Report Finds California Above National Average for Sexual Harassment Rates (external site)
A new study shows California sexual harassment rates above national average.
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Repurposed Arthritis Drug Did Not Significantly Improve Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia (external site)
A repurposed drug used to treat arthritis did not significantly improve the outcomes of patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. Tocilizumab did not significantly improve clinical status or mortality rate at 28 days for participants who received it compared to a placebo.
Remapping Atrial Fibrillation Treatment (external site)
New heart arrhythmia mapping technology debuts at UC San Diego Health.
Putting 'Super' in Natural Killer Cells (external site)
Using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and deleting a key gene, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have created natural killer cells — a type of immune cell — with measurably stronger activity against a form of leukemia, both in vivo and in vitro.
Protein Clumps in ALS Neurons Provide Potential Target for New Therapies (external site)
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers identified chemical compounds that prevent stress-induced clumping of TDP-43 protein in ALS motor neurons grown in the lab — a starting point for new ALS therapeutics.
Proof of Pimple: Mouse Model Validates How “Good” and “Bad” Bacteria Affect Acne (external site)
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine generated a new mouse model that mimics human acne for the first time, and used it to validate the concept of “good” and “bad” acne bacteria and introduce new possibilities for targeted treatments and vaccines.
In the Media
UC San Diego 1st to offer radiation ‘bandage’ for skin cancer
Becker's Hospital Review, September 24
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Becker's Clinical Leadership, September 28
Anthropic joins ARPA-H clinical AI moonshot, will hold closed-door health care event
STAT News, September 29
UC San Diego Health among first to use new technology for brain bleeds
FOX 5/KUSI, September 30
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