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Rady Children's, UC San Diego School of Medicine Join Nationwide Study on Long COVID
NBC 7’s Mark Mullen spoke to a doctor about the goal of the study.
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Rady Children's, UC San Diego School of Medicine Join Nationwide Study on Long COVID
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego have joined a nationwide study intended to better understand the long-term impact of COVID-19, it was announced Friday.
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UCSD Scientists Publish First Study Looking at Impacts of JUUL Smoking on Organs
The study, published Tuesday in the journal eLife, is the first to assess JUUL devices and their flavorants in a multi-organ fashion.
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Motivated by Pandemic Public Health Schools See Increased Interest
The pandemic has expired the next generation of public health professionals. NBC 7’s Mari Payton explains the supporting data.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Inspiring People to Attend Public Health Schools
The COVID-19 pandemic has put an enormous strain on the public health and medical fields. But many experts say the crisis is inspiring the next generation of doctors, nurses, and public health professionals. According to the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Public health schools in the United States saw a 23% jump in applicants for master’s and…
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UCSD School of Medicine Researchers Understanding More About How COVID-19 Infects Organs
Researchers at UC San Diego are finding new information out about how COVID-19 affects different organs. This research is being done to hopefully help find new ways to fight the virus.
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UCSD Study Finds Older Adults Using Cannabis to Treat Health Conditions
A report published Wednesday by the UC San Diego School of Medicine found that older adults use cannabis primarily for medical purposes to treat a variety of common health conditions, including pain, sleep disturbances and psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression.
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UCSD Team Uses Artificial Intelligence to Predict Loneliness in Older Adults
Participants were interviewed by trained study staff in unstructured conversations that were analyzed using NLP-understanding software, plus other machine-learning tools
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Your 1-Year-Old Dog Is THIRTY, Not 7
The geniuses at UC San Diego have done it again: Researchers on aging took a look at the conventional wisdom of multiplying your dog’s age by seven to see how old it is in human years. First off, let’s all admit we love the concession the scientists made prior to getting started. “We always look at humans, but humans...
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UC San Diego Health Boosting Local COVID-19 Testing
Scientists and physicians associated with UC San Diego are partnering with in-vitro diagnostics manufacturers to ramp up testing for COVID-19 within two to three weeks, a team at UC San Diego Health and its School of Medicine announced Friday.
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San Diego Parents Recount Toddler Daughter's Kawasaki Disease Scare
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency issued a health advisory Thursday for doctors and parents about an increase in local Kawasaki disease cases.
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DOD Grants UCSD $3M to Study Binge Eating in Veterans, First Time for Department
UC San Diego was given $3 million by the Department of Defense to study binge eating in veterans.
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Researchers at UCSD Discover Zika Attacks Immune Cells
A UC San Diego study found the Zika virus targets and infects immune cells rendering them useless.
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Blast From the Past: 1950s ‘Town' Allows Alzheimer's Patients to Reminisce
A first-of-its-kind center geared to helping some of the 84,000 San Diegans with Alzheimer’s Disease regain their most cherished memories has opened in the South Bay.
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UC San Diego Study to Examine Cannabis Plant Extract's Effect on Severe Autism
San Diego researchers are looking into the potential of using cannabidiol as a treatment for severe autism.
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Missing Gene May Be Key to Autistic-Like Behavior in Disorder
Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine have developed a mouse model that connects the genetic defects of Jacobsen syndrome to effects on brain function consistent with autism disorders.
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Trans Fat May Lead to Worse Memory, According to a UC San Diego Study
Dietary trans fatty acids (dTFA) are used in foods to improve taste, texture and durability.