 2023

MED-235 Tribal Ambulatory Health Care Experience is an elective course designed to provide medical students with the opportunity to observe physicians at the Indian Health Council to gain a better understanding of the provision of health care to Native American populations’ health.

UC San Diego Partners with San Ysidro Health to Expand COVID-19 Testing

October 1, 2020

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with local partners, have been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to implement a program of widespread testing for COVID-19 in San Ysidro.

Same Treatment Tested for Kids with Kawasaki Disease and Rare COVID-19 Reaction

October 26, 2021

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine tested the same treatment for kids with Kawasaki disease and rare COVID-19 reaction.

A New Wrinkle: Geometry of Brain’s Outer Surface Correlates With Genetic Heritage

July 9, 2015

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the School of Medicine have found that the three-dimensional shape of the cerebral cortex – the wrinkled outer layer of the brain controlling many functions of thinking and sensation – strongly correlates with ancestral background. The study opens the door to…

E-cigarettes Alter Inflammatory State of Brain, Heart, Lungs and Colon

April 12, 2022

UC San Diego study shows chronic JUUL use leads to inflammatory changes across the body, and may affect organs’ response to infection; results depend on e-cigarette flavor.

UC San Diego Health Joins Leading National Network Targeting Depressive Illnesses

September 30, 2015

UC San Diego Health has been designated a member of the National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC), a consortium of leading academic medical centers working to accelerate research, education and improved treatment options for people with depressive and bipolar illnesses. UC San Diego Health joins 22 other institutions in the…

UC San Diego Announces 2020 Undergraduate Library Research Prize Winners

July 30, 2020

The UC San Diego Library, which is ranked among the nation’s top 25 public academic libraries, announced the 2020 recipients of the Undergraduate Library Research Prize (ULRP), an annual scholarship program that enriches the undergraduate student experience at UC San Diego.

Eight UC San Diego Researchers Among ‘1,000 Best Female Scientists in the World’

November 10, 2022

Eight researchers from UC San Diego are listed in the first-ever ranking of the “1,000 Best Female Scientists in the World” by research.com, an analytics platform that advocates for improved research quality and also ranks universities, scholarly journals and academic conferences.

Nutritional Supplement Offers Promise in Treatment of Unique Form of Autism

September 6, 2012

An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego and Yale University schools of medicine, have identified a form of autism with epilepsy that may potentially be treatable with a common nutritional supplement.

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