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Human Sperm Stem Cells Grown in Lab, an Early Step Toward Infertility Treatment

July 13, 2020

By inhibiting the molecule AKT, UC San Diego researchers favor the culture of human spermatogonial stem cells in the lab, a first step toward lab-produced sperm as a treatment for male infertility.

Trade Wars with China Could Cost U.S. Universities $1.15 Billion

July 13, 2020

Uncertainties around the trade war between the U.S. and China have hurt businesses and weighed on the global economy. However, new research from the University of California San Diego also shows lesser known consequence: up to $1.15 billion in reduced tuition to U.S. universities.

Does Blood Plasma from COVID-19 Survivors Help Patients Infected with Novel Coronavirus?

July 9, 2020

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health have launched a clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma (CP) to prevent COVID-19 after a known exposure to the virus.

Supercomputer Simulations Help Researchers Predict Solar Wind Storms

July 7, 2020

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire and elsewhere used SDSC's Comet supercomputer to validate a model using a machine learning technique called Dynamic Time Lag Regression (DTLR) to help predict the arrival of solar winds near the Earth’s orbit from physical parameters of the Sun.

Air Pollution’s Connection to Infant Mortality

July 1, 2020

A new study from the University of California San Diego and Stanford quantifies air pollution’s impact on infant mortality in sub-Saharan Africa through a unique approach that paints a clearer picture of the problem than ever before.

National Science Foundation Awards SDSC $5 Million to Develop Innovative AI Resource

July 1, 2020

The NSF has awarded SDSC a $5 million grant to develop a high-performance resource for conducting artificial intelligence (AI) research across a wide swath of science and engineering domains.

Universal Gut Microbiome-Derived Signature Predicts Cirrhosis

June 30, 2020

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers report that stool microbiomes of NAFLD patients are distinct enough to potentially be used to accurately predict which persons with NAFLD are at greatest risk for having cirrhosis.

Mexico Opium Network Launched to Combat Global Opioid Epidemic

June 29, 2020

Despite being considered the world’s second largest producer of opium and heroin, little is known about poppy cultivation in Mexico. Yet, the opioid crisis remains a huge problem across much of the U.S. and Mexico and COVID-19 appears to have made matters worse.

Asymptomatic Testing Central to UC San Diego’s Return to Learn for Fall Quarter

June 25, 2020

The University of California San Diego today announced the next step in its Return to Learn program, which will guide an incremental repopulation of the campus while offering broad, asymptomatic testing for faculty, staff and students on a recurring basis to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the no

Supercomputer Simulations Show How DNA Prepares Itself for Repair

June 25, 2020

Researchers from Harvard University and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston recently used the Comet supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California San Diego to uncover the novel ways in which DNA prepares itself for repair.
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