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‘We’re Not a Line Item’—A Patient’s Plea to Protect Research Funding

Kimberly Peters, who is currently being treated for cancer at UC San Diego Health, has one message for leaders in government: Don't cut science funding.

Woman with cancer in beige shirt and white pants pose for the camera, smiling.

Cancer Breakthrough Sparks New Vaccine

Researchers at UC San Diego and their collaborators have helped answer one of the most difficult questions in oncology: why do some tumors not respond to immunotherapy?

Diagram shows mechanism of CXCL9/10 dendritic cell vaccine

From Lebanon’s Vineyards to Vision Restoration

Growing up in rural Lebanon, tinkering with cars and working the grape harvest gave professor Shadi Dayeh a hands-on foundation that now informs his innovations in brain mapping and potentially vision-restoring whole-eye transplantation.

A man stands on a table, watching a woman use a brain-monitoring headset.

Delta-8 THC Use Highest Where Marijuana Is Illegal, Study Finds

Researchers from UC San Diego have found that delta-8 THC, a psychoactive compound often sold as a legal alternative to marijuana, is most commonly used in states where marijuana remains illegal and delta-8 THC sales are unregulated

Flat lay gummy bears and cannabis leaves on light violet background

Researchers Decipher Gene’s Critical Function That Prevents Disease

Researchers have unraveled key functions of TRIM37, a gene that when inactivated leads to a rare disorder known as Mulibrey nanism, which results in growth delays and abnormalities in several organs. TRIM37, they found, is critical in preventing processes tied to abnormal cell division.

Rewiring Addiction With Designer Proteins

By custom engineering proteins in the brain, scientists at UC San Diego have shown that addiction can be rewired at the molecular level without negatively impacting enjoyment of normal activities.