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 | May 27, 2016 | Physiology, Regenerative Medicine, Research
UC San Diego Bioengineering ranked first by National Research Council since founding 50 years ago — Bioengineers at UC San Diego have helped us understand why atherosclerosis develops and how it is impacted by blood flow. They have pioneered the development of...
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...
by Joshua Miller | Mar 10, 2016 | Biomedical Informatics, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Cardiology, 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, Regenerative Medicine, Research, Rheumatology, Allergy, & Immunology
New structure will be campus hub for advancing basic science to clinical applications — Rising above Interstate 5 on the east campus of UC San Diego, the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Building (ACTRI) officially opened its doors Friday in...
by Joshua Miller | Feb 26, 2016 | Endocrinology & Metabolism, Medical Genetics, Nephrology-Hypertension, Physiology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine, Research
Study of identical twin astronauts advances NASA’s preparations for mission to Mars — When astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth on March 1, half of NASA’s first-of-its-kind study of twin astronauts and long duration space flight, researchers at University of...
