December 11, 2013
In a novel study of U.S. Marines investigating the association between traumatic brain injury and the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder over time, a team of scientists led by researchers from the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System and University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that TBIs…
September 12, 2018
…well as patients who are critically ill or undergoing surgery.
September 21, 2022
In 2025, the UC San Diego Health – Hillcrest Medical Campus will be home to a new center named in honor of beloved physician and breast cancer expert, Barbara Parker, MD, thanks to a $10 million gift from Price Philanthropies and the Price family.
November 21, 2023
A 4 1/2-minute video, with edited transcript and photos, provides highlights of the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute’s multidisciplinary facilities used by scientists, artists, engineers and entrepreneurs.
December 13, 2016
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that lack of two types of enzymes can lead to liver disease and cancer in mice. In human liver tumors, they found that deficiencies in these two enzymes, Shp2 and Pten, are associated with poor prognosis. The study,…
September 11, 2019
Ventrix, a University of California San Diego spin-off company, has successfully conducted a first-in-human, FDA-approved Phase 1 clinical trial of an injectable hydrogel that aims to repair damage and restore cardiac function in heart failure patients who previously suffered a heart attack.
May 16, 2014
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Naval Health Research Center have found that mindfulness training – a combination of meditation and body awareness exercises – can help U.S. Marine Corps personnel prepare for and recover from stressful combat situations.
January 22, 2015
On Jan. 23-25, more than 15 stroke survivors and their caregivers will go on a mini-vacation in La Jolla, CA, as part of a therapeutic retreat for those whose lives have been affected – sometimes turned upside down – by stroke. The 50s-themed stroke camp is being co-hosted by UC…
March 27, 2017
Researchers led by Karen Christman, a bioengineering professor at the University of California San Diego, were awarded nearly $3.1 million by the governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine March 23. Their work aims to help people with peripheral arterial disease. The condition narrows and blocks arteries providing…
March 21, 2022
UC San Diego Health is now administering Evusheld to eligible, immunocompromised patients to protect against the COVID-19 virus.
