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UC San Diego Health System July/Aug 2015
Focus on Health
 
 
  Shiley Eye Institute

Changing Moods with Light and Sleep

For some women, depression and other mood disorders are a consequence of chronic or persistent disruption of their sleep cycle. Problems can begin during pregnancy, postpartum or menopause. A clinical trial at UC San Diego Health and School of Medicine is testing whether adjusting light exposure and sleep times may be an effective alternative to pharmaceutical treatments.

 
 
 
Suite Science

Huntington’s Disease, Front and Center

The Huntington's Disease Clinical Research Center at UC San Diego Health has been named a Center of Excellence by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America , one of just 29 such centers in the nation. The designation recognizes its elite multidisciplinary approach to HD care and research.

 
Male Bio Clock

Touching the Future at Jacobs Medical Center NICU

When Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health opens in 2016, it will feature a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit specifically designed to encourage family involvement in infant care and support a high-touch environment – key elements to healing and getting everybody home happy and healthy.

 
 
 
Listicle

10 Things You Should Know Before You Face Yourself
The human face can reportedly create 5,000 different expressions. A smile is the most easily recognized: Test participants have identified a smile from up to 147 feet away. Surprise is the next most recognized facial expression. Read this, then look in the mirror: Is that a smile or surprise?

 
Joel Baumgartner, MD


Q&A with: Sanjaya Saxena, MD

Helping People with Hoarding Problems
Lots of people have trouble organizing the accumulated clutter of life – and getting rid of the stuff they no longer need. But a paralyzing inability to throw away unnecessary possessions can belie a potentially debilitating mental condition known as hoarding disorder.

 
The Body Gaudy

Burn, Baby, Learn
We all know what it’s like to sunburn, but it’s only in recent years that scientists have been able to describe the biological mechanism, what’s actually happening to UV irradiated skin cells. It’s not a pretty picture.

 
 
 

By the Numb3rs

 
 
 
Moving Pictures

For Heart Patient, Life is a Marathon

It got to the point where John Perry could barely walk 50 feet. Innovative heart surgery by cardiovascular surgeon Stuart Jamieson at UC San Diego Health gave Perry a second chance. Ten years later, Perry returned to give Jamieson a medal – from his 25th marathon.

 
How to Video

Hot Safety Tips, Grills to Thrills

With summer in full swing, many San Diegans are firing up the BBQ and dipping into swimming pools to beat the heat. Learn some important injury prevention tips from UC San Diego Health’s trauma experts to keep your family safe as the temperatures rise.

 
 
 

Over the Counter

Biologics Versus Biosimilars: What’s the Difference?
Consumers have been taking biologic drugs for decades. The FDA just approved the first biosimilar drug for market. The names are, well, similar, but the latter might eventually make a measurable difference in your pocketbook.

 

Research roundup

Clinical trial launches to test autism drug treatment; a common antibiotic may be answer to superbugs; computer software “reads” kids’ pain and youth dance classes may not be the place for real exercise.

 

In the News

Memory problems? Could be all that trans fat you’re eating.
Washington Post


Your Body’s Witching Hours
Wall Street Journal

El cerebro sin arrugas
Semana

 
 
 
Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are the last and most important step before scientific discoveries can be delivered to patients in the form of new medicines and therapies. Each year, UC San Diego Health researchers and doctors, including those at Moores Cancer Center, conduct hundreds of such trials involving a vast array of diseases, disorders and conditions. Among studies currently recruiting participants are:

New Minimally Invasive Device for GERD

Treating Pre-diabetes in the First Trimester

Using Hormone Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Patients

Drug to Treat Melanoma Removed by Surgery

Study on Use of Drug to Treat Excessive Sleepiness for Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

View additional trials, both at UC San Diego and across the nation.

  Corner Clinic: Answers from Our Physicians

Corner Clinic
L-R: Alan Shahtaji, Haydee Ojeda-Fournier, David Granet,

1. Should I be worried about soccer-related head injuries? What can I do to prevent concussions?
2. I have been diagnosed with dense breast tissue, what does this mean for my health?
3. What can I do to avoid eye damage during the sunny summer months and when should I see a doctor?

 
Recipe

Just Desserts for the Sweet Life

Given its links to social ills like obesity and diabetes, it’s hard to champion sugar. It’s also hard to avoid since it seems to be an ingredient in almost every processed food. And then there’s the fact that Americans just love the stuff. Here’s a smarter way to indulge.

 
 
 
 
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