Sedentary Behavior Increases Mortality Risk
February 28, 2024
According to new research from UC San Diego, sitting for long hours without breaks increases risk of death.
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Using Personal Data to Predict Blood Pressure
October 4, 2018
Engineers at UC San Diego used wearable off-the-shelf technology and machine learning to predict an individual’s blood pressure and provide personalized recommendations to lower it based on this data.
New UC San Diego Center Will Focus on Heart Health Among Latinas
April 4, 2016
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have launched a new four-year, $3.7 million multidisciplinary research center to investigate the relationship between sedentary behavior and cardiovascular risk factors in Latinas, who have a disproportionately higher chance of developing heart disease than the general population.
Physical Activity May Have a Stronger Role than Genes in Longevity
August 24, 2022
UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity study asked whether associations between physical activity and sedentary time with death varied based on different levels of genetic predisposition for longevity.
UC San Diego Launches CORE Project to Foster Ethical Research Using Personal Health Data
November 25, 2015
UC San Diego Launches CORE A set of best practices will guide Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and researchers in the design and review of studies that use social media, self-tracking devices and other mobile technologies.to Foster Ethical Research Using Personal Health Data
PervasiveHealth Conference Explores Ubiquitous Computing in Health Care and Well-being
June 15, 2012
In late May the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) hosted PervasiveHealth—the 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare.
Q&A with Dr. Bess Marcus
January 18, 2012
…people to change their behavior is much easier than getting them to maintain it. That is one of the key challenges Dr. Bess Marcus has faced over the course of her career as a clinical health psychologist. She has spent the last 25 years conducting research on physical activity behavior,…
Parents Rank Their Obese Children as “Very Healthy”
July 21, 2014
A University of California, San Diego School of Medicine-led study suggests that parents of obese children often do not recognize the potentially serious health consequences of childhood weight gain or the importance of daily physical activity in helping their child reach a healthy weight.
UC San Diego Researchers Seek San Diego Residents for Study on Health Effects of Neighborhoods
November 3, 2015
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are seeking residents of San Diego County for a study on how the places in which we spend our time (home, work, neighborhoods) affect cancer risk factors. The aim of the “Community of Mine” study is to determine if there is a…
More Steps, Moderate Physical Activity Cuts Dementia, Cognitive Impairment Risk
January 25, 2023
UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science study: senior women were less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment or dementia if they did more daily walking and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
