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Newswise: $21 Million from NIH to Study Sensory Input and Resulting Movement
Released: 17-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
$21 Million from NIH to Study Sensory Input and Resulting Movement
University of California San Diego

University of California San Diego Distinguished Professor of Physics and Neurobiology David Kleinfeld is a leading expert in sensory processing and mouth-face-head movements. Through a highly competitive process, a new $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will allow him and a team of researchers to continue studying the coordination of multiple sensory inputs and head movements using laboratory mice and rats.

Newswise: How AI Can Help Stop the Spread of Misinformation
Released: 16-Sep-2024 9:05 PM EDT
How AI Can Help Stop the Spread of Misinformation
University of California San Diego

Machine learning algorithms significantly outperform human judgment in detecting lying during high-stakes strategic interactions, according to new research from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management. The study can have major implications for the spread of misinformation, as machine learning could be used to bolster efforts to reduce fictitious content on major platforms like YouTube, Tik-Tok and Instagram.

Newswise: New Study Reveals Food Waste Bans Ineffective in Reducing Landfill Waste, Except in Massachusetts
Released: 12-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
New Study Reveals Food Waste Bans Ineffective in Reducing Landfill Waste, Except in Massachusetts
University of California San Diego

Of the first five U.S. states to implement food waste bans, only Massachusetts was successful at diverting waste away from landfills and incinerators, according to a new study from the University of California Rady School of Management.

Newswise: UC San Diego Receives $10 Million for Center on Neurobiology in Changing Environments
9-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
UC San Diego Receives $10 Million for Center on Neurobiology in Changing Environments
University of California San Diego

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group has selected UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography to receive a four-year, $10 million grant funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to establish the Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments. The center will take a multidisciplinary approach to investigating how climate change may impact the nervous systems and behavior of marine animals.

Newswise: Brain Scans Reveal that Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Is Not a Placeb
Released: 5-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Brain Scans Reveal that Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Is Not a Placeb
University of California San Diego

Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation engages different neural pathways compared to placebo, demonstrating that pain relief from mindfulness meditation is not the result of the placebo effect.

Newswise: Dangerous Airborne Fungus Boosted by California Droughts
Released: 3-Sep-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Dangerous Airborne Fungus Boosted by California Droughts
University of California San Diego

Researchers from UC San Diego and UC Berkeley have identified the seasonal and climate-based cycles of Valley fever, an emerging but dangerous fungal disease spread through dust in the air.

Newswise: Finger wrap uses sweat to provide health monitoring at your fingertips—literally
30-Aug-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Finger wrap uses sweat to provide health monitoring at your fingertips—literally
University of California San Diego

A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. UC San Diego engineers have developed an electronic finger wrap that monitors vital chemical levels—such as glucose, vitamins, and even drugs—present in the same fingertip sweat from which it derives its energy.

Newswise: Borderzone Breakthrough: A new source of cardiac inflammation
Released: 29-Aug-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Borderzone Breakthrough: A new source of cardiac inflammation
University of California San Diego

In the Aug. 28, 2024 issue of Nature, researchers from University of California San Diego in the laboratory of Dr. Kevin King, associate professor of bioengineering and medicine, and a cardiologist at the Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, report the discovery of a novel mechanism of cardiac inflammation that may expand therapeutic opportunities to prevent heart attacks from becoming heart failure.

Released: 26-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Closing the RNA Loop Holds Promise for More Stable, Effective RNA Therapies
University of California San Diego

New methods to shape RNA molecules into circles could lead to more effective and long-lasting therapies, shows a study by researchers at the University of California San Diego. The advance holds promise for a range of diseases, offering a more enduring alternative to existing RNA therapies, which often suffer from short-lived effectiveness in the body.

Newswise: Autism Spectrum Disorders Linked to Neurotransmitter Switching in the Brain
Released: 22-Aug-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Autism Spectrum Disorders Linked to Neurotransmitter Switching in the Brain
University of California San Diego

Neurobiologists studying the emergence of autism spectrum disorders have found evidence of altered early development of the nervous system. They linked environmentally induced forms of ASD to changes in neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers that allow neurons to communicate with each other.

Newswise: Computer Scientists Discover Vulnerabilities in a Popular Security Protocol
20-Aug-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Computer Scientists Discover Vulnerabilities in a Popular Security Protocol
University of California San Diego

A research team led by University of California San Diego computer scientists investigated the Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocol and found a vulnerability they call Blast-RADIUS that has been present for decades.

Newswise: NIH Awards $6.9 Million to Advance Potential Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
Released: 20-Aug-2024 5:00 AM EDT
NIH Awards $6.9 Million to Advance Potential Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
University of California San Diego

Researchers from UC San Diego are working on a new treatment for Alzheimer's that targets tau - a type of protein in the brain that helps cells retain their stability and structure.

Newswise: Cybersecurity Flaws Could Derail High-profile Cycling Races
14-Aug-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Cybersecurity Flaws Could Derail High-profile Cycling Races
University of California San Diego

High-end bicycles used for high-profile road races such as the Tour de France are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks targeting the bike’s wireless gear shifting system. The researchers are now working with Shimano, one of the leading bicycle component manufacturers, to patch the vulnerabilities.

Newswise: State-of-the-Art Brain Recordings Reveal How Neurons Resonate
Released: 12-Aug-2024 9:10 AM EDT
State-of-the-Art Brain Recordings Reveal How Neurons Resonate
University of California San Diego

Researchers at UC San Diego have shed new light on how the brain processes and synthesizes information. Findings help solve a longstanding mystery in neuroscience.

Newswise:Video Embedded sustainable-and-reversible-3d-printing-method-uses-minimal-ingredients-and-steps
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Released: 1-Aug-2024 4:05 AM EDT
Sustainable and reversible 3D printing method uses minimal ingredients and steps
University of California San Diego

A new 3D printing method developed by UC San Diego engineers is so simple that it uses a polymer ink and salt water solution to create solid structures. The work has the potential to make materials manufacturing more sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Newswise: Precision Oncology via Artificial Intelligence on Cancer Biopsies
Released: 31-Jul-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Precision Oncology via Artificial Intelligence on Cancer Biopsies
University of California San Diego

An artificial intelligence method to detect biomarkers in tumor biopsies promises to cut weeks and thousands of dollars from cancer detection, extending the benefits of precision oncology to underserved and under-resourced patients.

Newswise: 3D Models Provide Unprecedented Look at Corals’ Response to Bleaching Events
26-Jul-2024 8:05 PM EDT
3D Models Provide Unprecedented Look at Corals’ Response to Bleaching Events
University of California San Diego

In a new study, marine biologists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Arizona State University are providing a first-of-its-kind glimpse into coral “bleaching” responses to stress, using imaging technology to pinpoint coral survival rates following multiple bleaching events off the island of Maui.

Newswise: Unraveling a Key Junction Underlying Muscle Contraction
30-Jul-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Unraveling a Key Junction Underlying Muscle Contraction
University of California San Diego

Using powerful new visualization technologies, researchers have captured the first 3-D images of the structure of a key muscle receptor, providing new insights on how muscles develop across the animal kingdom and setting the stage for possible future treatments for muscular disorders.

   


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