February 1, 2022
February 1, 2022 —
The National Football League is funding a novel clinical trial by UC San Diego researchers to assess whether cannabis or CBD provide any post-game pain relief caused by athletic injury. Trial participants will be professional rugby players.
January 31, 2022
January 31, 2022 —
Remote UC San Diego School of Medicine study finds brain function boosted by daily exercise in middle-aged and older adults.
January 31, 2022
January 31, 2022 —
When you’re looking for a job, any number of factors can work against you. When you’re passed over for a job you seek because you’re told you’re “overqualified” it may be initially flattering, but it’s most likely not what you want to hear.
January 28, 2022
January 28, 2022 —
Our sensory systems provide us with immediate information about the world around us. Researchers have created the first sensory map for smell. The map details how the fruit fly’s olfactory receptor neurons, the components that sense smell, are organized within the insect’s sensory hairs.
January 27, 2022
January 27, 2022 —
Researchers at UC San Diego used a multi-omics approach to investigate stool samples from patients with ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The team has identified the family of microbiome-derived enzymes driving the disease, and demonstrated a potential therapeutic solution.
January 27, 2022
January 27, 2022 —
UC San Diego alumnus Lin Thu Hein has come full circle; after arriving in the United States from Myanmar at age 13, he is now using his degree in electrical engineering to bring solar-powered lighting to people off the grid and displaced by the recent unrest in his home state of Kachin in Myanmar.
January 27, 2022
January 27, 2022 —
UC San Diego is conducting what is believed to be the largest research study yet of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and the protection they impart against contracting COVID-19. The ZAP COVID-19 is a two-year study designed to enroll up to 20,000 volunteer participants.
January 27, 2022
January 27, 2022 —
A study led by UC San Diego sheds light on why Alzheimer’s drugs so far have been ineffective at curing or reversing the disease. The researchers identify new targets for drug development and present a new method to screen drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease.
January 26, 2022
January 26, 2022 —
Novel trial measured simulated driving performance of persons after cannabis use, revealing sharply differentiated levels of ability and perception of skills.
January 26, 2022
January 26, 2022 —
Transcranial magnetic stimulation offers hope for antidepressant-resistant psychiatric disorders at UC San Diego Health.
