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Infantile Cataracts are a Blind Spot

December 8, 2021

Pediatric ophthalmologist with Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health explains why infantile cataracts are more common — and problematic — than most people realize.

A New Strategy to Transform Liver Cancer Immunotherapy

December 7, 2021

UC San Diego researchers identify new strategy to improve efficacy of immunotherapy on resistant liver cancers.

UC San Diego Helps Expand Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative

December 6, 2021

UC San Diego School of Medicine partners with The Michael J. Fox Foundation on a clinical study to identify biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease. The study seeks to recruit 4,000 participants by the end of 2023.

Who’s got your mail? Google and Microsoft, mostly

December 6, 2021

Who really sends, receives and, most importantly perhaps, stores your business’ email? Most likely Google and Microsoft, unless you live in China or Russia. And the market share for these two companies keeps growing.

The Core of Powerful, Power-Efficient Processors

December 3, 2021

The paper by a team of computer scientists that led to a novel processor architecture that would provide significant energy benefits has been recognized for its lasting impact with a MICRO Test of Time Award.

San Diego Supercomputer Center’s Expanse Provides a Sneak Peek of the Extended Solar Corona

December 3, 2021

On Saturday, Dec. 4, a total eclipse of the sun will occur at 07:33 (Universal Time) over Antarctica and parts of the South Pacific near the southern tip of Chile. The solar corona – visible to the naked eye only during a total eclipse – will be viewable for just over one minute.

Can Seven Questions Determine How Wise You Are?

December 2, 2021

Researchers report that an abbreviated, seven-item scale can help determine with high validity a person’s level of wisdom, a potentially modifiable personality trait that has been shown to have a strong association to well-being.

Developing Sex-specific Treatments for Heart Disease

December 2, 2021

As a heart fails, a woman's ventricular wall increases in thickness relative to a man's. And in heart valve disease, men show more calcified tissue growth, while women develop more fibrotic, scar-like tissue. Yet, treatments for both diseases remain strikingly similar for both men and women, despite the differences in disease progression. 

Summit of Science

December 2, 2021

The tools of a scientist often feature items like microscopes and petri dishes. For an elite group of physiologists and biologists 40 years ago, they also included ice axes and belays.

Trolley Stations Open on Campus, Connecting the University Like Never Before

December 2, 2021

One of the largest infrastructure projects in San Diego’s history, the $2.1 billion Mid-Coast Trolley Extension started as a line on a piece of paper in 1986. After decades of planning, construction of the 11-mile extension of the Blue Line trolley began in the fall of 2016, with a celebration on our campus. Fittingly, the campus celebrated the grand opening with an event for the entire community on Sunday, Nov. 21.
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