April 25, 2025
April 25, 2025 —
A new study found that a gene recently recognized as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease is actually a cause of it, due to its previously unknown secondary function that triggers a pathway that disrupts how cells in the brain turn genes on and off.
April 23, 2025
April 23, 2025 —
Researchers have identified a potential culprit behind the alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer: a bacterial toxin called colibactin. Exposure to colibactin in early childhood imprints distinct patterns of DNA mutations that were significantly more common in early-onset cases.
March 31, 2025
March 31, 2025 —
Bioengineering professor Daniela Valdez-Jasso was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). She was recognized for her research exploring the roles of biomechanical forces in the progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
March 20, 2025
March 20, 2025 —
UC San Diego bioengineers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease—aortic valve stenosis—progresses differently in males and females. The research paves the way for treatments that can be tailored to a patient's biological sex.
March 5, 2025
March 5, 2025 —
By assessing how “sticky” tumor cells are, UC San Diego researchers have found a potential way to predict whether a patient’s early-stage breast cancer is likely to spread. The discovery could help doctors identify high-risk patients and tailor their treatments accordingly.
March 4, 2025
March 4, 2025 —
UC San Diego engineers have developed a new computational approach to accurately model and predict the properties of a class of magnetic molecules called chiral helimagnets. Their work could accelerate the discovery of new materials for spintronics technologies.
March 3, 2025
March 3, 2025 —
For decades, scientists have relied on electrodes and dyes to track the electrical activity of living cells. Now, UC San Diego engineers have discovered that quantum materials just a single atom thick can do the job with high speed and resolution—using only light.
February 25, 2025
February 25, 2025 —
A UC San Diego-led team has been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop next-generation brain implants that can record activity deep inside the brain with improved resolution and speed across different regions while sitting on the brain's surface.
February 20, 2025
February 20, 2025 —
Using the microscopic structures found on the wings of the Morpho butterfly, researchers have developed a simple and inexpensive way to analyze cancer biopsy samples that could make cancer diagnosis faster, more accurate and more accessible worldwide.