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‘MUSIC map’ reveals some brain cells age faster and are more prevalent in Alzheimer’s

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have discovered that some brain cells age more rapidly than others, and they are disproportionately abundant in individuals afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, researchers observed...
14-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Plant virus treatment shows promise in fighting metastatic cancers in mice

An experimental treatment made from a plant virus is effective at protecting against a broad range of metastatic cancers in mice, shows a new study from the University of California San Diego.
13-May-2024 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Metabolism of Autism Reveals Developmental Origins

New insights into the metabolism of autism from researchers at UC San Diego could help inform early detection and prevention strategies for the disorder.
8-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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During Peak of COVID-19 Some Lacked Access to Safe Water and Lavatories

UC San Diego researchers found that, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, people experiencing homelessness and people who inject drugs in San Diego and Tijuana often did not have access to drinking water, toilets, handwashing and showers.
9-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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An Entirely New COVID-Related Syndrome

A group of UC San Diego researchers, centered at UC San Diego's Institute for Network Medicine, teamed up with rheumatologists at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom to solve a medical mystery.
9-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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New Insight Into Genesis of Spina Bifida

Spina bifida is the most common structural disorder of the human nervous system. The causes are largely unknown, but University of California San Diego researchers led a study that points to a link involving a chromosomal microdeletion — and also...
8-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Simulated Chemistry: New AI Platform Designs Tomorrow’s Cancer Drugs

Researchers from University of California San Diego have developed a new AI tool to that generate new drug candidates for cancer, which could help streamline the typically laborious drug discovery process.
1-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Researchers Discover Key Functions of Therapeutically Promising Jumbo Viruses

Viruses known as “jumbo” phages are seen as a potential tool against deadly bacterial infections. But scientists must first decipher the extraordinary makeup of these mysterious viruses. Researchers have now uncovered a key piece of jumbo phage...
2-May-2024 12:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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UC San Diego Expert on Violence Assesses Police Brutality and Mass Shootings in America

Tage Rai is a psychologist and assistant professor of management at UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management who studies ethics and violence. He co-authored the book "Virtuous Violence" outlining research which finds that most acts of violence are...
23-Feb-2023 2:15 PM EST

Your Questions, Answered: Examining Mistrust and Vaccines

On Feb. 22, the University of California San Diego brought together a panel of industry experts and esteemed faculty to kick off the university’s “Evenings of Nonconventional Wisdom” online event series hosted in celebration of the...
19-Mar-2021 5:20 PM EDT

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Does Remote Instruction Make Cheating Easier?

Today, colleges across the nation are making critical decisions for the coming academic year. For some, all courses will be online; for others, the decision may be to have some classes offered in person, and the rest conducted in remote or hybrid...
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