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Soccer Matches, Then a Doctor Does Too

March 12, 2019

Every year, at precisely 9 a.m., medical school graduates nationwide find out where they will spend their residencies. On Friday, the 117 members of the 2019 UC San Diego School of Medicine graduating class will be among them.

Study to Investigate How Sexual Trauma Increases HIV Susceptibility in Women

March 5, 2019

Novel study to investigate how sexual trauma increases HIV susceptibility in women.

By Blocking Protein, Researchers Keep Brain Tumors from Repairing Themselves

February 28, 2019

Researchers at the San Diego Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at UC San Diego report inhibiting activity of a specific protein in glioblastomas boosts their sensitivity to radiation, improving treatment prospects for one of the most common and aggressive forms of brain cancer.

Machinery Used in Basic Cell Division Does Double Duty as Builder of Neurons

February 28, 2019

Researchers at the San Diego branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at University of California San Diego have identified an entirely new mechanism underlying the development and structure of the nervous system during embryogenesis.

Next Generation Precision Oncology Symposium Celebrates Survivors, Current and Future

February 15, 2019

The Next Generation Precision Oncology Symposium, a novel meeting of industry and academic leaders in cancer science and medicine, will be held February 21, 2019 at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center.

The Ways of Wisdom in Schizophrenia

February 14, 2019

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine report that persons with schizophrenia scored lower on a wisdom assessment than non-psychiatric comparison participants, but that there was considerable variability in levels of wisdom, and those with higher scores displayed fewer psychotic symptoms.

With Age Comes Hearing Loss and a Greater Risk of Cognitive Decline

February 12, 2019

In a new study, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that hearing impairment is associated with accelerated cognitive decline with age, though the impact of mild hearing loss may be lessened by higher education.

UC San Diego School of Medicine and Leica Establish Center of Excellence in Microscopy

February 8, 2019

University of California San Diego, in a collaborative agreement with Leica Microsystems, Inc., hosted a signing ceremony to inaugurate a new Leica Microsystems Center of Excellence on the School of Medicine campus.

Study Looks for DNA Changes to Measure Parkinson’s Disease

February 4, 2019

Researchers at UC San Diego and Arizona State University have received $1.7 million in funding from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to launch a multi-year effort to identify blood-based biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease, which could improve care and accelerate new treatments.

Novel Autism Mouse Model Based on an Epigenetic Gene Developed

January 30, 2019

In a study published January 17, 2019 in Translational Psychiatry, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe how, in a novel mouse model, epigenetic regulation negatively impacts a downstream gene specifically involved in neurodevelopment and associated behaviors.
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