2013 Archived News Releases from UC San Diego Health System
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2013 Archived News Releases

Fate of the Heart: Researchers Track Cellular Events Leading to Cardiac Regeneration
June 19, 2013
Studies in zebrafish reveal abundant potential source for repair of injured heart muscle In a study published in the June 19 online edition of the journal Nature, a scientific team led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego Sc... (More)

Study Identifies Protein Essential for Normal Heart Function
June 17, 2013
Protein being studied to fight cancer; may cause toxicity in cardiac cells A study by researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Department of Pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, shows that a ... (More)

Developmental Protein Plays Role in Spread of Cancer
June 14, 2013
A protein used by embryo cells during early development, and recently found in many different types of cancer, apparently serves as a switch regulating the spread of cancer, known as metastasis, report researchers at the University of California, Sa... (More)

Pilot Program Using Telemedicine to Decrease Emergency Room Wait Times
June 11, 2013
Emergency department (ED) overcrowding has been a major issue nationally for 20 years and continues to increase in severity.  To address this issue, a pilot study has been launched at UC San Diego Health System’s ED to use telemedicine as a way to h... (More)

Herpes Virus Exploits Immune Response to Bolster Infection
June 06, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and colleagues report that the herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1), which affects an estimated 50 to 80 percent of all American adults, exploits an immune system receptor to b... (More)

Altered Neural Circuitry May Lead to Anorexia and Bulimia
June 04, 2013
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa –disorders characterized by extreme eating behavior and distorted body image – are among the deadliest of psychiatric disorders, with few proven effective treatments. A landmark study, with first author Tyson Ob... (More)

Enhancer RNAs Alter Gene Expression
June 03, 2013
New class of molecules may be key emerging “enhancer therapy” In a pair of distinct but complementary papers, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and colleagues illuminate the functional importance of a relati... (More)

Potential New Way to Suppress Tumor Growth Discovered
June 03, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues at the University of Rochester Medical Center, have identified a new mechanism that appears to suppress tumor growth, opening the possibility of developing a ... (More)

Oncogene Mutation Hijacks Splicing Process to Promote Growth and Survival
May 31, 2013
An international team of researchers – led by principal investigator Paul S. Mischel, MD, a member of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine... (More)

Cholesterol Sets Off Chaotic Blood Vessel Growth
May 29, 2013
A study at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine identified a protein that is responsible for regulating blood vessel growth by mediating the efficient removal of cholesterol from the cells.  Unregulated development of blood ves... (More)

Stem Cell Injections Improve Spinal Injuries in Rats
May 28, 2013
An international team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that a single injection of human neural stem cells produced neuronal regeneration and improvement of function and mobility in rats impaire... (More)

UC San Diego Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development
May 21, 2013
The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  Greg G. Goldgof, a graduate student in UC San Diego’s Bio... (More)

Tumor-Activated Protein Promotes Cancer Spread
May 13, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center report that cancers physically alter cells in the lymphatic system – a network of vessels that transports and stores immune cells through... (More)

Higher Child Marriage Rates Associated with Higher Maternal and Infant Mortality
May 13, 2013
Countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, report researchers in the current online issue of the journal Violence Against Women. The study, by Anita Raj, PhD... (More)

CDC-Recommended Non-Profit Launches “MotherToBaby CA” In Time for Mother’s Day
May 08, 2013
Experts Provide Free Answers about Medications and More during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding As Mother's Day approaches, the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine announces MotherToBaby CA, the new name of its free, statewide counsel... (More)

UC San Diego Health System Receives National Achievement Award for Cancer Program
May 01, 2013
American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer Recognizes Quality Care UC San Diego Health System is a recipient of the 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer. Seventy-nine cancer care pro... (More)

UC San Diego Surgeon Part of Global Initiative to Improve Trauma Care
April 30, 2013
Raul Coimbra, MD, PhD, FACS, is the only trauma surgeon in the western United States recently invited to be part of the Global Alliance for the Care of the Injured (GACI) – a World Health Organization initiative to improve trauma care in low and mid... (More)

Study Finds Women Who Drink Alcohol Before Pregnancy Less Likely To Take Multivitamins
April 30, 2013
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego Department of Pediatrics and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, a research affiliate of UC San Diego School of Medicine, have found a link between multivitamin use and alcohol consumption bef... (More)

Boosting the Powers of Genomic Science
April 25, 2013
With two new methods, UC San Diego scientists hope to improve genome-wide association studies As scientists probe and parse the genetic bases of what makes a human a human (or one human different from another), and vigorously push for greater use o... (More)

Gone, But Not Forgotten
April 22, 2013
UC San Diego scientists recall EP, perhaps the world’s second-most famous amnesiac An international team of neuroscientists has described for the first time in exhaustive detail the underlying neurobiology of an amnesiac who suffered from profound ... (More)

A New Protein Target for Controlling Diabetes
April 11, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a previously unknown biological mechanism involved in the regulation of pancreatic islet beta cells, whose role is to produce and release insulin. The discover... (More)

Brain Imaging Studies Reveal Neurobiology of Eating Disorders
April 10, 2013
Current treatments for anorexia and bulimia nervosa, which afflict an estimated 10 to 24 million Americans, are often limited and ineffective. Patients relapse. They become chronically ill. They face a higher risk of dying. “A major reason contrib... (More)

Survey Results Reveal Distracted Driving Habits of San Diegans
April 10, 2013
UC San Diego Researchers and CHP Educate Public on Driving Laws and Safety Tips According to experts in the Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, there wer... (More)

Clinical Trial Evaluates Engineered Smallpox Vaccine as Potential Liver Cancer Killer
April 09, 2013
As part of a multicenter clinical trial, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are evaluating Pexa-Vec (JX-594) to slow the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or liver cancer. Pexa-Vec is a genetically engi... (More)

Is Guided Self-Help Effective in Treating Childhood Obesity?
April 01, 2013
It is known that family-based treatment that combines nutrition and exercise education, along with behavior modification, is a good approach to help children lose weight.  But clinic-based weight-control programs for childhood obesity are not access... (More)

Women’s Wellness Day, Free to the Public on Saturday, April 13
March 28, 2013
On Saturday, April 13 from 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., UC San Diego Health System is hosting an interactive conference in La Jolla, focused on women’s health.  The event is free and open to the public. Fifteen leading experts will host insightful talks on ... (More)

Pinning Down the Pain
March 27, 2013
Schwann cell protein plays major role in neuropathic pain An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, says a key protein in Schwann cells performs a critical, perhaps overar... (More)

UC San Diego Cancer Scientists Named to First Class of AACR Fellows
March 27, 2013
Five University of California, San Diego scientists and professors are among the first class of the Fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy, created to recognize researchers whose scientific contributions have propelled signi... (More)

Monoclonal Antibody Targets, Kills Leukemia Cells
March 25, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center have identified a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets and directly kills chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells. The findings, published in the online Early Editi... (More)

UC San Diego Pharmacy School Benefactor “Sam” Skaggs Dies at 89
March 25, 2013
L.S. “Sam” Skaggs, whose enduring support of pharmacy education and research helped fuel the growth and development of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego, died Thursday at the age of ... (More)

Kidney Sparing Surgery Underutilized for Patients Who Need It Most
March 25, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have released study results that show national treatment trends in the surgical management of patients with kidney disease. The study found that partial and complete kidney re... (More)

New Imaging Agent Enables Better Cancer Detection, More Accurate Staging
March 20, 2013
Drug Designed and Developed at UC San Diego School of Medicine Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that a new imaging dye, designed and developed at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, is an effective... (More)

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center New Member of National Comprehensive Cancer Network
March 20, 2013
On March 19, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) announced the election of University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center as the first and only San Diego-based NCCN Member Institution dedicated to improving the quality, effe... (More)

Three UC San Diego Researchers Receive New CIRM Grants
March 19, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are principal investigators in three of nine new grants approved today by the governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). All of the grants ... (More)

New Program Teaches Empowering “Anti-Cancer” Approaches for Doctors, Patients, and Loved Ones
March 19, 2013
UC San Diego Integrative Oncology 2013, April 6-7 From Saturday, April 6 to Sunday April 7, the Center for Integrative Medicine at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is hosting a landmark conference on integrative oncology. Part... (More)

National Recognition for Three UC San Diego School of Medicine Chairs
March 18, 2013
Lewis L. Judd, MD, Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry, at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine was selected as recipient of the Award for Research in Mood Disorders by the American College of Psyc... (More)

UC San Diego Health System Listed among Nation’s Top Neurosurgery and Spine Programs
March 15, 2013
University of California, San Diego Health System has been named among “100 Hospitals with Great Neurosurgery and Spine Programs” by Becker's Hospital Review, a news publication for hospital and health system leadership. According to the Becker's ... (More)

No Sons Linked to Lower Contraception Use in Nepal
March 14, 2013
While poverty and under-education continue to dampen contraception use in Nepal, exacerbating the country’s efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality rates, researchers say another, more surprising factor may be more intractable: Deeply held cu... (More)

Drug Treatment Corrects Autism Symptoms in Mouse Model
March 13, 2013
An old drug gives hope for new treatment in autism Autism results from abnormal cell communication. Testing a new theory, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have used a newly discovered function of an old drug... (More)

New Cancer Council Combines Local Centers’ Strengths
March 06, 2013
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute come together in novel collaboration  San Diego is a powerhouse for cancer research, home to the University of California, San D... (More)

Sports Medicine Chief Christopher Wahl, MD, Blends New Techniques with Old School Philosophy
March 04, 2013
Nationally recognized orthopedic surgeon Christopher Wahl, MD, has joined the University of California, San Diego Health System as the new chief of Sports Medicine.  Recognized for his specialty in treating complex, high-energy traumatic sports inju... (More)

New Workshop Helps Doctors Avoid Burnout, Increase Wellbeing
March 01, 2013
Mindfulness in Clinical Practice: Our Patients, Ourselves on May 11 On Saturday, May 11, the Center for Mindfulness at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is hosting a workshop to help physicians and clinicians increase job satis... (More)

Man Walks Again After Surgery to Reverse Muscle Paralysis
February 27, 2013
After four years of confinement to a wheelchair, Rick Constantine, 58, is now walking again after undergoing an unconventional surgery at University of California, San Diego Heath System to restore the use of his leg. Neurosurgeon Justin Brown, MD, ... (More)

UC San Diego Health System Named One of the Nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics
February 26, 2013
University of California, San Diego Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® for the second time by Truven Health Analytics, formerly the health care business of Thomson Reuters. Truven Health Analytics is a leading provi... (More)

Study Shows Effectiveness of Magnetic Device for Treatment of Reflux Disease
February 22, 2013
A study published February 21st in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) provides clinical evidence of the safety and effectiveness of a new magnetic medical device to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Santiago Horgan, MD, professor... (More)

UC San Diego Cancer Scientist Wins $3 Million Award
February 20, 2013
Napoleone Ferrara one of 11 winners of inaugural Breakthrough Prize   Napoleone Ferrara, MD, PhD, the molecular biologist credited with helping decipher how tumors grow and now senior deputy director for basic sciences at the University of Califor... (More)

Rewriting a Receptor’s Role
February 19, 2013
Synaptic molecule works differently than thought; may mean new therapeutic targets for treating Alzheimer’s disease In a pair of new papers, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Royal Netherlands Academ... (More)

Excess Protein Linked to Development of Parkinson’s Disease
February 07, 2013
Accumulation appears to progressively disrupt neuronal function and viability Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say overexpression of a protein called alpha-synuclein appears to disrupt vital recycling proces... (More)

UC San Diego Funded by NIMH to Study Successful Aging in Adults with HIV
February 04, 2013
5-year grant totals $3.4 million The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $3.4 million grant to a team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine to study successful aging in HIV-infected adults. HIV i... (More)

Alternative Hip Replacement Technique Results in Faster Recovery
February 04, 2013
Only 15 Percent of Joint Replacement Specialists in Nation Capable of Muscle-Sparing Approach   University of California, San Diego Health System is one of only a few hospitals in the nation to offer computer-assisted navigation technology with th... (More)

More Links Found Between Schizophrenia and Cardiovascular Disease
January 31, 2013
A new study, to be published in the Feb. 7, 2013 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, expands and deepens the biological and genetic links between cardiovascular disease and schizophrenia. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading caus... (More)

Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to High Risk of Premenopausal Breast Cancer
January 24, 2013
A prospective study led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has found that low serum vitamin D levels in the months preceding diagnosis may predict a high risk of premenopausal breast cancer.  The study o... (More)

Drug Targets Hard-to-Reach Leukemia Stem Cells Responsible for Relapses
January 17, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that hard-to-reach, drug-resistant leukemia stem cells (LSCs) that overexpress multiple pro-survival protein forms are sensitive – and thus vulnerable – to a n... (More)

How Cells Know When It’s Time to Eat Themselves
January 17, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a molecular mechanism regulating autophagy, a fundamental stress response used by cells to help ensure their survival in adverse conditions. The findings are ... (More)

Surgical Technique Spots Cancer Invasion with Fluorescence
January 10, 2013
One of the greatest challenges faced by cancer surgeons is to know exactly which tissue to remove, or not, while the patient is under anesthesia. A team of surgeons and scientists at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have develo... (More)

Regulating Single Protein Prompts Fibroblasts to Become Neurons
January 10, 2013
Repression of a single protein in ordinary fibroblasts is sufficient to directly convert the cells – abundantly found in connective tissues – into functional neurons. The findings, which could have far-reaching implications for the development of ne... (More)

Next Steps in Potential Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes
January 10, 2013
UC San Diego-based study looks at differentiation of hESCs in endocrine cell progression Type 1 and type 2 diabetes results when beta cells in the pancreas fail to produce enough insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar.  One approach to tre... (More)

UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Listed among Nation’s Best Heart Hospitals
January 09, 2013
The Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center located at University of California, San Diego Health System has been named among "100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs" by Becker's Hospital Review, a business and legal news publication for hospital and health... (More)

UC San Diego’s Training, Research, and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) Program Promotes Safety for Senior Drivers
January 03, 2013
For the sixth consecutive year, the Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has been awarded a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to promote dr... (More)

In Epigenomics, Location is Everything
January 03, 2013
Researchers exploit gene position to test “histone code” In a novel use of gene knockout technology, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine tested the same gene inserted into 90 different locations in a yeast chro... (More)

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