News Archive - Miles Martin

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.

Dangerous Airborne Fungus Boosted by California Droughts

Researchers from UC San Diego and UC Berkeley have identified the seasonal and climate-based cycles of Valley fever, an emerging but dangerous fungal disease spread through dust in the air.

NIH Awards $6.9 Million to Advance Potential Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment

Researchers from UC San Diego are working on a new treatment for Alzheimer's that targets tau - a type of protein in the brain that helps cells retain their stability and structure.

State-of-the-Art Brain Recordings Reveal How Neurons Resonate

Researchers at UC San Diego have shed new light on how the brain processes and synthesizes information. Findings help solve a longstanding mystery in neuroscience.