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Precision Reprogramming: How AI Tricks Cancer’s Toughest Cells

Tricking cancer cells into self-destructing could reduce risk of recurrence and death in colon cancer by 50%, says new research from UC San Diego scientists.

Six round figures representing tumor organoids: two blue shapes on the left (top and bottom), two green shapes in the center, and two red shapes on the right (top and bottom)

Combination Therapy Could Expand Treatment Options for AML Patients, Extend Survival

Proteasome inhibitors have proven highly effective in multiple myeloma but not in acute myeloid leukemia. The addition of a drug that inactivates the HSF1 pathway or impairs autophagy could change that.

Graphic of Acute Myeloid leukemia (AML) which is a type of blood cancer.

Did Lead Limit Brain and Language Development in Neanderthals and Other Extinct Hominids?

A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene mutation may have protected modern human brains.

Image of two skulls on desk. The front is a neanderthal and the white skull on the back is for a human.

Bacterial Chatter Slows Wound Healing

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which skin bacteria delay wound healing.

Spanish-Language Counseling Cuts Heavy Drinking Among Latinx Adults by 22%, UC San Diego Study Finds

A culturally adapted behavioral intervention delivered in Spanish by community health workers significantly reduced unhealthy alcohol use among Latinx adults.

Hispanic woman psychologist sitting across from male patient talking and taking notes.

Large Genetic Study Links Cannabis Use to Psychiatric, Cognitive and Physical Health

New research has found genetic associations between cannabis use and psychiatric, cognitive, and physical health. The findings could inform prevention and treatment strategies for cannabis use disorders.