Can Sleep Protect Us from Forgetting Old Memories?
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that sleep may help people to learn continuously through their lifetime by encoding new memories and protecting old ones.
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Inhibiting Enzyme Helps Cancer Immunotherapy Work Better
UC San Diego researchers discovered that people with an inactive RNA-editing enzyme respond better to cancer immunotherapy, and inhibitors of the enzyme help mice with difficult-to-treat cancers live longer.
Precision Medicine Identifies Key Recurring Mutation in Head and Neck Cancers
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center report that an investigational drug candidate called tipifarnib showed promise in treating key recurring mutation in head and neck cancers.
Zafiris J. Daskalakis, MD, PhD, Named Chair of the Department of Psychiatry
Zafiris J. “Jeff” Daskalakis, MD, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Psychiatry at University of California San Diego School of Medicine.
Sowing Seeds of Compassion During Pandemic
UC San Diego Health nurse helps start farm that will provide free food to community in Mexico hurt by COVID-19.
Q&A with Epidemiologist Cheryl Anderson on Contact Tracing
UC San Diego’s fall plan is continually evolving, informed by the university’s Return to Learn program. We invited students, faculty and staff to submit their questions about the overarching goal of the program, how contact tracing happens, what instructions are provided to those who may have been exposed and more.
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