News From Around the System

Blanks for the Memory

Researchers report that one kind of perceptual learning can occur in memory-impaired persons who do not actually remember what they learned

Susan Bukata, MD, Named Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Bukata is only the fourth woman in the U.S. to lead a health system’s orthopedic surgery department

UC San Diego Health is Region’s First to Use Augmented Reality in Spine Surgery

Augmented reality headsets give spine surgeons “X-ray vision” during procedures for accurate and personalized implant placement, while keeping their eyes on their patients

How SARS-CoV-2 Hijacks Human Cells to Evade Immune System

Genetic Changes in Head and Neck Cancer, Immunotherapy Resistance Identified

Two Novel Biobanks Offer Investigatory Targets for Cocaine and Oxycodone Addiction

Containing thousands of tissue samples from animal models, the collections will allow researchers to probe more deeply into the biological bases and consequences of addiction, and perhaps how better to treat it

Cannabis Use Disorder Rate Rose among Pregnant Women between 2001-2012

Study finds resulting adverse outcomes for infants: preterm births, low birth weight and small size

Study Uses Precision Medicine to Speed Drug Testing for Pancreatic Cancer

Novel Study Launches at Moores Cancer Center, One of 15 U.S. Sites

Autism Center at UC San Diego Receives $1.5 Million Gift

Gift from Kristin Farmer, founder and CEO of ACES, establishes the Autism Comprehensive Educational Services (ACES) Innovation Project to advance research in early diagnosis tools and translate the tools into the clinical setting

Experimental Therapy for Parasitic Heart Disease May Also Help Stop COVID-19

By blocking human enzyme cathepsin L, chemical inhibitor K777 reduces coronavirus’ ability to infect cell lines; clinical trials are underway