UCLA researchers are seeking participants for an innovative study examining the impact of COVID-19 on survivors who continue battling health issues long after they were infected and thought to have recovered, known informally as "long COVID" and "longhaulers."
UCI Medical Center is the first hospital on the West Coast to offer the Swoop™ Portable MRI System, which can be wheeled to the bedside of patients in critical condition. The portable magnetic resonance imaging device, made by Hyperfine Research, enables clinicians to take neurological images of critically ill patients…
UC San Diego Health researchers, with collaborators across the country, are conducting a pair of clinical trials to assess whether convalescent plasma therapy can either mitigate symptoms in outpatients with the viral disease or perhaps prevent it after a known exposure.
After analyzing the genomes of more 250,000 military veterans, researchers have identified 18 specific, fixed positions on chromosomes that appear associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. The findings may point to new therapeutic drug targets.
Viral infections and space travel similarly trigger inflammation and the enzymes APOBEC3C and ADAR1; UC San Diego researchers are developing ways to inhibit them as a means to potentially lower cancer risk for both astronauts and people on Earth.
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