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New At-Risk Group Identified for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Health & Behavior

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have, for the first time, clearly defined the epidemiology of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), which occur primarily in the lining of the stomach and small intestine. One key finding: Patients of Asian descent, who have not previously been identified as an at-risk population, are 1.5 times more likely than other patient groups to be diagnosed with this type of tumor.

New At-Risk Group Identified for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Live and Let-7: MicroRNA Plays Surprising Role in Cell Survival

Health & Behavior

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a microRNA molecule as a surprisingly crucial player in managing cell survival and growth. The findings underscore the emerging recognition that non-coding RNAs help regulate basic cellular processes and may be key to developing new drugs and therapies.

Live and Let-7: MicroRNA Plays Surprising Role in Cell Survival

UC San Diego Lecture Series Explores Legacy of WWI, the ‘War to End All Wars’

Humanities

“World War I and the Birth of the Modern World,” a free public lecture series featuring UC San Diego faculty, launches on Oct. 14 and continues through Dec. 2.

UC San Diego Lecture Series Explores Legacy of WWI, the ‘War to End All Wars’

RCSB Protein Data Bank Launches Mobile Application

Science & Environment

The RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB), which recently archived its 100,000th molecule structure, has introduced a free mobile application device that enables users from the general public and expert researchers to quickly search and visualize the 3D shapes of proteins, nucleic acids, and molecular machines.

RCSB Protein Data Bank Launches Mobile Application

Scientists Discover Pain Receptor on T-Cells

Health & Behavior

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that T-cells – a type of white blood cell that learns to recognize and attack microbial pathogens – are activated by a pain receptor.

Scientists Discover Pain Receptor on T-Cells

GLIF Telemedicine Demo: Up Close and Personal, From Thousands of Miles Away

Health & Behavior

With mobile devices in every back pocket and lab coat, it’s a given that patients and their physicians need not be in the same room to interact. But a proof-of-concept demonstration at the University of California, San Diego this week showed that with the right network and visualization technologies, patients need not even be in the same time zone as their physicians in order to obtain a face-to-face medical opinion.