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Supercomputers Help Accelerate Alzheimer’s Research

Since 2009, Daniel Tward and his collaborators at UCLA and Johns Hopkins University have analyzed more than 47,000 images of human brains via MRI Cloud—a gateway created to collect and share quantitative information from human brain images, including subtle changes in shape and cortical thickness.

Q&A: Are COVID-19 Vaccines Safe and Effective?

Nearly one year ago, on March 13, 2020, San Diego County issued a two-week stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The gravity of the situation was growing quickly. Within nine months, the first vaccines were offered, an incredibly quick timeline for vaccine development.

Computer Science Student Brings Black Beauty Products to UC San Diego

When Jaida Day arrived at UC San Diego to begin her undergraduate studies, she found a welcoming campus environment, peers and faculty to push her academically, beautiful beaches, and opportunities to get involved in student organizations. But she also found there was something missing.

Feminist Transformations

For many women, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought gender inequity into sharp focus. The disproportionate impacts on women have caused an imbalance in competing priorities of their multiple roles, from marriage and motherhood to career and caregiving.

Revealing the Secrets of Seaweeds

San Diego’s tide pools are a popular site for visitors hoping to see some form of marine life. Revealed with the ebb and flow of the tides, these rocky coastal wonderlands are often teeming with creatures ranging from hermit crabs and octopus to small fishes and sea anemones.

New Partnership Broadens Research on Complicated Escalation of Violence in Mexico

Violence in Mexico has been on the rise and it is increasingly difficult to understand. Though popular portrayals of the bloodshed depict it as a product of Hollywood-esque conflicts between cartels, experts now recognize that the drivers of violence are more nuanced.

With Gene Therapy, Scientists Develop Opioid-Free Solution for Chronic Pain

A gene therapy for chronic pain could offer a safer, non-addictive alternative to opioids. By temporarily repressing a gene involved in sensing pain, the treatment increased pain tolerance in mice, lowered their sensitivity to pain and provided months of pain relief without causing numbness.

Adhesion, Contractility Enable Metastatic Cells to go Against the Grain

Bioengineers at UC San Diego and San Diego State University have discovered a key feature that allows cancer cells to break from typical cell behavior and migrate away from stiffer tissue in a tumor, shedding light on the process of metastasis and offering possible new targets for cancer therapies.

‘Wearable Microgrid’ Uses the Human Body to Sustainably Power Small Gadgets

This shirt harvests and stores energy from the human body to power small electronics. UC San Diego nanoengineers call it a "wearable microgrid"—it combines energy from the wearer's sweat and movement to provide renewable power for wearable devices.

Therapy Sneaks into Hard Layer of Pancreatic Cancer Tumor and Destroys it From Within

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center demonstrated that a new tumor-penetrating therapy could enhance the effects of chemotherapy, reduce the spread of pancreatic cancer and increase survival in animal models.