December 18, 2025
December 18, 2025 —
A new study has found that the microbial communities making up the gastrointestinal tract of rats are shaped by the genes of their social partners. The findings could have implications for human health.
December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025 —
A new online library analyzes biological samples from patients to directly detect what drugs they have been exposed to beyond what is listed in their medical record.
December 8, 2025
December 8, 2025 —
Previously-discovered compounds to fight Chagas disease could get now life in the fight against strains of the COVID-19 virus that have become less responsive to treatment.
December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025 —
A gene that turns on very early in embryonic development could be key to the formation of the placenta, which provides the developing fetus with all of the nutrients it needs to thrive during gestation.
November 22, 2025
November 22, 2025 —
Today, modern health care systems that are reliant on connected technologies are vulnerable to cyberattacks. Drs. Jeff Tully and Christian Dameff, who co-direct the UC San Diego Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity, discuss patient safety and the creation of a resilient health care system.
November 21, 2025
November 21, 2025 —
UC San Diego researchers have developed a new computational tool to predict how bacteria influence health by creating fast and powerful models of complex genetic and metabolic interactions. The tool could pave the way to personalized therapies for diseases that affect the microbiome.
November 19, 2025
November 19, 2025 —
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing challenges to global public health as harmful microbes evolve to evade these medications. Now, researchers at University of California San Diego and their colleagues have developed a new method to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
November 14, 2025
November 14, 2025 —
A UC San Diego study suggests that the depiction of lorazepam use on Season 3 of The White Lotus TV series sparked 1.6 million extra Google searches for information about the benzodiazepine drug, including how to acquire it online.
October 27, 2025
October 27, 2025 —
UC San Diego researchers have settled a decades-long debate surrounding the role of the first Crohn’s disease gene to be associated with a heightened risk for developing the auto-immune condition.
