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ALS Study Reveals Role of RNA-Binding Proteins

Health & Behavior

Although only 10 percent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases are hereditary, a significant number of them are caused by mutations that affect proteins that bind RNA, a type of genetic material. University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers studied several ALS cases with a mutation in a RNA-binding protein known as hnRNP A2/B1. In the study, they describe how damage to this protein contributes to ALS by scrambling crucial cellular messaging systems.

ALS Study Reveals Role of RNA-Binding Proteins

Zika Virus Infection Alters Human and Viral RNA

Health & Behavior

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that Zika virus infection leads to modifications of both viral and human genetic material. These modifications — chemical tags known as methyl groups — influence viral replication and the human immune response.

Zika Virus Infection Alters Human and Viral RNA

UC San Diego Researchers Continue to Make Strides in Research Reproducibility

Health & Behavior

Experts at the recent Global Biological Standards Institute workshop — as well as Cell Press and Thermo Fisher Scientific — have agreed to adopt reproducibility standards first proposed by QI affiliate Anita Bandrowski and her colleagues.

UC San Diego Researchers Continue to Make Strides in Research Reproducibility

Sobering Data Drives Home Need to Expand Teen DUI Prevention Program

Health & Behavior

In an effort to put the brakes on sobering statistics related to teenagers driving under the influence, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine will join forces with the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) to reduce alcohol-impaired driving among San Diego youth ages 15 to 20.

Sobering Data Drives Home Need to Expand Teen DUI Prevention Program

UC San Diego Selected as Energy Storage North America 2016 Innovation Award Winner

Science & Environment

The campus was recognized for its innovation and leadership in energy storage, winning in the “Mobility” category for a project that combines the fastest electric vehicle charging technology, second-life battery energy storage and integration of solar energy.

Migraine Sufferers Have More Nitrate-Reducing Microbes in their Mouths

Health & Behavior

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that the mouths of migraine sufferers harbor significantly more microbes with the ability to modify nitrates than people who do not get migraine headaches. The study is published October 18 by mSystems.