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Key Enzyme in Lipid Metabolism Linked to Immune System Aging

Health & Behavior

Groundbreaking Study Uncovers How Our Brain Learns

Health & Behavior

Food Waste is a Major Contributor to Climate Change. What Are the Solutions?

Business & Economics

Organic food wastes in a bucket, shot from above. Zero waste, recycle, waste sorting concept - top view of peels and leftovers of fruit and vegetables

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Even DNA that Doesn’t Encode Genes Can Drive Cancer

Health & Behavior

The vast majority of genetic mutations associated with cancer occur in non-coding regions of the genome, yet it’s unclear how they may influence tumor development or growth. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center identified nearly 200 mutations in non-coding DNA that play a role in cancer. Each mutation could represent a new cancer drug target. The study is published April 2 in Nature Genetics.

Even DNA that Doesn’t Encode Genes Can Drive Cancer

Virus Found to Adapt through Newly Discovered Path of Evolution

Science & Environment

Biologists have discovered evidence for a new path of evolution, and with it a deeper understanding of how quickly organisms such as viruses can adapt to their environment. Publishing in the journal Science, the researchers say their findings, which address longstanding mysteries of how genes acquire new functions and how mutations arise to ease transmission from one host to another, could be applied to investigations of viral diseases such as Zika, Ebola and bird flu.

Virus Found to Adapt through Newly Discovered Path of Evolution

UC San Diego Health Recognized for Outstanding Stroke Care

Health & Behavior

Rapid treatment is crucial when treating a stroke because, during an event, as many as 2 million neurons may die with each passing minute. Lifesaving interventions administered quickly and effectively not only save lives but also limit disabilities associated with the condition. A recent data analysis conducted by the American Heart Association (AHA) showed that the Comprehensive Stroke Centers at UC San Diego Health exceeded national average treatment times and, as a result, UC San Diego Health received Gold Plus Achievement status and the Honor Roll Elite Plus award for stroke care.

UC San Diego Health Recognized for Outstanding Stroke Care

UC San Diego Health Named a

Health & Behavior

UC San Diego Health has been named a “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization.

Receptivity to E-cigarette Ads among Young Adults in the U.S. Leads to Cigarette Smoking

Health & Behavior

Receptivity to advertising for e-cigarettes, cigarettes and cigars were confirmed to be associated with those who would try the respective tobacco product within one year. However, receptivity to e-cigarette advertising also independently increased the odds that 12- to 21-year-olds who have never smoked would try cigarette smoking within the next year by 60 percent. This finding, publishing in the March 26 issue of JAMA Pediatrics, was independent of receptivity to cigarette advertising.

Receptivity to E-cigarette Ads among Young Adults in the U.S. Leads to Cigarette Smoking

Flexible Ultrasound Patch Could Make it Easier to Inspect Damage in Odd-Shaped Structures

Science & Environment

Researchers have developed a stretchable, flexible patch that could make it easier to perform ultrasound imaging on odd-shaped structures, such as engine parts, turbines, reactor pipe elbows and railroad tracks—objects that are difficult to examine using conventional ultrasound equipment. The ultrasound patch is a versatile and more convenient tool to inspect machine and building parts for defects and damage deep below the surface.