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Drug Candidate Could Help L-Dopa Work Better for Patients with Parkinson’s

For Parkinson's patients, the drug that restores movement can stop working reliably and cause involuntary movements of its own. A new candidate from UC San Diego-born biotech Sinopia Biosciences may fix both — boosting L-dopa's benefits while easing dyskinesia.

New XPS Instrument at UC San Diego Gives Researchers a Closer Look at Material Surfaces

A new XPS machine at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute is helping researchers advance work in battery technology, surface coatings and medical devices.

The Next Breakthrough Doesn’t Have a Name Yet

Future in Review brings together scientists, entrepreneurs and policymakers at UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute to wrestle with what comes after AI.

Beyond the Song Generator: How UC San Diego Students Are Rethinking AI and Music

Three graduating researchers are building AI tools designed to collaborate with musicians, not replace them.

UC San Diego Team Pairs AI with Tiny Optical Device to Correct Distorted Light for Sharper Imaging

“We used a combination of fundamental physics, nanofabrication and machine learning to make hidden distortions easier to detect and correct,” says Abdoulaye Ndao of UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering and Qualcomm Institute.

In the Digital Health Era, Can We Do Better Than a Consent Form?

UC San Diego researchers argue that informed consent in digital health needs a reboot. Their studies show people want clarity, dialogue and real control over their data — proving consent should be a relationship, not just a form.

AI-Powered CPR Coach Outperforms 911 Dispatchers in Guiding Bystander Resuscitation

Open-source AI agent ChatCPR beat human dispatchers at CPR coaching in every head-to-head test - delivering guideline-based help that could save lives in 350,000+ U.S. out-of-hospital cardiac arrests each year.

Scientists uncover centuries of climate chaos — and human resilience

The climate of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean was far more turbulent than previously thought — and a new study suggests that people adapted anyway.

The Ocean You’ve Never Heard

What happens when a composer and oceanographer listen to the ocean together? An unconventional partnership at the University of California San Diego has led to new music inspired by sounds from the seafloor that humans have never heard before.

A Faster, Smarter Ground Station for Crowded Skies

UC San Diego engineers have designed a new kind of satellite ground station that replaces bulky dishes with coordinated small antenna panels.

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