Botox Injections May Reduce Anxiety
December 21, 2021
Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego discover that Botox injections may reduce anxiety.
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DrugCell: New Experimental AI Platform Matches Tumor to Best Drug Combo
October 22, 2020
UC San Diego researchers use experimental artificial intelligence system called DrugCell to predict the best approach to treating cancer. Only 4 percent of all cancer therapeutic drugs under development earn final approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
UC San Diego Health Ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report
July 27, 2020
UC San Diego Health is ranked first in San Diego and sixth in California, placing it among the nation’s best hospitals, according to the 2020-2021 U.S. News & World Report. Eight common procedures and conditions were also rated “high performing.”
What Molecules You Leave on Your Phone Reveal About Your Lifestyle
November 14, 2016
…applications, including criminal profiling, airport screening, medication adherence monitoring, clinical trial participant stratification and environmental exposure studies.
Using CRISPR to Reverse Retinitis Pigmentosa and Restore Visual Function
April 21, 2017
Using the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health, with colleagues in China, have reprogrammed mutated rod photoreceptors to become functioning cone photoreceptors, reversing cellular degeneration and restoring visual function in two mouse models of…
Paper Calls for Patient-First Regulation of AI in Healthcare
January 31, 2024
A new paper in JAMA describes how, despite widespread enthusiasm about AI’s potential to revolutionize healthcare and the use of AI-powered tools on millions of patients already, no federal regulations require that AI-powered tools be evaluated for potential harm or benefit to patients.
Certificate Admissions Up at UC San Diego Extension
March 15, 2012
The number of continuing education students entering certificate programs at University of California San Diego Extension increased 19 percent last year, according to Elizabeth Silva, registrar and director of student services for the university’s continuing education programs.
Radical Surgery Saves Life of Young Mom, California First
January 18, 2012
…to novel therapies and clinical trials not found anywhere else in the United States. The CHAT team includes: Dr. Robert Gish, Dr. Alan Hemming, Dr. Ajai Khanna, Dr. Yuko Kono, Dr. Alexander Kuo, Dr. Rohit Loomba, Dr. Kristin Mekeel, Dr. Michel Mendler, Dr. Heather Patton, and Rene Pink, a registered…
NIH Helps UC San Diego Researchers Repurpose Sanofi Pain Drug for Tropical Disease
July 27, 2015
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded James McKerrow, MD, PhD, dean of the University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, with a 2015 New Therapeutic Uses Award.
Researchers Produce First Comprehensive Genomic Map of Head and Neck Cancers
January 29, 2015
A team that includes scores of researchers from across the country representing dozens of universities and medical institutions has produced the most comprehensive integrative analysis yet of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs), a particularly malignant and deadly type of tumor that accounts for roughly 3 percent of all…
