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UCSD researchers have identified a key protein involved in the appropriate shut-down of inflammation following an immune response to invading pathogens.

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PET scans and cognitive tests have suggested that Alzheimer's disease patients with genetically modified tissue inserted directly into their brains show a reduction in the rate of cognitive decline and increased metabolic activity in the brain.

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Bioengineering researchers have captured on video for the first time chemical signals that traverse human cells in response to tiny mechanical jabs, like waves spreading across a pond.

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Software developed by two computer scientists at UC San Diego cuts by 90% the time it takes to hand off from one Wi-Fi wireless network to the next -- overcoming a major obstacle in Wi-Fi roaming.

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Scientists have developed an unprecedented model of a Caribbean ecosystem and details of its predator-prey interactions. The study illustrates a stark picture of human impacts on marine ecosystems and the consequences of targeted fishing.

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The multiple "litter" births of mice, versus the normal singleton pregnancy of humans, is due to defective processing in mice of a common mammalian protein, according to new study by UCSD School of Medicine researchers.

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Sydney Brenner, a distinguished professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and a recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in medicine, has been selected to receive the 2005 UCSD/Merck Life Sciences Achievement Award.

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A natural tumor suppressor that could potentially be turned on in certain cancer cells to prevent the formation of tumors has been discovered by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine.

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Charles David Keeling, a professor of oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, has been selected to receive the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.

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Seeing is doing -- at least it is when mirror neurons are working normally. But in autistic individuals, the brain circuits that enable people to perceive and understand the actions of others do not behave in the usual way.

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A vital molecular step in cell migration, the movement of cells within the body during growth, tissue repair and the body's immune response to invading pathogens, has been demonstrated by researchers in UCSD School of Medicine.

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The growth and maintenance of human embryonic stem cells in the absence of contaminated animal products has been demonstrated by University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine researchers in the Whittier Institute*, La Jolla, California.

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An engineering professor has described the unique properties of a new type of metallic laminate that can serve as armor and as a replacement for beryllium, a strong but toxic metal commonly used in demanding aerospace applications.

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Microscopic titanium particles weaken the bonding of hip, knee, and other joint replacements, according to UCSD School of Medicine and Jacobs School of Engineering researchers.

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Researchers the UCSD School of Medicine and the University of Utah have developed a mouse model of Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Stargardt Macular Degeneration, a form of the disease that affects children and young adults.

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An anti-inflammatory therapy utilizing proteins has been shown by researchers at UCSD and their colleagues in Japan and Israel to offer relief in mouse models of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

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A blockage of the movement of chemical supplies and signals within cellular highways called axons, appears to occur much earlier than previously thought in the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to research.

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LIAI and Gemini Science, an LIAI industrial partner, broke ground today on the first facility to be built in the new UCSD Science Research Park. This project ushers in a new era in scientific collaboration in a unique new environment on the UCSD campus.

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Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD and their colleagues have produced the first clear evidence of human-produced warming in the world's oceans, a finding they say removes much of the uncertainty associated with debates about global warming.

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New archeological research from modern-day Jordan indicates the existence of the biblical nation of Edom at least as early as the 10th Century B.C., the era of kings David and Solomon, and adds to the controversy over the historical accuracy of the Old Testament.

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Researchers from UC San Diego's California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, and the UC Berkeley-affiliated International Computer Science Institute, co-authored a major study mapping three human populations based on whole-genome data.

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According to new research by a group of Southern California researchers, women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at increased risk for developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

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In an effort to find an alternative treatment for antibiotic-resistant infections, researchers have shown in human tissue and mice that skin infections can be prevented with the addition of a synthesized version of a pig antimicrobial gene called a cathelicidin.

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The University of California, San Diego announced today a gift of $1.5 million from structural engineering industry leader Robert E. Englekirk and his wife Natalie to support research and fellowships and scholarships at the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering.

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Researchers have produced new findings that may help alter commonly held beliefs about how chains of undersea mountains formed by volcanoes, or "seamounts," are created. The new research adds further to current scientific debates on Earth's "hot spots".

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A team led by biologists at the University of California, San Diego has discovered a molecule in roundworms that makes them susceptible to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin, or Bt toxin"”a pesticide produced by bacteria and widely used by organic farmers and in genetically engineered crops to ward off insect pests.

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The first evidence of cardiac progenitor cells "“ rare, specialized stem cells located in the newborn heart of rats, mice and humans "“ has been shown by researchers at the UCSD. The cells are capable of differentiation into fully mature heart tissue.

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A conference entitled "Homelands, Borders and Trade in Latin America: Freedom, Violence and Exchange After 9-11" will be hosted February 24-25 by the University of California, San Diego Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies.

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UCSD honored undergraduate students whose research in bioinformatics is accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal or conference proceeding. The first two Calit2 Undergraduate Bioinformatics Scholar Awards were announced yesterday at a research symposium on campus.

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A pro-inflammatory protein activated by bacteria in the colon plays a key role in the development of experimental colitis in mice-a mouse-version of human Crohn's disease - according to research by scientists at UCSD School of Medicine.

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Physicists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered a neural circuit in rats that could provide a powerful model for understanding a neurological condition known as blepharospasm -- uncontrolled eye blinking that affects 50,000 people in the U.S. and leaves some patients functionally blind.

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Gregory Feld, M.D., Medical Director of the UCSD Electrophysiology Program has embarked on the final phase of a research study comparing a freezing technique that changes the heart's rhythm to standard medication therapy to treat a common heart condition called atrial fibrillation.

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The prevalence of homelessness in persons with serious mental illness is 15 percent, a higher percentage than suggested in previous studies, according to new research at UCSD School of Medicine.

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An enzyme that initiates inflammation has been directly linked to insulin resistance and resulting type II diabetes by researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine.

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A group of proteins called phosphatases play a key role in the development of the nervous system, has been shown in fruit flies and mice by researchers at UCSD and Salk Institute, La Jolla, California.

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UCSD's new Center for Networked Systems has held its first research review since its inception last July, and showcased progress so far on seven projects approved by the center's five industry members: AT&T, Alcatel, Qualcomm, HP and Sun Microsystems.

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Currently available lines of human embryonic stem cells have been contaminated with a non-human molecule that compromises their potential therapeutic use in human subjects, according to research at UCSD and the Salk Institute in La Jolla.

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Engineering researchers at the University of California, San Diego are using the shell of a seaweed-eating snail as a guide in the development of a new generation of bullet-stopping armor.

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The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California announced today that the first production 10 gigabit Ethernet campus connection in the United States was installed from the University of California, San Diego to CENIC's high-performance backbone network, CalREN.

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UCSD medical researchers have discovered the molecular sequence of events in mice that turn a juvenile heart into an adult heart capable of responding to increased workloads.

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A self-management program for individuals with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) leads to lasting improvements in mood and function, especially in depressed patients, in AMD patients.

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An international team of astronomers has discovered within the heart of a nearby spiral galaxy a quasar whose light spectrum indicates that it is billions of light years away. The finding poses a cosmic puzzle: How could a galaxy 300 million light years away contain a stellar object several billion light years away?

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How is a language born? What are its essential elements? Linguists are gaining new insights into these age-old conundrums from a language created in a small village in Israel's Negev Desert.

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Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have found a fundamental mechanism used by embryonic stem cells to assure that genetically damaged stem cells do not divide and pass along the damage to daughter stem cells.

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UCSD postdoc Ben Raphael will use the $500,000 over five years awarded to him by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to support his computational approach to analyzing cancer genomes, including brain, breast and prostate cancer genomes.

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More Americans die from natural causes on Christmas, the day after and New Year's than on any other days of the year.

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Computer scientist Jeanne Ferrante and electrical engineer Truong Nguyen -- both professors at UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering -- have been elected IEEE Fellows, effective January 1, 2005.

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Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD and their colleagues have taken a significant step forward in developing a new method to produce drug compounds with potential to treat various types of cancer.

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The structural changes including airway scarring and inflammation that contribute to severe breathing problems associated with asthma were significantly reversed in mice treated with immunostimulatory sequences of DNA, a novel therapy developed by researchers.

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Scientists have crossed an important threshold in an international effort to deploy a global network of robotic instruments to monitor and investigate important changes in the world's oceans.