December 6, 2011
…San Diego Burn Unit, Infant Care Center, Bannister House and Mother, Child and Adolescent Care programs Alonso Noble, past chair of the Staff Association (left); Chancellor Marye Anne Fox; and Dave Wargo, current chair of the Staff Association. Pancakes, sausages and holiday fun will be served up Dec. 14 at…
February 2, 2017
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at University of California Davis have received a $2 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for a three-year study to look at the effectiveness of two…
March 9, 2015
In a study published in the current online issue of JAMA Psychiatry, an international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, report finding a highly accurate blood-based measure that could lead to development of a clinical test for autism spectrum disorder…
July 18, 2024
In a step toward using artificial intelligence to provide faster and more accurate lactation care to breastfeeding mothers, engineers at UC San Diego developed a tool to identify breastfeeding-related conditions from simple phone images.
May 10, 2021
Researchers confirm effectiveness of early screening tool to identify infants with autism, prompting earlier treatment, but key is parental involvement.
September 23, 2015
Why do babies smile when they interact with their parents? Could their smiles have a purpose? In the Sept. 23 issue of PLOS ONE, a team of computer scientists, roboticists and developmental psychologists confirm what most parents already suspect: when babies smile, they do so with a purpose—to make the…
May 5, 2014
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a genetic risk factor for premature birth. The risk factor is related to a gene that codes for a protein that the scientists have found helps the body’s immune cells recognize and fight Group B Streptococcus (GBS)…
October 16, 2014
Changing Lives: Carol Vassiliadis Names Hospital with $8.5 Million to Jacobs Medical Center Carol Vassiliadis surveys the construction site of Jacobs Medical Center, which will be home to the A. Vassiliadis Family Hospital for Advanced Surgery. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications People give to the University of California,…
October 15, 2019
A UC San Diego-led research team has created an interactive map of preterm births and potential environmental and social drivers across Fresno County in central California. A similar map will be unveiled for the San Francisco and Oakland areas October 21.
April 17, 2012
…New Era of Health Care Jacobs Medical Center to transform world-class research into top-quality clinical care Joan and Irwin Jacobs. Photos by Melissa Jacobs Philanthropists, community leaders, health care visionaries, architects and contractors, along with faculty and staff of UC San Diego, gathered April 9 to celebrate the official start…
