New 3D Technology Can Repair Aneurysms Previously Deemed Inoperable
September 16, 2019
New technology from Cydar is allowing UC San Diego Health surgeons to repair aneurysms previously deemed inoperable.
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How the Eyes Might Be Windows to the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
September 10, 2019
UC San Diego researchers say that measuring how quickly a person’s pupil dilates while they are taking cognitive tests may be a low-cost, low-invasive method to aid in screening individuals at increased genetic risk for AD before cognitive decline begins.
UC San Diego Receives Funding from Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative
September 5, 2019
The San Diego Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) at University of California San Diego has been awarded planning grants to help the federal government achieve its goal of reducing the number of new HIV infections in the United States by 90 percent by 2030.
FAK Protein Linked to Chemotherapy Resistance in Ovarian Cancer
September 3, 2019
A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study links changes in the gene for the protein focal adhesion kinase, or FAK, to ovarian cancer’s ability to survive chemotherapy.
Multimillion-Dollar Grant Funds New Vaccine Effort to Prevent Strep Throat Infections
September 3, 2019
CARB-X, an international funder of efforts to fight antimicrobial resistance, is awarding up to $15 million to develop a strep throat vaccine based on original research at UC San Diego.
Machine Learning Algorithm Can’t Distinguish These Lab Mini-Brains from Preemie Babies
August 29, 2019
Nine-month-old brains-in-a-dish and the brains of premature newborn babies generate similar electrical patterns, as captured by electroencephalogram (EEG) — the first time such brain activity has been achieved in a cell-based laboratory model.
UC San Diego Health Performs First HIV-to-HIV Kidney Transplant in Region
August 27, 2019
For the first time in Southern California, surgeons at UC San Diego Health have transplanted the kidney of a deceased donor with HIV into a recipient with a pre-existing HIV infection. The procedure is part of an unprecedented multi-site national clinical trial.
Most Patients Willing to Share Medical Records for Research Purposes
August 21, 2019
In a survey, UC San Diego researchers report most patients are willing to share medical records for research purposes, with a few caveats.
UC San Diego Researchers Convert Pro-Tumor Macrophages into Cancer Killers
August 21, 2019
University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers identified a new therapeutic approach in mouse models that halts drug resistance and cancer progression by using an antibody that induces the immune system via macrophages to seek and kill cancer cells.
UC San Diego Receives $9 Million in Grants to Pinpoint Cellular Cause of Type 1 Diabetes
August 13, 2019
UC San Diego School of Medicine has been awarded $9 million to fund research projects using human pluripotent stem cells, CRISPR and human organoids to dissect beta cell defects and create a human cell model of type 1 diabetes aimed at identifying the cellular actions leading to disease onset.
