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How Brain Ripples Keep Memory Online

Working memory is essential to our daily functioning, but there are still unanswered questions about how it works. UC San Diego researchers are helping answer them.

As New World Screwworm Returns to the U.S., UC San Diego and San Diego County Team Up to Track Risks

A new dashboard tracks New World screwworm risk levels county by county.

Scientists Uncover Cellular Mechanism Driving Both Rare Childhood Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

UC San Diego researchers have found a "genetic switch" triggering neurodegeneration in both a rare childhood dementia and Alzheimer's disease, pointing to new drug targets in the waste-processing system within the brain’s immune cells.

Rebecsinib Clinical Trial Means New Options for Blood Cancer

A clinical trial of rebecsinib — an investigational drug that inhibits the ADAR1 gene involved in the growth of more than 20 cancers — is underway at UC San Diego.

Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Opioid Misuse Offers Massive Return on Investment

A mindfulness-based treatment for opioid use disorder could generate $12 in economic benefit for every dollar spent, a massive improvement on current approaches.

One Month on a Vegan Diet Shifts Epigenetic Patterns Associated with Aging and Inflammation

Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that switching to a vegan diet for just one month can alter the body’s epigenetic landscape in ways associated with reduced inflammation and biological aging.