September 10, 2019
UC San Diego researchers say that measuring how quickly a person’s pupil dilates while they are taking cognitive tests may be a low-cost, low-invasive method to aid in screening individuals at increased genetic risk for AD before cognitive decline begins.
February 27, 2017
Researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at UC San Diego are running a Diabetes Intensive Medical Management (DIMM) “tune up” clinic for complex type 2 diabetes patients. In a study published in the March 2017 issue of the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy, the…
February 2, 2021
A new study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found delayed time between abnormal stool-based screening and subsequent colonoscopy was associated with an increased risk of a cancer diagnosis and death from colorectal cancer.
October 23, 2014
…maximum protection for all healthcare workers. Special Ebola PPE kits have been developed and distributed to key areas. The PPE in these kits may be modified depending on the most current information. 4. Protocols for screening patients at the various entry points into the health system, including face-to-face triage and…
September 10, 2015
…Diego School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System.
May 24, 2012
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are molecules produced in the skin to fend off infection-causing microbes. Vitamin D has been credited with a role in their production and in the body’s overall immune response, but scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say a hormone previously associated only…
February 9, 2024
Scientists hope to advance precision medicine through the discovery of a gene variant that leads to the same phenotype in separate high-dwelling populations while taking a different evolutionary path.
March 10, 2015
…Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System and University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in New York and the United Kingdom, have identified genetic markers, derived from blood samples that are linked to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The markers are associated with gene networks that regulate innate…
March 26, 2020
…even face shields for healthcare workers.” Meanwhile, Petersen’s team is awaiting a few more parts to build a more sophisticated ventilator using an electric pump. “Our aim is to have functional devices as soon as possible,” she said. “Once we’ve got the bare bones system up and running, we can…
April 16, 2015
The increase in use of e-cigarettes has led to heated debates between opponents who question the safety of these devices and proponents who claim the battery-operated products are a useful cessation tool. In a new study, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers found that smokers who used…
