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.
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.
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.
May 22, 2023
A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed the first fully integrated wearable ultrasound system for deep-tissue monitoring, including for subjects on the go. It facilitates potentially life-saving cardiovascular monitoring and marks a major breakthrough for one of t
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…
November 14, 2011
…More… Martin Marsala Professor, Anesthesiology Cancer Symptom Control Program Dr. Marsala hopes his research with human embryonic stem cells will one day soon allow people who are suffering from spinal ischemic injury to improve their motor function. Ischemia-induced paraplegia, often combined with spasticity and rigidity of muscles, is a serious…
March 26, 2020
…simulators, in collaboration with anesthesiologists, before potentially applying to patients. “Normally, the production timeline on something like this would be months, or even years,” said Petersen. “By building on existing technology and taking multiple steps at once, we aim to reduce that timeline to weeks.” While grappling with challenges in…
June 13, 2019
…of Medicine's Department of Anesthesiology: Associate Adjunct Professor Brian P. Head, Professor and Vice Chair for Research Hemal H. Patel, Professor Piyush M. Patel and Professor David M. Roth. The company hopes to develop novel gene therapies to treat neurogenerative disease such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. New Partnerships and Programs…
October 20, 2014
UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center is pushing therapeutic stem cell-based science out of the laboratory and closer to real-world medical applications. The unprecedented trials involve potential therapies for spinal cord injuries, Type 1 diabetes and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
April 24, 2024
A thin film that combines an electrode grid and LEDs can both track and produce a visual representation of the brain’s activity in real-time during surgery–a huge improvement over the current state of the art. The device is designed to provide neurosurgeons visual information about a patient’s brain to monitor…
