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Blood Thinner Found to Significantly Reduce Subsequent Heart Failure Risks

UC San Diego Health — May 12, 2022

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found using blood thinners in patients with worsening heart failure, coronary artery disease and irregular heart rhythms was associated with a reduced risk of thromboembolic events, such as stroke and heart attack.

Blanks for the Memory

UC San Diego Health — May 12, 2022

UC San Diego researchers report that one kind of perceptual learning can occur in memory-impaired persons who do not actually remember what they learned.

At Initial Cancer Diagnosis, a Deeply Personalized Assessment

UC San Diego Health — May 12, 2022

UC San Diego researchers report that conducting genomic evaluations of advanced malignancies can be effective in guiding first-line-of-treatment, rather than waiting until standard-of-care therapies have failed.

Autism Diagnoses Prove Highly Stable as Early as 14 Months

UC San Diego Health — May 12, 2022

Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by trained professionals in children as young as 14 months are remarkably stable, suggesting that accurate screening and earlier treatment is feasible, report scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

Balance of Two Enzymes Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Survival

UC San Diego Health — May 12, 2022

UC San Diego School of Medicine research sets the stage for clinicians to potentially one day use levels of a pancreatic cancer patient’s PHLPP1 and PKC enzymes as a prognostic, and for researchers to develop new therapeutic drugs that inhibit PHLPP1 and boost PKC as a means to treat the…

Autism Center at UC San Diego Receives $1.5 Million Gift

UC San Diego Health — May 12, 2022

The UC San Diego Autism Center for Excellence has received a $1.5 million gift from Kristin Farmer, founder and chief executive officer of ACES, a company that provides services to children with autism and their families, to support the work of Karen Pierce, co-director of the Autism Center.

Arthritis Drug Presents Promise as Treatment for COVID-19 Pneumonia

UC San Diego Health — May 12, 2022

UC San Diego Health has launched a Phase III clinical trial to assess whether a medication used to treat rheumatoid might also have therapeutic value for patient with COVID-19 who have developed or are at high risk of developing serious lung damage from SARS-CoV-2 infections.

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