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New Biomaterial gets “Sticky” with Stem Cells
Just like the bones that hold up your body, your cells have their own scaffolding that holds them up. This scaffolding, known as the extracellular matrix, or ECM, not only props up cells but also provides attachment sites, or “sticky spots,” to which cells can bind, just as bones hold muscles in place.
December 10, 2012 • General, Health, Science and Engineering
Paradox of Aging: The Older We Get, the Better We Feel?
Aging has been viewed as a period of progressive decline in physical, cognitive and psychosocial functioning, and is viewed by many as the “number one public health problem” facing Americans today. This negative view of aging contrasts with results of a comprehensive study of 1,006 older adults in San Diego by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Stanford University.
December 07, 2012 • General, Health, Science and Engineering
SDSC’s CAIDA Internet Research Group Awarded Cybersecurity Contract
The Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA), based at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has been awarded a contract for cybersecurity research and development by the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T).
December 05, 2012 • Science and Engineering, SDSC, Social Sciences
UC San Diego Medical Center One of First Five Comprehensive Stroke Centers in the Nation
UC San Diego Medical Center-Hillcrest is one of the first five facilities in the country, and the only center in San Diego County, to be certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC), the newest level of certification for advanced stroke care awarded by The Joint Commission. This certification recognizes the significant differences in resources, staff and training that are necessary for the treatment of complex stroke cases.
December 05, 2012 • General, Health, Science and Engineering
UC San Diego and Verizon Team to Improve Tuberculosis Care
As part of an innovative philanthropic health care program targeting reduction of health care disparities in diverse communities around the United States, the Verizon Foundation has provided the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine with a $300,000 grant, as well as important in-kind health information technology solutions.
December 04, 2012 • General, Giving, Health, Science and Engineering
NSF Renews Funding for National OpenTopography Project
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed funding for OpenTopography, an Internet-based project that provides open and free access to high-resolution topographic data collected by technologies such as LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging).
DELPHI Project Foretells Future of Personalized Population Health
Imagine a new type of healthcare app that does it all – it helps you understand your current health status, assists you in making changes in your life to improve your health, and takes into account the perspective of your entire life history, others in your age group—and perhaps even your neighborhood—who share similar characteristics.
December 04, 2012 • Events, General, Health, Science and Engineering
In Schizophrenia Patients, Auditory Cues Sound Bigger Problems
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the VA San Diego Healthcare System have found that deficiencies in the neural processing of simple auditory tones can evolve into a cascade of dysfunctional information processing across wide swaths of the brain in patients with schizophrenia.
November 30, 2012 • General, Health, Science and Engineering
Novel Studies of Gene Regulation in Brain Development May Mean New Treatment of Mental Disorders
A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the Institut Pasteur, Paris has come up with a novel way to describe a time-dependent brain development based on coherent–gene-groups (CGGs) and transcription-factors (TFs) hierarchy. The findings could lead to new drug designs for mental disorders such as autism-spectrum disorders (ASD) and schizophrenia.
UC San Diego Cardiology Team Performs 100th Extraction Procedure with 100 Percent Success Rate
A multidisciplinary team from the Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center at University of California, San Diego Health System has performed its 100th lead (pronounced “leed”) extraction surgery, a delicate procedure to replace the thin wiring of lifesaving heart devices such as pacemakers or implantable defibrillators (ICDs). The collaborative program, pioneered at UC San Diego Health System, has a 100 percent success rate.
November 29, 2012 • General, Health, Science and Engineering
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