As Pickleball’s Popularity Surges, Injuries Are Also on the Rise
February 6, 2024
Pickleball: As America’s fastest-growing sport continues to soar so are injuries. UC San Diego Health physical therapists offer guidance to stay injury-free.
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Researchers Find Key Player in Diabetic Kidney Disease Through Power of Metabolomics
July 29, 2015
Tapping the potential of metabolomics, an emerging field focused on the chemical processes of metabolism, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a new and pivotal player in diabetic kidney disease.
A Match Worth Making
October 31, 2013
…the Hospital for Cancer Care, and the Hospital for Women and Infants. The $839 million facility is part of a multi-billion dollar university investment in the future of health care for the entire region. Jacobs Medical Center will allow UC San Diego Health System to fulfill its potential of becoming…
UC San Diego Announces Recipients of Chancellor’s and Revelle Medals
October 10, 2019
…from discoveries in health care to the development of global policy.” The Chancellor’s Medal Since its establishment in 2000, the Chancellor’s Medal has been awarded annually to select community leaders and philanthropists whose longstanding contributions and involvement have supported promising students, furthered meaningful research and helped the campus and local…
UC San Diego Fuels Regional Economy, Impacts State
October 3, 2019
…in education, research, health care and community involvement, UC San Diego plays a vital fiscal role in the region. Locally, estimated sales of active UC San Diego-related companies in the county, including those utilizing licensed technology, total $32.4 billion. As one of the region’s largest trainers of a skilled workforce,…
Meet the ‘Heart Brothers’
December 9, 2021
…UC San Diego Health cardiac transplant recipients forge unique friendship “I can feel your heart beating, bro!” Isaac Gonzalez, 19, told George Jimenez, 56, while hugging him hello during their first in-person meeting in three months. “I can feel mine, too! With my old heart, I could never feel it…
Common Diabetes Drug Shows Promise as Treatment for COVID-19 Lung Inflammation
June 8, 2021
Researchers identify molecular mechanism for the anti-inflammatory activity of diabetes drug metformin and, in mouse studies, say it prevents lung inflammation in animals infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Short Overnight Fasting Linked to Increased Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
March 31, 2016
In patients with breast cancer, a short overnight fast of less than 13 hours was associated with a statistically significant, 36 percent higher risk of breast cancer recurrence and a non-significant, 21 percent higher probability of death from the disease compared to patients who fasted 13 or more hours per…
Biological Age, Not Birthdate May Reveal Healthy Longevity
July 27, 2022
UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Study reports that epigenetic age acceleration is associated with lower odds of living to be 90 years old and could be used as a biomarker for healthy longevity and to estimate functional and cognitive aging.
Pioneering Bioengineer Shu Chien Teaches Lessons That Extend Far Beyond Research Lab
October 17, 2019
…of his 62-year academic career, ranging from uncovering a key reason why sedentary lifestyles can be unhealthy to how to more efficiently screen for adverse effects of small molecule drugs in patients. But from the stories that emerged during a two-day celebration in honor of his retirement, it’s clear that…
