April 28, 2022
…plant-based diet decreases your risk of many chronic illnesses such as heart disease, high blood pressure, or diabetes. Similarly, by increasing consumption of produce, pulses/legumes and whole grains, your fiber intake and nutrient density will increase as well. Of course, not everyone can eat entirely plant-based—and that’s okay. Pre-existing health…
February 14, 2019
…those who are “at risk” of online dating, in other words single internet users. To be clear, single internet users are still not entirely representative of the broader population (they tend to be younger, more educated, etc.), but you get the point. That said, users of particular online dating sites…
May 22, 2012
…users clearly show a preference for electronic resources and digital access, there are faculty and graduate students—especially in the arts and humanities and social sciences—who have a continuing need for materials, especially books, not yet available in digital form. We need to address their needs, as well as the needs…
May 9, 2019
…harvest yield, farmers would prefer for these seeds to remain inside the pods and on the plant. It is not uncommon for pod shattering to cause farmers to lose more than half of their crop. Weather events including hailstorms, as one example, can devastate entire crops. Farmers go to great…
November 3, 2020
Researchers with UC San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center say active surveillance is safe for African American men with low-risk prostate cancer.
August 4, 2021
A Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego clinical trial showed that graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging changes perceptions of smokers to recognize the negative consequences of tobacco and consider quitting.
January 16, 2020
Two different UC San Diego research teams identified the same molecule — αvβ5 integrin — as Zika virus’ key to brain cell entry. They found ways to take advantage of the integrin to both block Zika virus from infecting cells and turn it into something good: a way to shrink…
June 15, 2018
…higher levels of vitamin D are associated with decreasing risk of breast cancer. Their epidemiological study is published in the June 15 online issue of PLOS ONE, in collaboration with Creighton University, Medical University of South Carolina and GrassrootsHealth, an Encinitas-based nonprofit organization that promotes vitamin D research and its…
November 14, 2019
Researchers identified non-coding regions of the human genome that control the development and function of four brain cell types and mapped genetic risk variants for psychiatric diseases. They found that risk variants for Alzheimer’s disease were enriched in microglia-specific regulatory elements.
September 20, 2016
…understand who is at risk, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine conducted the first genome-wide association study for loneliness — as a life-long trait, not a temporary state. They discovered that risk for feeling lonely is partially due to genetics, but environment plays a bigger role.
