Study Identifies Cause for Mysterious Cases of Epilepsy in Children
January 12, 2023
An international consortium led by UC San Diego has identified at least some of the genetic drivers of a mysterious form of pediatric epilepsy.
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UC San Diego Health’s Lucila Ohno-Machado Elected to National Academy of Medicine
October 15, 2018
Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at UC San Diego Health, professor of medicine and associate dean for informatics and technology at the School of Medicine, and a founding faculty member of UC San Diego Halicioğlu Data Science Institute, has been elected to the National…
A Potential New Target for Head and Neck Cancer Immunotherapy
March 13, 2023
UC San Diego researchers have identified a strong association between the product of a gene expressed in most cancers and elevated levels of white blood cells that produce antibodies within tumors, suggesting a new therapeutic target.
Students Meet Their Match
March 15, 2024
On Friday, fourth-year medical school students nationwide learned where they matched for residency training. At UC San Diego, 141 medical students matched, with 77% of them remaining in California for their graduate medical training.
Wearable Ultrasound Patch Enables Continuous, Non-Invasive Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow
May 22, 2024
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable ultrasound patch that can offer continuous, non-invasive monitoring of blood flow in the brain. The soft and stretchy patch can be comfortably worn on the temple to provide three-dimensional data on cerebral blood flow—a first in wearable technology.
Engineers Sweep Entrepreneur Challenge Startup Stage at Ignite
March 15, 2018
…bone cement during orthopedic surgery. “Currently, in the 10 minutes that it takes bone cement to dry, the surgeon must physically hold the implant to the bone in order for it to dry in the correct place,” Williams said. “That is not only uncomfortable for the surgeon, but it’s a…
Gut Microbes Influence How Rat Brains React to Opioids
April 27, 2020
Antibiotic treatment — which depletes gut microbes — drastically changes the parts of a rat’s brain that are activated during opioid addiction and withdrawal.
It’s a Match! UC San Diego Medical Students Receive Residency Placements on Match Day
March 17, 2023
UC San Diego School of Medicine celebrates Match Day, an annual event when medical students across the country receive their residency placements from the National Resident Matching Program.
Neurosurgeon: My Patients Show Me Real Heroism and Resilience
March 11, 2024
UC San Diego Health provides the most advanced neurological cancer care by combining leading-edge surgical techniques and the latest technology.
Tiny Injectable Sensor Could Provide Unobtrusive, Long-term Alcohol Monitoring
April 10, 2018
Engineers have developed a tiny, ultra-low power chip that could be injected just under the surface of the skin for continuous, long-term alcohol monitoring. The chip is powered wirelessly by a wearable device such as a smartwatch or patch. The goal of this work is to develop a convenient, routine…
