by Joshua Miller | Feb 15, 2017 | Endocrinology & Metabolism, Events, Medical Genetics, Nephrology-Hypertension, Research
Dr. Howard J. Jacob will present the Daniel T. O’Connor 2nd Annual Memorial Lecture on Thursday, February 23, 2017, at UC San Diego School of Medicine. His topic is “From Hypertension to Genomic Medicine.” Dr. Jacob’s lecture will take place in the...
by Joshua Miller | Nov 18, 2016 | Nephrology-Hypertension, Research
MDM2 emerges as key; Software could expose metabolomic information of other diseases — A new bioinformatic framework developed by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has identified key proteins significantly altered at the...
by Joshua Miller | Oct 26, 2016 | Academic, Biomedical Informatics, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Cardiology, Clinical, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Gastroenterology/Hepatology, General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Hematology-Oncology, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health, Medical Genetics, Nephrology-Hypertension, Owen Clinic, Physiology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine, Research, Residency Program, Rheumatology, Allergy, & Immunology
There is a critical shortage of practicing doctors and medical educators in Mozambique, where the life expectancy is less than 42 years and the rate of HIV infection in adults is 16%. UC San Diego is teaming with the nation’s flagship medical school to create a...
by Joshua Miller | Apr 5, 2016 | Cardiology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health, Nephrology-Hypertension, Research, Residency Program
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have launched a new four-year, $3.7 million multidisciplinary research center to investigate the relationship between sedentary behavior and cardiovascular risk factors in Latinas, who have a...
by Joshua Miller | Mar 31, 2016 | Cardiology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Hematology-Oncology, Nephrology-Hypertension, Physiology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine, Research, Rheumatology, Allergy, & Immunology
Researchers suggest increasing duration of nightly fasting may improve prognosis — In patients with breast cancer, a short overnight fast of less than 13 hours was associated with a statistically significant, 36 percent higher risk of breast cancer recurrence...
by Joshua Miller | Mar 31, 2016 | Cardiology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Gastroenterology/Hepatology, General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Hematology-Oncology, Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health, Medical Genetics, Nephrology-Hypertension, Physiology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine, Research, Rheumatology, Allergy, & Immunology
Researchers will examine 300 Italian residents, all over 100 years old — The average life expectancy in the United States is approximately 78 years old. Americans live longer, with better diets and improved health care, than ever before, but only 0.02 percent...
