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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.
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In the Media
The Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills 97% of Its Victims. Scientists May Have Found a Way to Stop It in Hour
Gizmodo, October 27
Scientists Discover Chronic Back Pain Can Change How Your Brain Sees You
Sci Tech Daily, October 22
UC San Diego joins $41M hunt for Alzheimer’s treatments
Becker's Hospital Review, October 22
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