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July 25, 2024 — An experimental cancer drug could ease cognition for individuals with Rett syndrome, a rare disorder linked to autism, according to new research from the Muotri Lab at the University of California San Diego — a discovery that could lead to therapies for patients with other neurologic conditions.

July 22, 2024 — San Diego’s only medical school earns the highest tier rating among research-intensive medical schools in the nation.

July 17, 2024 — When it comes to diatoms that live in the ocean, new research suggests that photosynthesis is not the only strategy for accumulating carbon. Instead, these single-celled plankton are also building biomass by feeding directly on organic carbon in wide swaths of the ocean. These new findings from a team led by UC San Diego researchers could lead to reduced estimates regarding how much carbon dioxide diatoms pull out of the air via photosynthesis, which in turn, could alter our understanding of the global carbon cycle, which is especially relevant given the changing climate.

July 15, 2024 — Region’s only academic health system ranks No. 1 in San Diego and California with 11 medical and surgical specialties rated among nation’s best.

July 10, 2024 — The grant from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will fund research on the affordability and utilization of fertility preservation with health insurance for adolescent young adults with blood cancers.

July 9, 2024 — Discover research from UC San Diego showing how stem cell-derived therapy, targeting treatment-resistant liver cancer through genetically modified NK cells, offers promising new avenues for immunotherapy.

July 9, 2024 — Drawing from the expertise of the UC San Diego community, UC San Diego Today presents a list of seven ways that heat impacts health. Through collaboration and innovation, these insights can help pave the way for a healthier future for all.

July 8, 2024 — UC San Diego Health is the first health system in San Diego County to offer novel gene therapy for bladder cancer.

July 3, 2024 — Researchers at University of California San Diego show that a molecule which shuttles damaging inflammatory cells into cancer tumors also shuttles inflammatory cells into lung tissue infected with COVID-19 — and that the molecule can be suppressed with a repurposed cancer drug. The work represents a new approach to preventing irreversible organ damage in infectious diseases.

July 1, 2024 — UC San Diego researchers have discovered another factor that affects the composition of the gut microbiome: time of day.