Study: Breast Cancer Drug Shows Potential for Rare Appendix Cancer
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego School of Medicine researchers discover a groundbreaking oral breast cancer drug that is also effective in treating a rare form of appendix cancer.
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Scripps Oceanography Takes Lead of Southern Ocean Monitoring Program
Science & EnvironmentScripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will be the host of an ocean observing and modeling program focused on one of the ocean regions that plays a major role in regulating climate, and which is reacting more acutely to climate change than any other place in the world.
Men and Women Use Different Biological Systems to Reduce Pain
Health & BehaviorAccording to new research from UC San Diego School of Medicine, men and women rely on different biological systems for pain relief, which could help explain why our most powerful pain medications are often less effective in women. Photo credit: iStock/peterschreibermedia
Election Officials Can Boost Voter Trust in Delayed Results with Early Communication
Politics & SocietyA survey experiment with 10,000 Americans demonstrates that even a brief, low-cost message from election officials can help maintain trust when election results are delayed.
UC San Diego Launches the Wildfire Science & Technology Commons
Science & EnvironmentResearchers from the San Diego Supercomputer Center, part of the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences (SCIDS) at UC San Diego, have launched a new initiative to advance science and technology that addresses wildland fire challenges in an era of more frequent and devastating megafires.
Is Democracy in Peril?
Politics & SocietyUC San Diego professors discuss the status of democracy worldwide.
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