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New Screening Tool IDs 95 Percent of Stage 1 Pancreatic Cancer

UC San Diego study finds new screening tool flags 95 percent of stage 1 pancreatic cancers.

Transplant, Cancer Patients Among First to Get Evusheld at UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health is now administering Evusheld to eligible, immunocompromised patients to protect against the COVID-19 virus.

Scientists Discover How Molecule Becomes Anticancer Weapon

Years of toil in the laboratory have revealed how a marine bacterium makes a potent anti-cancer molecule. Researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that an enzyme called SalC assembles what the team calls the salinosporamide anti-cancer “warhead.”

Excess Neuropeptides Disrupt Lung Function in Infant Disease and COVID-19

UC San Diego study shows neuroendocrine cells in the lungs drive a developmental lung disease, and a similar brain-lung interaction may contribute to COVID-19 symptoms. The findings suggest neuropeptides may be a promising therapeutic target for conditions with excess lung fluid.

Landmark Precision Medicine Research Effort Releases its First Genomic Dataset

The All of Us Research Program, a nationwide effort to gather information from 1 million or more people living in the United States, then use that data to accelerate health research and medical breakthroughs, has published its first genomic dataset.

UC San Diego Bioengineers Inducted Into Prestigious Biomedical Institution

Two bioengineers at the University of California San Diego will be inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Professors Stephanie Fraley and Prashant Mali are among the 153 new AIMBE Fellows of 2022.