Life-Saving Trip Results in Multi-Organ Transplantation for Father
April 19, 2023
Khristiane “Frances” Reyes credits a trip to the Philippines and a multidisciplinary team at UC San Diego Health for saving his life.
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Studies Suggest New Key to “Switching Off” Hypertension
July 22, 2013
A team of University of California, San Diego researchers has designed new compounds that mimic those naturally used by the body to regulate blood pressure. The most promising of them may literally be the key to controlling hypertension, switching off the signaling pathways that lead to the deadly condition.
UC San Diego Health Ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report
July 26, 2021
UC San Diego Health, the region’s only academic health system, is ranked #1 in San Diego and #5 in California, placing it among the nation’s best hospitals, according to the 2021-2022 U.S. News & World Report survey. UC San Diego Health was ranked in the top 50 in 10 specialties.
Discovery of Chemical That Affects Biological Clock Offers New Way to Treat Diabetes
July 12, 2012
Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered a chemical that offers a completely new and promising direction for the development of drugs to treat metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes.
Study Pinpoints Cellular Response to Pressure in Sea Star Embryos
May 7, 2024
An international team of scientists has discovered a new cellular mechanism that explains how cells can adapt to pressure changes during tissue growth by packing themselves into a unique shape. Researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, and the Institute of Biomedicine in…
Cetuximab Outperforms Durvalumab in Treatment of Head and Neck Cancers
November 19, 2024
The standard treatment for head and neck cancer, cisplatin, can’t be given to some patients due to pre-existing conditions. A new study compares the efficacy of two alternatives: cetuximab, a monoclonal antibody, and durvalumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor.
Q&A: When Will a COVID-19 Vaccine Be Ready?
October 15, 2020
…of how COVID-19 causes disease and conducting randomized clinical trials of treatments and vaccines to discover the best therapeutic and prevention strategies. Spector: UC San Diego is a major research university, one of the best in the nation, and we’re proving it. We have resources like the Altman Clinical and…
Universal Gut Microbiome-Derived Signature Predicts Cirrhosis
June 30, 2020
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers report that stool microbiomes of NAFLD patients are distinct enough to potentially be used to accurately predict which persons with NAFLD are at greatest risk for having cirrhosis.
Two Hearts Become One While Waiting for Another
July 30, 2020
…patients with deeply complex diseases and conditions that require the multidisciplinary care and attention of nationally recognized experts,” said Maysent. “It is the tireless efforts that happen within our system that have been shown to make remarkable differences in the lab and at the hospital bedside.” UC San Diego Medical…
Changing Lives: Carol Vassiliadis Names Hospital with $8.5 Million to Jacobs Medical Center
October 16, 2014
…a loved one from disease. Her husband, Alkiviadis or “Laki,” passed away from colon cancer in 2002. Carol began her tradition of philanthropy at UC San Diego initially to honor her late husband’s legacy with a fellowship for cancer prevention, followed by support for the Healthy Eating and Living Program…
