News Archive - Miles Martin

We Need a Staph Vaccine: Here’s Why We Don’t Have One

A vaccine for Staphylococcus aureus, one of the most common bacterial infections, would be a game changer for public health. No vaccine candidates have succeeded in clinical trials, but nobody knows why. Researchers at UC San Diego may have figured it out.

Noninvasive Test for Embryo Quality Could Streamline Fertility Treatment

Researchers from UC San Diego have developed a noninvasive approach for predicting the quality of lab-fertilized embryos using leftover culture medium.

UC San Diego Receives $5 Million to Launch Center for Learning Health Systems Science

UC San Diego has received a $5 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to establish a Center for Learning Health Systems Science. The new center will train clinicians and researchers in the science of optimizing health care.

Blood Testing Identifies Biomarkers of Suicidal Thoughts

Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that people with depression and suicidal ideation have compounds in their blood that could help identify people at higher risk of becoming suicidal. They also found sex-based differences in how depression impacts metabolism.

Mapping the Mouse Brain Helps Reveal What Makes Us Human

As part of a national initiative better understand how the brain works, researchers from UC San Diego have analyzed more than 2.3 million individual brain cells from mice to create a comprehensive map of the mouse brain.

Enzymes Can’t Tell Artificial DNA From the Real Thing

Researchers from UC San Diego have come one step closer to unlocking the potential of synthetic DNA, which could help scientists develop never-before-seen proteins in the lab.

Medicare is Overpaying for Generic Drugs

Researchers from the University of California San Diego, West Health, and the University of Washington have found evidence that the private insurers that sponsor Medicare Part D are artificially inflating the costs of certain generic drugs by overpaying pharmacies.

Breaking Down Barriers: What Happens When the Vaginal Microbiome Attacks

New findings from researchers at University of California San Diego shed light on why bacterial vaginosis, a common and seemingly benign condition of the vaginal microbiome, is linked to pregnancy loss, preterm birth and other health complications.

Introducing EUGENe: An Easy-to-Use Deep Learning Genomics Software

Researchers from UC San Diego have developed an easily-implemented toolkit for genomics researchers that simplifies the process of analyzing data with deep learning, a type of artificial intelligence capable of improving itself with limited user input.

New Studies of Brain Activity Explain Benefits of Electroconvulsive Therapy

Researchers from UC San Diego have shed new light on why electroconvulsive therapy has such a high success rate, a mystery that has puzzled doctors and scientists for almost a century. Findings could help improve this controversial treatment.