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Newswise: A Novel COVID-19 Vaccine Using Modified Bacterial DNA
20-Jul-2022 2:05 PM EDT
A Novel COVID-19 Vaccine Using Modified Bacterial DNA
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers describe a different way to build a COVID-19 vaccine, one that would, in theory, remain effective against new and emerging variants and could be taken as a pill, by inhalation or other delivery methods.

Newswise: Post-COVID Lung Disease Shares Origins with Other Scarring Lung Disorders
Released: 20-Jul-2022 4:30 PM EDT
Post-COVID Lung Disease Shares Origins with Other Scarring Lung Disorders
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers provide first insights into the fundamental cellular pathologies that drive interstitial lung disease in patients post-COVID.

Released: 19-Jul-2022 4:30 PM EDT
Novel Treatment Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease Uses Vitamin B1 Derivative
UC San Diego Health

With a $45 million grant from the NIH, UC San Diego researchers and collaborators will launch a nationwide clinical trial to further investigate the therapeutic potential of benfotiamine, a synthetic version of thiamine (B1), as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.

Newswise: Did Gonorrhea Give Us Grandparents?
Released: 18-Jul-2022 3:25 PM EDT
Did Gonorrhea Give Us Grandparents?
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers tracked the evolution of a gene variant that supports cognitive health in older humans, but may have first emerged to protect against bacteria.

Newswise: Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain by Separating it from the Self
Released: 8-Jul-2022 3:25 PM EDT
Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain by Separating it from the Self
UC San Diego Health

Mindfulness meditation is effective in reducing pain relief; UC San Diego study reveals the underlying neural circuitry.

Released: 8-Jul-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Brain Ripples May Help Bind Information across the Human Cortex
UC San Diego Health

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine provide some of the first empirical evidence that brain ripples exist. These electrical waves have long been hypothesized as a way for the brain to integrate and encode memories.

Newswise: Awash in Potential: Wastewater Provides Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus
6-Jul-2022 5:10 PM EDT
Awash in Potential: Wastewater Provides Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus
UC San Diego Health

Scientists and physicians at UC San Diego and Scripps Research describe how wastewater sequencing provided dramatic new insights into levels and variants of SARS-CoV-2 on campus and in the broader community — a key step to public health interventions in advance of COVID-19 case surges.

   
Newswise: ‘You Are What You Eat,’ and Now Researchers Know Exactly What You’re Eating
6-Jul-2022 1:55 PM EDT
‘You Are What You Eat,’ and Now Researchers Know Exactly What You’re Eating
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers describe a new method to identify all of the unidentified molecules derived from food, providing a direct way to link molecules in diet to health outcomes.

Newswise: Familiarity Breeds Exempt: Why Staph Vaccines Don’t Work in Humans
5-Jul-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Familiarity Breeds Exempt: Why Staph Vaccines Don’t Work in Humans
UC San Diego Health

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.

Newswise: New Headache Center Opens at UC San Diego Health
Released: 7-Jul-2022 10:45 AM EDT
New Headache Center Opens at UC San Diego Health
UC San Diego Health

New site at UC San Diego Health will provide specialized, multidisciplinary treatment for headaches, migraines and traumatic brain injuries.

Newswise: A Rhythmic Small Intestinal Microbiome Prevents Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Released: 5-Jul-2022 2:00 PM EDT
A Rhythmic Small Intestinal Microbiome Prevents Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers found that in mice how much they ate and when altered the nature of their gut microbiome: too much food too frequently resulted in poorer microbial and metabolic health.

Newswise: Mathematical Model Helps Predict Anal Cancer Risk in Persons with HIV Infection
Released: 1-Jul-2022 12:05 PM EDT
Mathematical Model Helps Predict Anal Cancer Risk in Persons with HIV Infection
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers have created a mathematical model to help predict risk of anal cancer in persons with HIV infection and aid patients and doctors regarding screening decisions.

Released: 29-Jun-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Organoids Reveal Similarities Between Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 & Rett Syndrome
UC San Diego Health

Using brain organoids, UC San Diego researchers discover mutational commonalities between muscular dystrophy type 1 and Rett syndrome, suggesting the potential of a similar treatment for both.

Newswise: Study Reveals the Job Problems Contributing to Physician Suicide
Released: 29-Jun-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Study Reveals the Job Problems Contributing to Physician Suicide
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health study identifies the main job stressors contributing to physician suicides.

Newswise: New Genetic Associations in Pediatric NAFLD Affect Both Risk and Severity
Released: 27-Jun-2022 1:05 PM EDT
New Genetic Associations in Pediatric NAFLD Affect Both Risk and Severity
UC San Diego Health

In a pair of studies, UC San Diego School scientists have deepened investigations into the genetic origins of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children, describing multiple gene variants that contribute to disease risk.

Newswise: With Roommates, It’s All About Chemistry, Molecularly Speaking
Released: 24-Jun-2022 3:25 PM EDT
With Roommates, It’s All About Chemistry, Molecularly Speaking
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers describe how the microbiomes of people and the homes they live in interact and change each other.

Newswise: Researchers Continue Study of COVID-19 Vaccinations, Pregnancy and Postpartum
Released: 23-Jun-2022 12:35 PM EDT
Researchers Continue Study of COVID-19 Vaccinations, Pregnancy and Postpartum
UC San Diego Health

A $10 million grant over four years will support further examination of a national study looking at COVID-19 vaccination safety during pregnancy and immune response pre-and post-delivery for both mom and baby.

Newswise: COVID-19 Rebound After Taking Paxlovid Likely Due to Insufficient Drug Exposure
Released: 21-Jun-2022 12:50 PM EDT
COVID-19 Rebound After Taking Paxlovid Likely Due to Insufficient Drug Exposure
UC San Diego Health

COVID-19 rebound following Paxlovid treatment likely due to insufficient drug exposure, UC San Diego researchers find after showing rebound patient did not show drug resistance or impaired immunity.

Newswise: Kawasaki Disease Rates Dropped During COVID-19 Pandemic
15-Jun-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Kawasaki Disease Rates Dropped During COVID-19 Pandemic
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers report significant decrease in national cases of Kawasaki disease during COVID-19 pandemic; findings hint at origins of disease.

Newswise: New Pediatric Obesity Program Makes Treatment More Accessible
16-Jun-2022 2:30 PM EDT
New Pediatric Obesity Program Makes Treatment More Accessible
UC San Diego Health

A UC San Diego clinical trial finds new Guided Self-Help program is effective in treating pediatric obesity and improving family attendance rates.

Newswise: COVID-19 on the Brain: Neurological Symptoms Persist in Majority of Long-Haulers
Released: 15-Jun-2022 1:10 PM EDT
COVID-19 on the Brain: Neurological Symptoms Persist in Majority of Long-Haulers
UC San Diego Health

A UC San Diego study describes the short- and long-term neurological symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and identifies a new group of COVID-19 long-haulers with advanced motor and cognitive symptoms.

Newswise: Pediatric Liver Disease Increases Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
Released: 13-Jun-2022 1:15 PM EDT
Pediatric Liver Disease Increases Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers describe connection between pediatric liver disease and increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Both rates are rising in children.

Newswise: Unprecedented Case Series Advances Promise of Phage Therapy
Released: 9-Jun-2022 2:15 PM EDT
Unprecedented Case Series Advances Promise of Phage Therapy
UC San Diego Health

An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh, report promising results from the largest case series yet of patients treated with bacteriophage therapy for antibiotic-resistant infections.

Newswise: Causes of Liver Cancer are Changing Around the World: Some Up, Some Down
Released: 6-Jun-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Causes of Liver Cancer are Changing Around the World: Some Up, Some Down
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers report that the causes and death rates of liver cancer are changing around the world.

Newswise: Broad Spectrum of Autism Depends on Spectrum of Genetic Factors
Released: 2-Jun-2022 3:20 PM EDT
Broad Spectrum of Autism Depends on Spectrum of Genetic Factors
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers report significant progress in understanding how the combined effects of rare mutations and common genetic variation in determining whether a child will develop ASD and its consequential effects.

Released: 1-Jun-2022 2:30 PM EDT
Study Continues Assessment of Cognition and Decline in Aging Latinos
UC San Diego Health

Researchers at UC San Diego have received a $25.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and National Institute on Aging to continue the Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging, a 12-year assessment of cognitive and brain aging and impairment among aging Latinos.

Newswise: Study Evaluates How to Eliminate Telemedicine’s Virtual Waiting Room
Released: 1-Jun-2022 12:45 PM EDT
Study Evaluates How to Eliminate Telemedicine’s Virtual Waiting Room
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health conducted a 10-week study to evaluate how text messaging a link to patients when their doctor is ready provides a way to connect patients and doctors without relying on the virtual waiting room.

Newswise: How Sleep Builds Relational Memory
Released: 31-May-2022 10:05 AM EDT
How Sleep Builds Relational Memory
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers describe biological mechanism that allows sleep to build relational memories — associations between unrelated items.

Newswise: The Paired Perils of Breast Cancer and Diabetes
26-May-2022 1:10 PM EDT
The Paired Perils of Breast Cancer and Diabetes
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers discover mechanism linking breast cancer and diabetes, each of which promotes development and growth of the other.

Newswise: COVID-19, MIS-C and Kawasaki Disease Share Same Immune Response
12-May-2022 2:15 PM EDT
COVID-19, MIS-C and Kawasaki Disease Share Same Immune Response
UC San Diego Health

COVID-19, MIS-C and KD all share a similar underlying mechanism involving the over-activation of particular inflammatory pathways, UC San Diego study shows. Findings support novel drug targets for MIS-C.

Newswise: Pharmacists at Higher Risk of Suicide than General Population, Study Finds
Released: 13-May-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Pharmacists at Higher Risk of Suicide than General Population, Study Finds
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego study shows suicide rates were higher in pharmacists than in the general population between 2003 and 2018, with job problems being the most significant feature associated with the suicides.

Newswise: Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Neuropathy from Spinal Cord Injuries
Released: 9-May-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Neuropathy from Spinal Cord Injuries
UC San Diego Health

An international team of researchers, led by scientists at UC San Diego, report that a gene therapy that inhibits targeted nerve cell signaling effectively reduced neuropathic pain with no detectable side effects in mice with spinal cord or peripheral nerve injuries.

Newswise: Targeting Molecular Pathway that Causes Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Released: 6-May-2022 1:55 PM EDT
Targeting Molecular Pathway that Causes Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers describe the underlying signaling pathway that results in pulmonary arterial hypertension and a novel monoclonal antibody therapy that blocks the abnormal blood vessel formation characterizing the disease.

Newswise: Gene Therapy Reverses Effects of Autism-Linked Mutation in Brain Organoids
Released: 2-May-2022 12:45 PM EDT
Gene Therapy Reverses Effects of Autism-Linked Mutation in Brain Organoids
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego scientists use lab-grown human brain tissue to identify neural abnormalities in Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome and show gene therapy tools can rescue neural structure and function.

Newswise: Study: Unprecedented Increase in Number of Border Wall Falls and Trauma
Released: 29-Apr-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Study: Unprecedented Increase in Number of Border Wall Falls and Trauma
UC San Diego Health

Trauma physicians at UC San Diego Health attribute the rise in injuries to a height increase of the border wall at U.S.-Mexico border.

Newswise: High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Shows Improved Longer Lasting Pain Relief
Released: 28-Apr-2022 1:35 PM EDT
High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Shows Improved Longer Lasting Pain Relief
UC San Diego Health

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine report that high-frequency spinal cord stimulation proved more effective at improving perceived pain reduction than low-frequency SCS in patients studied, and that there was some variation in PPR between male and female patients.

Newswise: Study Reveals Genetic Diversity of a Particularly Problematic Pathogen
Released: 27-Apr-2022 3:55 PM EDT
Study Reveals Genetic Diversity of a Particularly Problematic Pathogen
UC San Diego Health

Researchers at UC San Diego have used a systems biology approach to parse the genetic diversity of Clostridioides difficile, a particularly problematic pathogen, particularly in health care settings.

Newswise: ROSA to the Occasion: Epilepsy Care Gets Robotic Boost at UC San Diego Health
Released: 25-Apr-2022 1:20 PM EDT
ROSA to the Occasion: Epilepsy Care Gets Robotic Boost at UC San Diego Health
UC San Diego Health

Epilepsy treatment, and hopefully quality of life for one 18-year-old patient, receives robotic boost at UC San Diego Health.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded for-neurons-where-they-begin-isn-t-necessarily-where-they-end
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Released: 20-Apr-2022 3:05 PM EDT
For Neurons, Where They Begin Isn’t Necessarily Where They End
UC San Diego Health

Scientists at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Institute of Genomic Medicine describe novel methods for inferring the movement of human brain cells during fetal development by studying healthy adult individuals who have recently passed away from natural causes.

Newswise: New Clinic Provides Comprehensive Care for Digestive Diseases in Westfield UTC
Released: 18-Apr-2022 1:40 PM EDT
New Clinic Provides Comprehensive Care for Digestive Diseases in Westfield UTC
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health announces the opening of a new, multi-disciplinary clinic for patients with gastrointestinal and digestive diseases. The state-of-the-art clinic is the first of its kind in San Diego County to offer the most advanced care by a wide range of specialists under one roof.

Newswise: Amy M. Sitapati Named 2022 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Recipient
Released: 13-Apr-2022 3:10 PM EDT
Amy M. Sitapati Named 2022 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Recipient
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health physician recognized for her humanistic approach to medicine and delivery of care for patients and their families.

Newswise: E-cigarettes Alter Inflammatory State of Brain, Heart, Lungs and Colon
Released: 12-Apr-2022 4:10 PM EDT
E-cigarettes Alter Inflammatory State of Brain, Heart, Lungs and Colon
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego study shows chronic JUUL use leads to inflammatory changes across the body, and may affect organs’ response to infection; results depend on e-cigarette flavor.

Newswise: How Ovarian Cancer Defies Immunotherapy
7-Apr-2022 3:35 PM EDT
How Ovarian Cancer Defies Immunotherapy
UC San Diego Health

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, with collaborators, have further elucidated how ovarian cancer tumors defy immunotherapy, identifying new molecular targets that might boost immune response.

Newswise: UC San Diego Joins National Trial to Explore New Vaccines for COVID-19 Variants
Released: 6-Apr-2022 1:15 PM EDT
UC San Diego Joins National Trial to Explore New Vaccines for COVID-19 Variants
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego has joined a Phase II clinical trial to evaluate various additional COVID-19 booster shots. The trial seeks to understand if different vaccine regimens can broaden immune responses in adults who already have received a primary vaccination series and a first booster shot.

Newswise: UC San Diego Health Named
Released: 28-Mar-2022 4:45 PM EDT
UC San Diego Health Named "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality"
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health receives “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” designation by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment and inclusion of LGBTQ+ patients, visitors and employees.



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