News From Around the System

In Some Children with Autism, “Social” and “Visual” Neural Circuits Don’t Quite Connect

Researchers combined eye gaze data with brain scans to discover that in a common subtype of autism, in which ASD toddlers prefer images of geometric shapes over those of children playing, brain areas responsible for vision and attention are not controlled

Math Equation Predicts and Detects Liver Cancer

UC San Diego researchers pinpoint moment when healthy liver cells become cancerous

New Program to Address Impaired Driving from Alcohol, Cannabis and Prescription Drugs

Educational classes and resources offered to adults and adolescents

Modifier Gene May Explain Why Some with Cystic Fibrosis are Less Prone to Infection

Have You Found Meaning in Life? Answer Determines Health and Well-being

Study examines meaning in life and relationship with physical, mental and cognitive functioning

Weight for It: Time-Restricted Eating Benefits Those at Risk for Diabetes, Heart Disease

Pilot study finds limiting food consumption to a 10-hour window each day translated into lost pounds, lower blood pressure and more stable insulin levels

Guiding Lights: UC San Diego Launches Center for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery

New center uses glowing molecules to illuminate and improve diverse array of procedures

Cardiac Program Receives National Recognition for Treating Condition Often Undiagnosed

UC San Diego Health named a Center of Excellence for high quality of care in treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

UC San Diego Health Part of National Initiative to Improve Senior Patient Care

First in San Diego to implement evidence-based approach to provide high quality of care to seniors

Two UC San Diego Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows

Recognition by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society, honors their contributions in the fields of reproductive endocrinology and molecular virology