Is Spirituality a Component of Wisdom?
October 22, 2020
In a recent study, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found a seventh component of wisdom: spirituality.
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UC San Diego’s Susan Ackerman Elected to National Academy of Medicine
October 20, 2020
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has announced that University of California San Diego Professor Susan Ackerman, a pioneer in the study of homeostasis in developing and aging neurons, has been elected to membership in the prestigious organization.
Protein that Keeps Immune System from Freaking Out Could Form Basis for New Therapeutics
October 14, 2020
Treatment with a peptide that mimics the naturally occurring protein GIV prevents immune overreaction and supports a mechanism critical for survival in mouse models of sepsis and colitis, according to a UC San Diego study.
NIH Awards UC San Diego Researchers $14.3 Million to Continue 4D Nucleome Research
October 13, 2020
Diverse teams across University of California San Diego, with collaborators elsewhere, have received two 5-year grants totaling $14.3 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund to continue their work as a 4D Nucleome Research Hub and Center.
Studies Find Even Minimal Physical Activity Measurably Boosts Health
October 12, 2020
Two research teams at UC San Diego School of Medicine sought to understand sedentary lifestyles, with one study finding that even light physical activity, including just standing, can benefit health, and the other that Americans are sitting too much.
Study Finds Older Adults Using Cannabis to Treat Common Health Conditions
October 7, 2020
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers report that older adults are increasingly using cannabis to treat a variety of common health conditions, including pain, sleep disturbances and psychiatric conditions like anxiety and depression.
‘Comet’ Supercomputer Calculations Boost Our Understanding of Immune System
October 7, 2020
A team from the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego contributed to a study led by the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center on T cell receptors, which play a vital role in alerting the adaptive immune system to mount an attack on invading foreign pathogens, including Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
J. Silvio Gutkind, PhD, Named Chair of the Department of Pharmacology
October 6, 2020
J. Silvio Gutkind, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Pharmacology at UC San Diego School of Medicine.
Two UC San Diego Researchers Receive NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Awards
October 6, 2020
Two University of California San Diego researchers have received prestigious awards through the 2020 National Institutes of Health (NIH) High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program.
Personalized Cancer Therapy Improves Outcomes in Advanced Disease, Says Study
October 2, 2020
Patients receiving care for advanced cancer at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health were more likely to survive or experience a longer period without their disease progressing if they received personalized cancer therapy.
