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Statins Reduce COVID-19 Severity, Likely by Removing Cholesterol That Virus Uses to Infect

September 23, 2020

Analyzing anonymized patient medical records, UC San Diego researchers discovered that cholesterol-lowering statins reduced risk of severe COVID-19 infection, while lab experiments uncovered a cellular mechanism that helps explain why.

Twist on CRISPR Gene Editing Treats Adult-Onset Muscular Dystrophy in Mice

September 14, 2020

UC San Diego researchers demonstrate that one dose of their version of CRISR gene editing can chew up toxic RNA and almost completely reverse symptoms in a mouse model of myotonic dystrophy, a type of adult-onset muscular dystrophy.

Leading-edge Technology Unmasks Protein Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

August 19, 2020

An elusive protein that many consider the key of fully understanding the causes of genetic Parkinson’s disease has come much more clearly into focus. Impacting millions around the world, Parkinson’s is a neurological disorder that progressively attacks motor functions.

Leading-edge Technology Unmasks Protein Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

August 19, 2020

An elusive protein that many consider the key of fully understanding the causes of genetic Parkinson’s disease has come much more clearly into focus. Impacting millions around the world, Parkinson’s is a neurological disorder that progressively attacks motor functions.

Headline News: Botox Injections May Lessen Depression

July 30, 2020

By analyzing the FDA database of adverse drug effects, UC San Diego researchers discovered that people who received Botox injections — not just in the forehead — reported depression significantly less often than patients undergoing different treatments for the same conditions.

Human Sperm Stem Cells Grown in Lab, an Early Step Toward Infertility Treatment

July 13, 2020

By inhibiting the molecule AKT, UC San Diego researchers favor the culture of human spermatogonial stem cells in the lab, a first step toward lab-produced sperm as a treatment for male infertility.

Immune Cells Infiltrating Tumors May Play Bigger Cancer Role Than Previously Thought

June 22, 2020

UC San Diego researchers uncovered in mice how IRE1α, a molecule involved in cells’ response to stress, determines whether macrophages promote inflammation in the tumor microenvironment. Inflammation is known to promote tumor growth, making IRE1α an attractive target for drug development.

Ruth S. Waterman, MD, Named Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology

May 7, 2020

Ruth S. Waterman, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health.

Introducing the UC San Diego Return to Learn Program

May 5, 2020

Program makes COVID-19 testing available to thousands of students in effort to track the novel coronavirus and better position the campus to resume in-person activities in the fall.

Introducing the UC San Diego Return to Learn Program

May 5, 2020

Program makes COVID-19 testing available to thousands of students in effort to track the novel coronavirus and better position the campus to resume in-person activities in the fall.
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