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New Screening Tool IDs 95 Percent of Stage 1 Pancreatic Cancer

UC San Diego study finds new screening tool flags 95 percent of stage 1 pancreatic cancers.

Transplant, Cancer Patients Among First to Get Evusheld at UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health is now administering Evusheld to eligible, immunocompromised patients to protect against the COVID-19 virus.

Excess Neuropeptides Disrupt Lung Function in Infant Disease and COVID-19

UC San Diego study shows neuroendocrine cells in the lungs drive a developmental lung disease, and a similar brain-lung interaction may contribute to COVID-19 symptoms. The findings suggest neuropeptides may be a promising therapeutic target for conditions with excess lung fluid.

Landmark Precision Medicine Research Effort Releases its First Genomic Dataset

The All of Us Research Program, a nationwide effort to gather information from 1 million or more people living in the United States, then use that data to accelerate health research and medical breakthroughs, has published its first genomic dataset.

UC San Diego Receives $7.35 Million in Federal Community Project Funding

UC San Diego will receive $7.35 million in Community Project Funding as part of an appropriations bill approved by Congress on March 12.

Researchers Produce First Map of Topographic Change at Statewide Scale

Scientists study the topography—the forms and features of the landscape—to measure and observe changes at the Earth’s surface over time. While some changes are the result of natural processes like fluvial erosion and coastal erosion, the topography can also change due to anthropogenic forces...