UC San Diego researchers investigated the associations of weight changes later in life with exceptional longevity and found that women who maintained their body weight after age 60 were more likely to reach longevity.
Karen Pierce, PhD, has received a five-year, $3.8 million Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) that will fund research to develop an eye tracking-based screening tool for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have uncovered a connection between the topography of the human genome and the presence of mutations in human cancer. Certain regions of the genome, which exhibit unique features, act as hotspots for the accumulation of mutations.
$9 million grant awarded to researchers with UC San Diego School of Medicine supports new study of semaglutide for liver disease.
Among the many new faces on University of California San Diego’s campus this fall will be 17 eager community college graduates with the goal of becoming doctors someday. These students are all participants in the state-funded California Medicine Scholars Program (CMSP).
New results from researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine suggest that intermittent fasting could be an effective treatment approach for Alzheimer’s disease. Mice fed on a time-restricted schedule had better memory and less accumulation of amyloid proteins in the brain compared to controls.
U.S. News & World Report, June 9
Women's Health, June 3
The New York Times, June 2
The San Diego Union-Tribune, May 23
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