Hysterectomy and Mesh Support May Have Similar Outcomes in Repairing Vaginal Prolapse

Two surgical procedures used to repair vaginal prolapse — hysterectomy and employing mesh support that preserves the uterus — have comparable clinical outcomes after three years, according to new data from researchers at University of California...
13-Sep-2019 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New 3D Technology Can Repair Aneurysms Previously Deemed Inoperable

New technology from Cydar is allowing UC San Diego Health surgeons to repair aneurysms previously deemed inoperable.
16-Sep-2019 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

How the Eyes Might Be Windows to the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

UC San Diego researchers say that measuring how quickly a person’s pupil dilates while they are taking cognitive tests may be a low-cost, low-invasive method to aid in screening individuals at increased genetic risk for AD before cognitive decline...
10-Sep-2019 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

UC San Diego Receives Funding from Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative

The San Diego Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) at University of California San Diego has been awarded planning grants to help the federal government achieve its goal of reducing the number of new HIV infections in the United States by 90 percent by...
5-Sep-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

FAK Protein Linked to Chemotherapy Resistance in Ovarian Cancer

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study links changes in the gene for the protein focal adhesion kinase, or FAK, to ovarian cancer’s ability to survive chemotherapy.
3-Sep-2019 4:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Multimillion-Dollar Grant Funds New Vaccine Effort to Prevent Strep Throat Infections

CARB-X, an international funder of efforts to fight antimicrobial resistance, is awarding up to $15 million to develop a strep throat vaccine based on original research at UC San Diego.
3-Sep-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Machine Learning Algorithm Can’t Distinguish These Lab Mini-Brains from Preemie Babies

Nine-month-old brains-in-a-dish and the brains of premature newborn babies generate similar electrical patterns, as captured by electroencephalogram (EEG) — the first time such brain activity has been achieved in a cell-based laboratory model.
23-Aug-2019 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Popular Pain Medication Associated with Greater Risk of Hypoglycemia

As the opioid tramadol has grown in popularity so too have documented cases of adverse effects. In a new study, researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at UC San Diego show that patients who take tramadol are at greater...
27-Aug-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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