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To Ward off Fatty Liver, Breast is Best for Mom

November 1, 2018

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Kaiser Permanente have discovered that mothers who breastfed a child or children for six months or more are at lower risk for developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) years later during mid-life. With no other current prevention options aside…

First Link between Stillbirths, Birth Complications and Excessive Heat in Lower-income Countries

October 7, 2021

UC San Diego scientists and colleagues have found links between extreme heat and a heightened incidence of stillbirths and preterm births in relatively poor countries. Their study is believed to be the first to link the two phenomena in a global context.

Breaking Down Barriers: What Happens When the Vaginal Microbiome Attacks

November 29, 2023

New findings from researchers at University of California San Diego shed light on why bacterial vaginosis, a common and seemingly benign condition of the vaginal microbiome, is linked to pregnancy loss, preterm birth and other health complications.

Study Finds Human Milk Components in Amniotic Fluid

October 2, 2018

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are complex carbohydrates that are highly abundant and unique to human milk. Accumulating evidence indicates that exposure to HMOs in the postnatal period has both immediate and long-term benefits to infant health and development. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report for…

UC San Diego Health System Among Nation’s Best in Women’s Health

January 15, 2014

UC San Diego Health System has been featured in the latest Becker’s Hospital Review list of “100 Hospitals with Great Women’s Health Programs.” Hospitals were selected based on clinical excellence, quality care and women’s health awards and were also recognized for offering outstanding programs such as gynecology, obstetrics, reproductive medicine…

How Prenatal Maternal Infections May Affect Genetic Factors in Autism Spectrum Disorder

March 21, 2017

In a new study, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, University of Cyprus and Stanford University map the complex biological cascade caused by MIA: the expression of multiple genes involved in autism are turned up or down by MIA, affecting key aspects of prenatal brain…

Drug Suppresses Spread of Breast Cancer Caused by Stem-like Cells

December 11, 2017

Rare stem-like tumor cells play a critical role in the spread of breast cancer, but a vulnerability in the pathway that powers them offers a strategy to target these cells using existing drugs before metastatic disease occurs, report University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center…

UC San Diego Health System and Imperial Valley Family Care Medical Group Sign Affiliation

December 1, 2014

UC San Diego Health System and Imperial Valley Family Care Medical Group (IVFCMG) are pleased to announce a comprehensive affiliation that will enhance the depth and quality of multi-specialty health care services and clinical trials available to patients in the Imperial Valley and surrounding communities.

Bioengineering Professor Featured in Top 100 List on African-American Influential Site

November 17, 2015

Bioengineer Todd Coleman, from the University of California, San Diego, has been named one of 100 outstanding individuals for 2015 by The Root, a premier news, opinion and culture site for African-American influencers. Other names on the list include tennis player Serena Williams, ballerina Misty Copeland and hip-hop artist Kendrick…

Patches of Cortical Layers Disrupted During Early Brain Development in Autism

March 26, 2014

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Allen Institute for Brain Science have published a study that gives clear and direct new evidence that autism begins during pregnancy.

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