Neurosurgeon: My Patients Show Me Real Heroism and Resilience
March 11, 2024
UC San Diego Health provides the most advanced neurological cancer care by combining leading-edge surgical techniques and the latest technology.
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UC San Diego Announces Recipients of Chancellor’s Medals and Lifetime Legacy Award
January 26, 2023
Recognizing exceptional support to the campus, UC San Diego announced Karen and Jeff Silberman; the Step Family; and Sandra Timmons ’81 and Richard Sandstrom ’72, PhD ’79, as recipients of the 2022 Chancellor’s Medal. T. Denny Sanford is being recognized with the second-ever Lifetime Legacy Award.
Happiness in Schizophrenia
August 18, 2014
Schizophrenia is among the most severe forms of mental illness, yet some people with the disease are as happy as those in good physical and mental health according to a study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
Selective, Toxin-Bearing Antibodies Could Help Treat Liver Fibrosis
July 12, 2021
UC San Diego researchers discovered that immunotoxins targeting the protein mesothelin prevent liver cells from producing collagen, a precursor to fibrosis and cirrhosis, in mouse models of human disease.
UC San Diego’s Stellar Students from the Class of 2016
June 16, 2016
…a chronic illness, a rare inner ear disorder called Meniere’s disease that causes unilateral deafness, unexpected bouts of vertigo, imbalance and visual challenges. While an undergraduate, Speidel wanted an opportunity to continue discussing lecture topics with others—but not just other students. She found classmates who shared her interest in promoting…
New Research Shows Wildlife & Marine Environment Benefit when Island-Ocean Connections Are Restored
December 5, 2022
A new perspective published today recognizes the critical link between island and marine ecosystems and identifies island and near-shore marine environmental characteristics that promote strong linkages in these ecosystems around the world.
Dysfunction in Neuronal Transport Mechanism Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
October 12, 2016
…underappreciated role in promoting the heritable form of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but also one that might be remedied with existing therapeutic enzyme inhibitors.
Researchers Studying Century-Old Drug in Potential New Approach to Autism
May 26, 2017
In a small, randomized Phase I/II clinical trial (SAT1), researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine say a 100-year-old drug called suramin, originally developed to treat African sleeping sickness, was safely administered to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who subsequently displayed measurable, but transient, improvement in…
Coastal Heat Waves Can Tax Public Health – Even Outside of Summer
April 3, 2020
Heat waves driven by Santa Ana winds can cause perceptible impacts on hospitalizations for kidney failure, dehydration, and respiratory disease in fall, spring, and winter according to a team of San Diego scientists.
Familiarity Breeds Exempt: Why Staph Vaccines Don’t Work in Humans
July 7, 2022
UC San Diego researchers say they may have found the reason why multiple human clinical trials of staphylococcus vaccines have failed: the bacteria knows us too well.
