(Re)introducing John
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Small Molecule Drug Reverses ADAR1-induced Cancer Stem Cell Cloning Capacity
UC San Diego researchers report that a late-stage, pre-clinical small molecule inhibitor reverses malignant hyper-editing by a protein that promotes silencing of the immune response, metastasis and therapeutic resistance in 20 different cancer types.
Center for Health Innovation Expands with $22 Million in Gifts
With a generous $22 million in gifts from Joan and Irwin Jacobs, UC San Diego Health will bring its Center for Health Innovation into full reality.
Toddlers’ Attention to ‘Motherese’ Speech May Be Used to Diagnose Autism
Toddlers’ level of attention to "motherese" speech can be used as a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). UC San Diego scientists developed a new eye-tracking test to measure it, which can accurately identify toddlers with a subtype of ASD.
Novel Leukemia Treatment Puts Patient in Remission and Allows Him to Live Fully
A novel drug combination for leukemia, pioneered at UC San Diego Health, provides patients with a better treatment option that results in less side effects and can put patients in remission.
Transforming Transplantation
UC San Diego Health's Center for Transplantation is among the nation's best in lung, heart, kidney and liver programs, powered by long experience and deep expertise.
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In the Media
Is Health Insurance a Matter of Life and Death? Scientists May Have an Answer.
Washington Post, November 9
Are the Longevity Rules Different for Women?
New York Times, September 23
States Without Legal Weed See More Delta-8 THC Usage, Study Finds
Forbes, September 8
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