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Noninvasive Test for Embryo Quality Could Streamline Fertility Treatment

Researchers from UC San Diego have developed a noninvasive approach for predicting the quality of lab-fertilized embryos using leftover culture medium.

World-Renowned Surgeon Named New Director of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health

Diane M. Simeone, MD, has been named the new director of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.

UC San Diego Receives $5 Million to Launch Center for Learning Health Systems Science

UC San Diego has received a $5 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to establish a Center for Learning Health Systems Science. The new center will train clinicians and researchers in the science of optimizing health care.

Blood Testing Identifies Biomarkers of Suicidal Thoughts

Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that people with depression and suicidal ideation have compounds in their blood that could help identify people at higher risk of becoming suicidal. They also found sex-based differences in how depression impacts metabolism.

Mapping the Mouse Brain Helps Reveal What Makes Us Human

As part of a national initiative better understand how the brain works, researchers from UC San Diego have analyzed more than 2.3 million individual brain cells from mice to create a comprehensive map of the mouse brain.

Enzymes Can’t Tell Artificial DNA From the Real Thing

Researchers from UC San Diego have come one step closer to unlocking the potential of synthetic DNA, which could help scientists develop never-before-seen proteins in the lab.