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4th Annual Frontiers of Clinical Investigation Symposium – Metabolism 2009:...
Hosted by the UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI) and Nature Medicine, “Metabolism 2009: From Bench to Bedside” will convene as the 4th Annual Frontiers of Clinical...
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Moving Ahead With the Leadership of Interim Chair Wolfgang H. Dillmann, M.D.
Wolfgang H. Dillmann, MD, a respected division chief and internationally recognized physician-scientist, assumes leadership of the Department of Medicine this week as Dr. Ken Kaushansky departs for his...
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More Trans Fat Consumption Linked to Greater Aggression
Might the “Twinkie defense” have a scientific foundation after all? Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown – by each of a range of measures, in men and...
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Regular Chocolate Eaters are Thinner
Katharine Hepburn famously said of her slim physique: “What you see before you is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.” New evidence suggests she may have been right. Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD,...
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New Way of Fighting High Cholesterol Upends Assumptions
Atherosclerosis – the hardening of arteries that is a primary cause of cardiovascular disease and death – has long been presumed to be the fateful consequence of complicated interactions between...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Type 1 Diabetes
A study led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has found a correlation between vitamin D3 serum levels and subsequent incidence of Type 1 diabetes. The...
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Four Common Antipsychotic Drugs Found to Lack Safety and Effectiveness in...
In older adults, antipsychotic drugs are commonly prescribed off-label for a number of disorders outside of their Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved indications – schizophrenia and bipolar...
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Drug Treatment Corrects Autism Symptoms in Mouse Model
An old drug gives hope for new treatment in autism Autism results from abnormal cell communication. Testing a new theory, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have...
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Potential Nutritional Therapy for Childhood Neurodegenerative Disease
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the gene mutation responsible for a particularly severe form of pontocerebellar hypoplasia, a currently...
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Urine Biomarkers Reveal Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified 13 metabolites – small molecules produced by cellular metabolism – that are significantly different in patients...
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How DNA Damage Affects Golgi – The Cell’s Shipping Department
In studying the impact of DNA damage on the Golgi, a research team from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have discovered a novel...
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Single Dose Reverses Autism-like Symptoms in Mice
Old drug used for sleeping sickness may point to new treatment in humans In a further test of a novel theory that suggests autism is the consequence of abnormal cell communication, researchers at the...
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New Division Chief and Vice Chief of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Announced July 28, 2014, by Wolfgang H. Dillmann, MD, Helen M. Ranney Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine Nicholas Webster, PhD I am pleased to announce that an internal...
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Molecular Link between Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Reveals Potential Therapy
Inflammatory molecule LTB4 promotes insulin resistance in obese mice and blocking the LTB4 receptor prevents and reverses type 2 diabetes in this model — Obesity causes inflammation, which can in turn...
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New Findings on Fat Cell Metabolism Could Lead to New Approaches for Treating...
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego report new insights into what nutrients fat cells metabolize to make fatty acids. The findings pave the way for understanding potential...
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