October 10, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified 13 metabolites – small molecules produced by cellular metabolism – that are significantly different in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease compared to healthy controls.
August 27, 2020
…common, but potentially serious cardiovascular condition that usually resolves with medical therapy, such as blood thinners. In some cases, however, blood clots do not go away or they recur. When this happens, the lungs experience harmful vascular changes that can result in pulmonary hypertension. One of the leading causes of…
May 14, 2015
…lives annually, lower health care costs and even help shrink the nation’s carbon footprint? There is. It’s called diet and exercise. Now more than ever, there is a compelling body of scientific evidence that good nutrition and physical activity are pillars of health and disease prevention. Americans, however, are not…
May 26, 2022
Once a state legalizes recreational cannabis an increase in youth using it illegally occurs, report researchers at University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.
May 6, 2021
…nurse manager of the cardiovascular intensive care unit at UC San Diego Health, Danisha Jenkins, PhD candidate, and Christina Kelley, both with Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, are at the center of this collaborative, grassroots medical response. “Danisha and I were discussing how painful it was to watch the video…
December 3, 2015
…“Patients got green beans, carrots and corn, and that was pretty much it. Now, we are able to serve wax beans, heirloom tomatoes and a variety of leafy greens. Last week, we had wonderful Brussels sprouts and now winter squashes are in season.” “Roasted butternut squash is my favorite.” Beyond…
October 25, 2011
UC San Diego’s Village@Torrey Pines East apartment development, featuring solar-heated showers and “wind scoops” that pull in Pacific breezes, is celebrating its grand opening with news that it won LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold certification. The green-building award recognizes Village East’s water- and energy-efficient features in addition…
March 25, 2024
Engineering professors Ludmil Alexandrov and Sheng Xu were inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), one of the highest distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers.
April 12, 2018
Michael Madani, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon at UC San Diego Health, performs a PTE procedure. Give and Make On January 8, 1968, the Evening Tribune reported that, “the field of human organ transplantation will arrive in San Diego with the opening of a transplant unit at County University Hospital.” Within a…
September 23, 2013
After more than four decades of research, strong evidence now shows that Kawasaki disease has a distinct seasonal occurrence shared by regions across the Northern hemisphere.
