News Archive - Miles Martin

New Software Unlocks Secrets of Cell Signaling

SMART, a new software package developed by researchers at UC San Diego, can make studying signaling processes significantly easier. Results could accelerate research in fields across the life sciences, such as systems biology, pharmacology and biomedical engineering.

Neural Stem Cell Transplantation Shows Promise for Treating Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

Using neural stem cells could help treat spinal injuries once thought to be untreatable - a new phase 1 trial has determined this approach is safe.

Social Risks Impede Cancer Screening, Even with Access to Care

Researchers at UC San Diego and collaborating organizations have revealed disparities in cancer screening rates for individuals with social risks, even when patients have regular access to care through a community health center.

A New Approach to Predicting Malaria Drug Resistance

Researchers at UC San Diego analyzed the genomes of hundreds of malaria parasites to determine which genetic variants are most likely to confer drug resistance.

How Artificial Intelligence Could Automate Genomics Research

New research from UC San Diego suggests that large language models like GPT-4 could streamline the process of gene set enrichment, an approach what genes do and how they interact. Results bring science one step closer to automating one of the most widely used methods in genomics research.

Men and Women Use Different Biological Systems to Reduce Pain

According to new research from UC San Diego School of Medicine, men and women rely on different biological systems for pain relief, which could help explain why our most powerful pain medications are often less effective in women. Photo credit: iStock/peterschreibermedia

Technique to Study How Proteins Bind to DNA is Easily Misused; New Study Offers Solution

Spike-in normalization helps molecular biologists ensure the accuracy of their results, but the technique is easily misused. New study suggests new guidelines for use of this valuable technique.

Brain Scans Reveal that Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Is Not a Placebo

Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation engages different neural pathways compared to placebo, demonstrating that pain relief from mindfulness meditation is not the result of the placebo effect.