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Advancing a healthier world through transformative #patientcare, groundbreaking #research, inspired teaching and an enduring commitment to the #community. 🧬🩺🧠📚 #healthsciences #health #education #sciencecommunication
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialJacobs Retina Center at @UCSanDiego.bsky.social unites clinicians, engineers and scientists to turn retinal discoveries into treatments, advancing vision care through #AI, #genetics and #translationalresearch.
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialCould a common cholesterol drug help protect vision? A large analysis led by @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social links #statin use with lower risk of developing open-angle #glaucoma and needing surgery or laser. #EyeHealth
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialNew @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social research finds that #psilocybin users with depression still seek conventional care, but often feel their needs aren't fully met. Results suggest users don't replace #mentalhealthcare with psilocybin.
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social#Chronicbackpain flares activate the brain's "self network," linking pain to identity. Standard treatments often fail, but mindfulness meditation and #psilocybin hold promise because they target the network, separating pain from the self. @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social$19M in @NSF funding to @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social and @UVMVermont.bsky.social funding will enable a coast-to-coast biological observatory to empower new discoveries in neuroscience and basic biology
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social@UCSanDiego.bsky.social researchers have received a $12.6 million award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to establish the Polysubstance Addiction Research Center.
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialResearchers from @UCSanDiego.bsky.social found that a 12-month exercise intervention was associated with improvements in attention and memory among #BreastCancerSurvivors, while a companion analysis suggests exercise may also slow #EpigeneticAging
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialA new @UCSanDiego.bsky.social study finds that an estimated 8.9% of adults age 65 and older used #cannabis in the past year, and more than one in 10 of those who used cannabis met criteria for #CannabisUseDisorder
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialThe future of medicine is tested before patients even enter the room. With everything from crisis simulation days to Surgie, a humanoid surgical robot, @UCSanDiego.bsky.social is reinventing how we train clinicians, test technologies and advance patient care.
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social@UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social researchers identify naturally occurring peptide that slows toxic protein buildup, reduces #brain inflammation and restores function in preclinical models of #Alzheimers and related #neurodegeneration.
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social@UCSanDiego.bsky.social researchers are using #AI and "virtual cells" based on 4D movies to predict how cells will respond to drugs, which could speed up #drugdiscovery for cancer, #Alzheimer’s and more.
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialA new @UCSanDiego.bsky.social and San Diego VA study has found that U.S. Marines with higher natural anti-NMDAR1 #antibody levels had ~25% lower depression and 22% lower #PTSD symptoms after traumatic brain injury — a possible built-in resilience marker.
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social🚩 Work zones are high-risk areas. @UCSanDiego.bsky.social researchers tested "geofencing" alerts — sending real-time safety warnings to drivers' in-cab devices. The result? Drivers slowed down significantly more than those without alerts. 📉 #PublicHealth #AI #Geofences
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialInnovation in medicine is moving at an unprecedented pace. Alexander Khalessi, MD, MBA, shares how @UCSDHealth.bsky.social is leading the way in responsible #AI and #DigitalHealth @UCSanDiego.bsky.social #ucsandiego #healthsciences #discoveries #innovation
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialWhat if discovering a new medicine took months—not years? At @UCSDPharmacy.bsky.social, AI and advanced computational models are transforming how medicines are discovered.
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialResearchers at @UCSanDiego.bsky.social have demonstrated that one of biology’s most essential enzymes can accurately read and transcribe an expanded genetic alphabet containing eight DNA letters instead of the four used by all known life. #RNAPolymerase #Transcriptions
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social@UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social researchers have received a #DARPA contract of up to $11.3 million to develop engineered red blood cells that could improve oxygen delivery in the body, opening new possibilities for medicine and human performance. #ResearchFunding #UCSDCancer
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social“Health, Rewired,” the 2026 issue of Discoveries, explores how digital transformation is reshaping health through breakthrough technologies and innovative collaborations — and what it means for faculty, students, clinicians and patients.
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