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From UC San Diego Lab Discovery to Clinical Trial at Moores Cancer Center
The discovery of a new molecular mechanism leads to drug development that could treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other cancers.
UC San Diego Experts Bring Innovative Discoveries to the Global Stage at SXSW 2026
Leading experts from the University of California San Diego are set to return to Austin, Texas, for the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference to showcase groundbreaking research and innovation to a global audience.
How One Receptor Can Help — or Hurt — Your Blood Vessels
A single receptor in blood vessels can trigger either harmful inflammation or protective healing, but scientists have struggled to understand how this is possible. UC San Diego research has now answered this outstanding question.
Blood Test Predicts Dementia in Women as Many as 25 Years Before Symptoms Begin
Measured in blood samples, the biomarker p-tau217 was strongly linked to future dementia risk across decades of follow-up in a large, diverse cohort of U.S. women.
Long-Read Genome Sequencing Uncovers New Autism Gene Variants
By utilizing long-read sequencing, an emerging technique that reads large sections of the genome at once, scientists at UC San Diego have revealed new genetic variants associated with autism spectrum disorder.
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What Adding Race to BMI Can Do
The Atlantic, May 5
Weed is harming teens’ brain development, largest US study warns
New York Post, May 3
UC San Diego Health performs first AI-guided robotic spine surgery on the West Coast
La Jolla Light, May 1
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