Precision Reprogramming: How AI Tricks Cancer’s Toughest Cells
Tricking cancer cells into self-destructing could reduce risk of recurrence and death in colon cancer by 50%, says new research from UC San Diego scientists.
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Combination Therapy Could Expand Treatment Options for AML Patients, Extend Survival
Proteasome inhibitors have proven highly effective in multiple myeloma but not in acute myeloid leukemia. The addition of a drug that inactivates the HSF1 pathway or impairs autophagy could change that.
Endowed Director’s Chair in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Established at UC San Diego
Pam Taub, M.D., has been appointed as the inaugural holder of the Step Family Foundation Endowed Director’s Chair in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness, established by the Step Family and other community leaders.
Did Lead Limit Brain and Language Development in Neanderthals and Other Extinct Hominids?
A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene mutation may have protected modern human brains.
Bacterial Chatter Slows Wound Healing
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which skin bacteria delay wound healing.
Spanish-Language Counseling Cuts Heavy Drinking Among Latinx Adults by 22%, UC San Diego Study Finds
A culturally adapted behavioral intervention delivered in Spanish by community health workers significantly reduced unhealthy alcohol use among Latinx adults.
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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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