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Vicious Circles: Ring-shaped DNA Provides Cancer Cells with a Malignant Twist (external site)

UC San Diego researchers describe how circular extrachromosomal DNA in cancer cells boosts aggressiveness and resistance to therapies.

Using Ultrasound Stimulation to Reduce Inflammation in COVID-19 In-Patients (external site)

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have begun a pilot clinical trial to test the efficacy of using ultrasound to stimulate the spleen and reduce COVID-19-related inflammation, decreasing the length of hospital stays.

Untangling Tau: Researchers Find a “Druggable Target” for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease (external site)

Using induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons from Alzheimer’s patients, UC San Diego researchers say cholesteryl esters — the storage product for excess cholesterol within cells — act as regulators of the protein tau, providing a new druggable target for the disease.

Universal Gut Microbiome-Derived Signature Predicts Cirrhosis (external site)

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers report that stool microbiomes of NAFLD patients are distinct enough to potentially be used to accurately predict which persons with NAFLD are at greatest risk for having cirrhosis.

Unfruitful: Eating More Produce Will Not Cure, Stop Prostate Cancer (external site)

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers report that patients with prostate cancer assigned to eat seven or more servings of vegetables and fruits daily saw no extra protection from the increased consumption of micronutrients, running contrary to current thought.

UC San Diego-Led Team Receives $9M to Advance Parkinson’s Disease Treatments (external site)

A UC San Diego-led team will receive a $9 million grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative to help advance treatments for Parkinson’s disease.