How Gene Therapy May Hold Key to Treating Life-Threatening Cardiac Disease
March 18, 2020
New study finds gene therapy improved cardiac, muscle and liver function in Danon disease mouse models.
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UC San Diego Center for Transplantation “VAD Destination Therapy” Approved
December 15, 2011
The Joint Commission (TJC) has approved UC San Diego Health System’s Disease-Specific Care (DSC) Certification for Ventricular Assist Device (VAD). Hospitals performing VAD as a “destination therapy” (for permanent use) receive a certification of distinction and receive reimbursement from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
UC San Diego Health is First in San Diego to offer CAR T-cell Therapy for Some Cancers
December 3, 2018
Following the FDA’s approval of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies for the treatment of certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, UC San Diego Health was the first medical center in San Diego to be certified to offer this type of immunotherapy outside of a clinical trial.
Ultrasound Remotely Triggers Immune Cells to Attack Tumors in Mice Without Toxic Side Effects
August 12, 2021
A new cancer immunotherapy pairs ultrasound with cancer-killing immune cells to destroy malignant tumors while sparing normal tissue. The approach could make chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy safer and effective at treating solid tumors.
Degenerating Neurons Respond to Gene Therapy Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
August 27, 2015
Degenerating neurons in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) measurably responded to an experimental gene therapy in which nerve growth factor (NGF) was injected into their brains, report researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in the current issue of JAMA Neurology.
A Prescription Dose of TLC: Tender Loving Canines
June 7, 2023
After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, therapy dogs have returned to UC San Diego Health.
Drug-Light Combo Could Offer Control Over CAR T-Cell Therapy
October 15, 2019
UC San Diego bioengineers are a step closer to making CAR T-cell therapy safer, more precise and easy to control. They developed a system that allows them to select where and when CAR T cells get turned on so that they destroy cancer cells without harming normal cells.
Study Provides Hope for Some Human Stem Cell Therapies
August 20, 2015
An international team of scientists headed by biologists at UC San Diego has discovered that an important class of stem cells known as human “induced pluripotent stem cells,” or iPSCs, which are derived from an individual’s own cells, can be differentiated into various types of functional cells with different fates…
Promise of Gene Therapy for Glaucoma Shines Bright in Award-Winning Image
October 17, 2016
…or the delicate opened petals of a flower, there is beauty in the eye of the beholder — a mouse retina described and visually captured by scientists at the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR) at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Shiley Eye Institute…
Phage Therapy Shows Promise for Alcoholic Liver Disease
November 13, 2019
UC San Diego researchers linked a gut bacteria toxin to worse clinical outcomes in patients with alcoholic liver disease, and discovered that treatment with bacteriophages clears the bacteria and eliminates the disease in mice.
