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UC San Diego Receives $12.6 Million Award to Launch a New Polysubstance Addiction Research Center

UC San Diego researchers have received a $12.6 million award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to establish the Polysubstance Addiction Research Center, a multidisciplinary center designed to uncover the biological factors that contribute to addiction across multiple substances.

Exercise Program Supports Better Attention and Slows Biological Aging in Breast Cancer Survivors

Researchers from UC San Diego found that a 12-month exercise intervention was associated with improvements in attention and memory among breast cancer survivors, while a companion analysis suggests exercise may also slow epigenetic aging.

One in Nine Older Adults Who Use Cannabis Meet Criteria for Cannabis Use Disorder

A new UC San Diego study finds that an estimated 8.9% of adults age 65 and older used cannabis in the past year, and more than one in 10 of those who used cannabis met criteria for cannabis use disorder.

Breakthrough Helps Expand Genetic Alphabet

Researchers at UC San Diego have demonstrated that one of biology’s most essential enzymes can accurately read and transcribe an expanded genetic alphabet containing eight DNA letters instead of the four used by all known life.

UC San Diego Study Finds Changes to California’s Landscapes May Influence Valley Fever Risk

UC San Diego study links higher Valley fever rates to some natural landscapes and agricultural land uses, raising concerns as drought and water regulations lead to more farmland being left uncultivated across the state.

Resetting the Clock on Discovery

Artificial intelligence accelerates drug innovation at UC San Diego.

Study Identifies Previously Missed DNA Mutation Pattern in Colorectal Cancer

Researchers identified a previously overlooked pattern of DNA mutations in colorectal cancer. The pattern had been detected in large cancer-genome datasets before, but researchers had interpreted it as a combination of other, already known mutation patterns.

One Month on a Vegan Diet Shifts Epigenetic Patterns Associated with Aging and Inflammation

Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that switching to a vegan diet for just one month can alter the body’s epigenetic landscape in ways associated with reduced inflammation and biological aging.

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