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Sewage-Handling Robots Help Predict COVID-19 Outbreaks in San Diego
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers develop an automated process to test city sewage for SARS-CoV-2, allowing them to forecast the region’s COVID-19 caseload one to two weeks ahead of clinical diagnostic reports.
‘Comet’ Illustrates the Mechanical Process of Cancer Growth
Tissues which consist largely of collagen were the focus of a recent collaborative study by a team from Stanford University and Purdue University. To accomplish their work, they used the Comet supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego.
Novel Drug Prevents Amyloid Plaques, a Hallmark of Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and elsewhere have identified a new drug that could prevent AD by modulating, rather than inhibiting, a key enzyme involved in forming amyloid plaques.
Heart Disease is in the Eye of the Beholder
Researchers at UC San Diego Health see a possible way to detect heart disease through the eye.
Coronavirus-Like Particles Could Ensure Reliability of Simpler, Faster COVID-19 Tests
Rapid COVID-19 tests are on the rise to deliver results faster to more people, and scientists need an easy, foolproof way to know that these tests work correctly and the results can be trusted. Nanoparticles that pass detection as the novel coronavirus could be just the ticket.
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