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Stimulating the Vagus Nerve in the Neck Might Help Ease Pain Associated with PTSD

February 13, 2019

In a randomized, controlled pilot trial published February 13, 2019 in PLOS ONE, UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers found that participants pre-treated with noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation experienced less pain after heat stimulus than mock-treated participants.

Tracking HIV’s Ever-Evolving Genome in Effort to Prioritize Public Health Resources

February 11, 2019

Using HIV genetic data, researchers discovered that transgender women in Los Angeles are at higher risk of being in an HIV transmission network than men who have sex with men. In addition, cisgender men in these clusters should be considered at higher risk for HIV than previously thought.

How Men Continually Produce Sperm — and How that Discovery Could Help Treat Infertility

February 5, 2019

Using a leading-edge technique, UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers defined the cell types in both newborn and adult human testes and identified biomarkers for spermatogonial stem cells, opening a path for new strategies to treat male infertility.

Large Study Identifies Genetic Variants Linked to Risk Tolerance and Risky Behaviors

January 14, 2019

An international group that includes researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has identified 124 genetic variants associated with a person’s willingness to take risks, as reported in a study published January 14, 2019 in Nature Genetics.

UC San Diego Health Named Official Health Care Provider of the San Diego Seals

January 9, 2019

As the San Diego Seals open their inaugural season, the professional box lacrosse team has selected UC San Diego Health, the region’s only academic health system, as its Official Health Care Provider.

UC San Diego Health Offers New Bluetooth-Enabled “Pacemaker” for Chronic Focal Nerve Pain

December 18, 2018

After living with debilitating phantom leg pain for 18 years, Raul Silva is excited about a new dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation device that erased his pain during a testing phase at UC San Diego Health, one of the only health care providers in the region offering the device.

Half a Million Tests and Many Mosquitoes Later, New Buzz about a Malaria Prevention Drug

December 6, 2018

Researchers spent two years testing chemical compounds for their ability to inhibit the malaria parasite at an earlier stage in its lifecycle than most current drugs, revealing a new set of chemical starting points for the first drugs to prevent malaria instead of just treating the symptoms.

New Cancer Immunotherapy Approach Turns Immune Cells into Tiny Anti-Tumor Drug Factories

December 4, 2018

In lab and mouse experiments, UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers developed a method to leverage B cells to manufacture and secrete tumor-suppressing microRNAs.

UC San Diego Health’s Lucila Ohno-Machado Elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 15, 2018

Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at UC San Diego Health, professor of medicine and associate dean for informatics and technology at the School of Medicine, and a founding faculty member of UC San Diego Halicioğlu Data Science Institute, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

UC San Diego Health’s Lucila Ohno-Machado Elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 15, 2018

Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at UC San Diego Health, professor of medicine and associate dean for informatics and technology at the School of Medicine, and a founding faculty member of UC San Diego Halicioğlu Data Science Institute, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
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