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(Re)introducing John

Get to know the rich history and future plans of new vice chancellor for Health Sciences, John M. Carethers.

Small Molecule Drug Reverses ADAR1-induced Cancer Stem Cell Cloning Capacity

UC San Diego researchers report that a late-stage, pre-clinical small molecule inhibitor reverses malignant hyper-editing by a protein that promotes silencing of the immune response, metastasis and therapeutic resistance in 20 different cancer types.

Center for Health Innovation Expands with $22 Million in Gifts

With a generous $22 million in gifts from Joan and Irwin Jacobs, UC San Diego Health will bring its Center for Health Innovation into full reality.

Toddlers’ Attention to ‘Motherese’ Speech May Be Used to Diagnose Autism

Toddlers’ level of attention to "motherese" speech can be used as a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). UC San Diego scientists developed a new eye-tracking test to measure it, which can accurately identify toddlers with a subtype of ASD.

Novel Leukemia Treatment Puts Patient in Remission and Allows Him to Live Fully

A novel drug combination for leukemia, pioneered at UC San Diego Health, provides patients with a better treatment option that results in less side effects and can put patients in remission.

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Transforming Transplantation

UC San Diego Health's Center for Transplantation is among the nation's best in lung, heart, kidney and liver programs, powered by long experience and deep expertise.