As Pickleball’s Popularity Surges, Injuries Are Also on the Rise
February 6, 2024
Pickleball: As America’s fastest-growing sport continues to soar so are injuries. UC San Diego Health physical therapists offer guidance to stay injury-free.
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Signature Program Demonstrates How UC San Diego Undergraduates Learn to Transform Data into Action
September 23, 2024
…San Diego established its Senior Capstone Program, it has become the premier series for all fourth-year undergraduate data science majors at HDSI – a pioneering interdisciplinary institute advancing data science and AI education within the new School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences (SCIDS) at the university. The program requires…
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.
Experimental Therapy for Parasitic Heart Disease May Also Help Stop COVID-19
April 2, 2021
UC San Diego researchers found that the chemical inhibitor K777 reduces the coronavirus’ ability to infect cell lines by blocking human enzyme cathepsin L; clinical trials are underway.
UC San Diego Health Top Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
July 30, 2019
UC San Diego Health has been recognized among the nation’s best hospitals for 2019-20 by U.S. News & World Report. The annual “Best Hospitals” rankings are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions.
Class of 2013 Outstanding Grads
June 20, 2013
…2013 Outstanding Grads Outstanding Senior Award Winner and Earl Warren Grad Dedicated to Solving Environmental and Social Problems Annie Le is a graduating senior from Earl Warren College who is earning a bachelor of science in human biology, with minors in history and healthcare social-issues. This fall, Le will attend…
Health Beat: Campus Pumps New Life into Career Service’s Pre-Health Resources
May 11, 2017
…school, UC San Diego senior biology major Jackie Nguyen knew she wanted to be an optometrist. She also knew she needed help preparing her application for optometry school, so she headed to UC San Diego’s career services for pre-health students, newly rebranded as Health Beat. Here, she was able to…
Healthy Aging Initiative at UC San Diego Announces Inaugural Research Projects
November 5, 2015
The Healthy Aging Initiative (HAI), a campus-wide effort to investigate and address the diverse challenges and needs of the nation’s aging population, has announced its inaugural research and education seed grants to seven University of California, San Diego faculty members
Local Lions Club Gives $400,000 to Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health
July 17, 2017
With the goal of accelerating research to prevent blindness, the Downtown San Diego Lions Club Welfare Foundation has made a $400,000 gift to support the UC San Diego Shiley Eye Institute’s BioBank—the largest gift the local organization has made to a single project.
Women Produce Skin Temperature Data that are Just as Predictable as Men
November 9, 2023
Women produce physiological data that is just as predictable as men, at least when it comes to skin temperature. This might seem like common sense, but variations in body signals due to menstrual cycles, such as temperature, were used as an excuse to keep women out of clinical studies for…
