News Archive - School of Medicine

Noninvasive Test for Embryo Quality Could Streamline Fertility Treatment

Researchers from UC San Diego have developed a noninvasive approach for predicting the quality of lab-fertilized embryos using leftover culture medium.

World-Renowned Surgeon Named New Director of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health

Diana M. Simeone, MD, has been named the new director of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.

UC San Diego Receives $5 Million to Launch Center for Learning Health Systems Science

UC San Diego has received a $5 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to establish a Center for Learning Health Systems Science. The new center will train clinicians and researchers in the science of optimizing health care.

Blood Testing Identifies Biomarkers of Suicidal Thoughts

Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that people with depression and suicidal ideation have compounds in their blood that could help identify people at higher risk of becoming suicidal. They also found sex-based differences in how depression impacts metabolism.

Mapping the Mouse Brain Helps Reveal What Makes Us Human

As part of a national initiative better understand how the brain works, researchers from UC San Diego have analyzed more than 2.3 million individual brain cells from mice to create a comprehensive map of the mouse brain.

Karandeep Singh, MD, Named Inaugural Chief Health AI Officer at UC San Diego Health

Inaugural chief health artificial intelligence officer joins UC San Diego Health.

UC San Diego Health and Navy Perform Reconstructive Jaw Surgery using 3D Printed Teeth

UC San Diego Health and the Navy perform reconstructive jaw surgery using 3D Printed Teeth on UC San Diego graduate.

UC San Diego Health Completes Acquisition of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center

UC San Diego Health has successfully completed purchase of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center — will be renamed UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center.

Reverse Metabolomics: New Method Finds Biomarker for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

UC San Diego scientists’ debut “reverse metabolomics,” a groundbreaking approach to advancing microbiome research. They use the technique to discover hundreds of new human molecules, and a new biomarker and therapeutic target for inflammatory bowel disease

UC San Diego Health Receives Highest Award for Obstetric, Infant Care

UC San Diego Health has once again been recognized as a High Performing Hospital for Obstetric and Infant Care by U.S. News & World Report.