Controlling Cholesterol in Microglia Alleviates Chronic Pain, Opioid-Free
Using a mouse model, researchers discover pivotal role of cholesterol in chronic pain often caused by chemotherapy, and propose novel therapy.
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A Match Made in … the Cloud
The San Diego Supercomputer Center and CERN team up and leverage an alliance with Strategic Blue, a UK-based Fintech company that helps organizations optimize procurement of cloud services.
Personalized Sweat Sensor Reliably Monitors Blood Glucose Without Finger Pricks
UC San Diego engineers developed a device that could make it more convenient for people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose. The device can measure glucose in sweat with the touch of a fingertip, and then a personalized algorithm provides an accurate estimate of blood glucose levels.
Susan Bukata, MD, Named Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Bukata is only the fourth woman in the U.S. to lead a health system’s orthopedic surgery department.
Blanks for the Memory
UC San Diego researchers report that one kind of perceptual learning can occur in memory-impaired persons who do not actually remember what they learned.
Gene Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model Preserves Learning and Memory
Researchers at UC San Diego have used gene therapy to prevent learning and memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, a key step toward eventually testing the approach in humans with the neurodegenerative disease.
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