News From Around the System

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

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

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

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

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

Non-Coding DNA Located Outside Chromosomes May Help Drive Glioblastoma

Extra DNA scooped up and copied alongside cancer-causing genes helps keep tumors going — elements that could represent new drug targets for brain tumors and other cancers notoriously difficult to treat

Vicious Circles: Ring-shaped DNA Provides Cancer Cells with a Malignant Twist

Researchers describe how the circular, 3D shape of extrachromosomal DNA in cancer cells dramatically amplifies mutant oncogenes, making tumors more aggressive and resistant to therapy

UCI Health orthopedic surgeon discusses future of spinal fusion

IN THE NEWS: UCI Health spine surgeon Nitin N. Bhatia, MD, participated in a recent online panel for Becker’s Spine Review. Bhatia, interim chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, was among eight spine specialists to address the question: “What trends will we see in spinal fusions over the next…