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$7 Million From ARPA-H to Tackle Lung Infections Through Innovative Probiotic Treatment

October 10, 2024

UC San Diego has received a $7 million ARPA-H contract for the PROTECT project, targeting pathogens like Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. These pathogens pose serious health risks to individuals with cystic fibrosis and those reliant on respirators.

$12.7M Grant to Establish New Center to Investigate Genetic Basis of Autism and Schizophrenia

October 10, 2024

Funded by a California Institute for Regenerative Medicine grant, researchers in the UC San Diego Verge Center aim to uncover the genetic mechanisms behind neuropsychiatric disorders.

A Walk in her Flip Flops — El Centro Mayor Shares Story of Kidney Cancer

October 9, 2024

El Centro Mayor, Sylvia Marroquin, shares her journey with kidney cancer and how a clinical trial at UC San Diego Health saved her life.

Nanopillars Create Tiny Openings in the Nucleus Without Damaging Cells

October 2, 2024

UC San Diego researchers have created an array of nanopillars that can breach the nucleus of a cell—the compartment that houses our DNA—without damaging the cell’s outer membrane. This new "gateway into the nucleus" could open new possibilities in gene therapy, where genetic material needs to be delivered directly into the nucleus, as well as drug delivery and other forms of precision medicine.

UC San Diego Health is Home to San Diego’s Top Docs

October 1, 2024

UC San Diego Health physicians are named “Top Docs” in annual survey.

Study: Time-Restricted Eating May Improve Health of Adults with Metabolic Syndrome

September 30, 2024

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine find that limiting food consumption within a 10-hour window each day improved key markers of heart health.

UC San Diego Health Achieves Milestones for Lifesaving Heart and Lung Treatments

September 26, 2024

Patient undergoes 5,000th innovative surgery by a multidisciplinary team at UC San Diego Health to remove blood clots from the lung’s paper-thin arteries.

Organoids Derived From Gut Stem Cells Reveal Two Distinct Molecular Subtypes of Crohn’s Disease

September 26, 2024

UC San Diego researchers discover two distinct molecular subtypes of Crohn’s disease using patient-derived organoids, opening the door to personalized treatment for the chronic inflammatory bowel disease.

Breaking Barriers, Shattering Glass: Women in Medicine Month

September 25, 2024

September is designated as Women in Medicine Month, and UC San Diego Health celebrates three inspiring women physicians and accomplishments.

A Dose of Pharmacreations

September 25, 2024

How would you treat pain in an alien, monster or superhero patient? For the young students enrolled in A Dose Of Pharmacreations, a course offered by the Sally Ride Science Academy within University of California San Diego Division of Extended Studies, the answer was multi-fold.
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