News Archive - Alumni

Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Neuropathy from Spinal Cord Injuries

An international team of researchers, led by scientists at UC San Diego, report that a gene therapy that inhibits targeted nerve cell signaling effectively reduced neuropathic pain with no detectable side effects in mice with spinal cord or peripheral nerve injuries.

Targeting Molecular Pathway that Causes Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

UC San Diego researchers describe the underlying signaling pathway that results in pulmonary arterial hypertension and a novel monoclonal antibody therapy that blocks the abnormal blood vessel formation characterizing the disease.

Gene Therapy Reverses Effects of Autism-Linked Mutation in Brain Organoids

UC San Diego scientists use lab-grown human brain tissue to identify neural abnormalities in Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome and show gene therapy tools can rescue neural structure and function.

UC San Diego Ranked No. 6 Best Value Public College by The Princeton Review

The University of California San Diego is one of the nation’s top universities for students seeking a great education at an affordable price, according to The Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges for 2022.

Study: Unprecedented Increase in Number of Border Wall Falls and Trauma

Trauma physicians at UC San Diego Health attribute the rise in injuries to a height increase of the border wall at U.S.-Mexico border.

Educate to Indoctrinate: Education Systems Were First Designed to Suppress Dissent

Public primary schools were created by states to reinforce obedience among the masses and maintain social order, rather than serve as a tool for upward social mobility, suggests a study from UC San Diego political scientist Agustina Paglayan.

High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Shows Improved Longer Lasting Pain Relief

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine report that high-frequency spinal cord stimulation proved more effective at improving perceived pain reduction than low-frequency SCS in patients studied, and that there was some variation in PPR between male and female patients.