First in Nation: UC San Diego Health Offers Treatment for Hereditary Amyloidosis
Health & BehaviorNew medication now available at UC San Diego Health allows for less frequent visits for patients, helping improve quality of life.
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First in the Nation: All San Diego Hospitals Now Accredited for Geriatric Emergency Care
Health & BehaviorSusan Nelson, a retired schoolteacher from San Diego, never thought she’d have to call 911 for herself. “It was late at night, last November, and I was having unusual symptoms.
Surprise, Surprise: Subsurface Water on Mars Defies Expectations
Science & EnvironmentA new analysis of seismic data from NASA’s Mars InSight mission has revealed a couple of surprises. The first surprise: the top 300 meters of the subsurface beneath the landing site near the Martian equator contains little or no ice.
Philanthropists Leo and Emma Zuckerman Support Revitalization of UC San Diego Emergency Department
Health & BehaviorWhen local residents Leo and Emma Zuckerman had need for emergency medical care in late 2021, they were grateful to be able to rely on the nearby Gary and Mary West Emergency Department at Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health. In gratitude the Zuckermans were inspired to make a gift.
CRISPR-based Technology Targets Global Crop Pest
Science & EnvironmentApplying CRISPR-based technology to a broad agricultural need, scientists have developed a new technology aimed at Drosophila suzukii, the invasive fruit fly responsible for millions of dollars in crop damage. The technology replaces the need for insecticides with precise genetic edits in flies.
A New Neuromorphic Chip for AI on the Edge, at a Small Fraction of the Energy and Size
Technology & EngineeringAn international team of researchers has designed and built a chip that runs computations directly in memory and can run a wide variety of AI applications–all at a fraction of the energy consumed by computing platforms for general-purpose AI computing.
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