Gene Therapy Finds New Life in an Old Home
November 10, 2022
An international symposium November 17-18, 2022 at UC San Diego will discuss current clinical trials using gene therapy, here and abroad.
Your search for “Muscle” returned 274 results
Multi-sensor Band Quickly and Simply Records Subtle Changes in Patients with MS
February 26, 2020
An international team of scientists, led by UC San Diego researchers, has developed a new, multi-sensor tool that measures subtle changes in multiple sclerosis patients, allowing physicians to more frequently and more quickly respond to changes in symptoms or patient condition.
Closing the RNA Loop Holds Promise for More Stable, Effective RNA Therapies
August 26, 2024
New methods to shape RNA molecules into circles could lead to more effective and long-lasting therapies, shows a study by UC San Diego researchers. The advance holds promise for a range of diseases, offering a more enduring alternative to existing RNA therapies, which often suffer from short-lived effectiveness in the…
UC San Diego Researchers Receive New CIRM Funding
May 25, 2012
Five scientists from the University of California, San Diego and its School of Medicine have been awarded almost $12 million in new grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to conduct stem cell-based research into regenerating spinal cord injuries, repairing gene mutations that cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and…
Largest Protein Yet Discovered Builds Algal Toxins
August 12, 2024
Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered the largest protein yet identified in biology.
Prepare to Be WoWed
September 26, 2013
…roles,” Idaszak said. “The muscles we are developing–an enhanced creative voice, broader understanding of other elements of the artistic process, and experience in generating devised and site-specific work–will make each of us better prepared to enter the changing professional world.” WoW events presented by UC San Diego are: Renowned Puppeteer,…
Chronic Diseases Driven by Metabolic Dysfunction
September 7, 2018
Progress in treating chronic illness, where the cause of the problem is often unknown, has lagged. Chronic conditions like cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease defy easy explanation, let alone remedy. In a new paper, a researcher at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, posits that chronic disease is…
Campus Leaders Describe Plans to “Flash Forward from 50” in Research and Discovery
December 6, 2011
…of energy than human muscles made it possible for men to be free.” UC San Diego’s Advanced Energy Initiative is necessary, he said, to help us maintain our freedoms, especially as the world population will soon outstrip current oil-based energy supplies. The correlation of quality of life and access to…
Weight for It: Time-Restricted Eating Benefits Those at Risk for Diabetes, Heart Disease
December 5, 2019
Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies reported a form of intermittent fasting, called time-restricted eating, improved the health of study participants who had been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.
Bioengineers Receive $12M Grant from NIH to Further Research on Building Blocks of Human Metabolism
August 20, 2018
The University of California San Diego has received a $12 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand the Metabolomics Workbench, a searchable, interactive repository of data for all research in the field of metabolomics—the study of the small molecules called metabolites that are found within cells…
