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From Code to Care: How UC San Diego Is Leading the Way in AI for Health Care

At the U.S. News & World Report Healthcare of Tomorrow conference, leaders from UC San Diego and from across the health care industry gathered in Washington, D.C., to explore a defining question: How can artificial intelligence improve health care while keeping patients at the center?

Sweat-Powered Fingertip Patch Accurately Monitors Parkinson’s Medication

Researchers developed a patch that continuously tracks a patient’s Parkinson's disease medication levels through their fingertip sweat. The device operates using chemicals in this sweat — no batteries required. Its measurements were comparable to those obtained by standard laboratory blood tests.

Jeremy’s Story: Research at UC San Diego Offers Hope for Rare Disease

Uri Manor, inaugural faculty director of the Goeddel Family Technology Sandbox, is using advanced instruments to study Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a debilitating genetic neurological disorder. Such advancements are offering hope for six-year-old Jeremy and others who suffer from the disease.

Gene Regulation Map Reveals Treatment Targets for Heart Failure

Researchers from University of California San Diego have created the most detailed map to date of how gene regulation breaks down in human heart failure, revealing how different cardiac cell types drive disease and pointing to potential new therapeutic targets.

Adolescent Substance Use Continues to Rise Through Mid-Teens, National Study Finds

Researchers from UC San Diego analyzed the latest data from one of the nation’s largest long-term studies of youth to better understand when substance use begins, how it changes during adolescence and which substances are most commonly used together.

Why Are We So Fascinated by Monsters?

As San Diego Comic-Con kicks off, neuroscientist Bradley Voytek explores how monsters give shape to our deepest fears — and reflect the anxieties of their time.

Alumnus Sheldon Furst Funds New Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology at UC San Diego

Alumnus Sheldon Furst, MD '89 has established the first endowed faculty chair in the Department of Anesthesiology. The Sheldon Furst Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology will be held by Jeff Tully, MD.

Personalized Gene Therapy Helps Teen with Rare Form of Severe Epilepsy Walk Independently

UC San Diego researchers and their colleagues designed short strands of DNA to target protein production by disease-causing mutations, dramatically reducing seizures and sparking developmental gains, helping one teenager walk independently.

UC San Diego Study Finds An Exponential Increase in E-Bike Injuries in California

New statewide analysis reveals rising injury severity among e-bike riders, particularly children, highlighting urgent needs for safety education, infrastructure improvements and policy changes.

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.

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