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A lifetime of research may be leading to a life-saving treatment for shock

March 12, 2012

A 200-patient Phase 2 clinical pilot study will be initiated this month to test the efficacy and safety of a new use, and method of administering, an enzyme inhibitor for critically ill patients developed by University of California, San Diego Bioengineering Professor Geert Schmid-Schönbein.

Psychedelic Revolution

November 2, 2023

Psychedelic research has taken place at UC San Diego since the 1970s. But today, thanks to an interdisciplinary team from departments all across campus, that research has expanded to include human clinical trials exploring a range of treatments including chronic pain and mental health.

Researchers Develop Low-cost, Easy-to-use Emergency Ventilator for COVID-19 Patients

June 23, 2020

A team of engineers and physicians at the University of California San Diego has developed a low-cost, easy-to-use emergency ventilator for COVID-19 patients that is built around a ventilator bag usually found in ambulances.

Study Suggests Disruptive Effects of Anesthesia on Brain Cell Connections Are Temporary

July 28, 2014

A study of juvenile rat brain cells suggests that the effects of a commonly used anesthetic drug on the connections between brain cells are temporary.

Stroke Drug Boosts Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

December 17, 2019

In a UC San Diego study, rats with spinal cord injuries experienced a three-fold increase in motor activity when treated with neural progenitor cells that had been pre-conditioned with a modified form of tPA, a drug commonly used to treat non-hemorrhagic stroke.

Qualcomm Institute-based Startup Receives Funding to Continue Development of Opioid Sensor

August 6, 2020

CARI Therapeutics has received additional funding from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to refine their tiny implantable biosensor that could help combat the deadly and destructive opioid crisis in the United States.

With Gene Therapy, Scientists Develop Opioid-Free Solution for Chronic Pain

March 10, 2021

A gene therapy for chronic pain could offer a safer, non-addictive alternative to opioids. By temporarily repressing a gene involved in sensing pain, the treatment increased pain tolerance in mice, lowered their sensitivity to pain and provided months of pain relief without causing numbness.

Modeling Sustainable Health Care at UC San Diego Health

April 17, 2023

UC San Diego Health has become a leader in advancing and modeling sustainable health care practices, with a goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2025.

Saving Lives: The Critical Role of Bystander CPR

February 20, 2024

Bystander CPR occurs anytime CPR is initially performed by a non-medical rescuer. Critical for survival, bystander CPR initiation delays of even a few minutes while awaiting advanced resuscitation from emergency responders significantly reduces a person’s chance for survival.

Creating an Engineering Senior Design Project….at Home

July 2, 2020

…San Diego Department of Anesthesiology who studies the sensations of pleasure and plain derived from stimulating C-tactile fibers. “I got a 3D printer last quarter as a Black Friday sale purchase, and that turned out to be really helpful,” said mechanical engineering student Andrew Ma. “Most of the quarter, my…

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