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Philanthropists Evelyn and Ernest Rady Commit $100 Million to Benefit the Rady School of Management

April 7, 2015

With a $30 million lead gift in 2004, Evelyn and Ernest Rady and the Rady Family Foundation helped establish UC San Diego’s world-class, entrepreneurial business school—the Rady School of Management. They also contributed $5 million toward the expansion of the business school’s campus, and gave other significant gifts to ensure…

Intestinal Fungi Worsen Alcoholic Liver Disease

May 22, 2017

Liver cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of mortality worldwide and approximately half of those deaths are due to alcohol abuse. Yet apart from alcohol abstinence, there are no specific treatments to reduce the severity of alcohol-associated liver disease. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and…

Commonly Used Drugs for Schizophrenia Linked to Greater Cognitive Impairment

May 17, 2021

UC San Diego researchers report that medications commonly prescribed to reduce the severity of physical and mental health symptoms associated with schizophrenia may have a cumulative effect of worsening cognitive function in patients.

Discovering the Magic Number of Earth Ice Molecules

November 18, 2019

An international team of researchers, including scientists from UC San Diego, identified the number of molecules it takes to turn water into ice, solving a decades-old chemistry mystery.

UC San Diego Joins Second Major National Clinical Trial for Novel Coronavirus

September 2, 2020

UC San Diego Health will be part of the Phase III national AstraZeneca clinical trial that will recruit up to 30,000 participants at multiple sites across the country to assess the safety and efficacy of a vaccine to prevent COVID-19.

‘Winkin’, Blinkin’ and Nod’ Nets Major NIH Research Funding

November 8, 2018

…loops, between sensors and muscle actuators. Critically, these loops are also nested and connected to feedback and feedforward pathways that underlie coordination between orofacial motor actions. To determine how the different actions are coordinated to form a rich repertoire of behaviors like the orchestrated displacements of the head, nose, tongue…

Zika Infection May Affect Adult Brain Cells

August 18, 2016

Concerns over the Zika virus have focused on pregnant women due to mounting evidence that it causes brain abnormalities in developing fetuses. However, new research in mice suggests that certain adult brain cells may be vulnerable to infection as well. Among these are populations of cells that serve to replace…

An Entirely New COVID-Related Syndrome

May 9, 2024

A group of UC San Diego researchers, centered at UC San Diego’s Institute for Network Medicine, teamed up with rheumatologists at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom to solve a medical mystery.

Existing Compound Holds Promise for Reducing Huntington’s Disease Progression

December 7, 2015

Currently, there is no treatment to halt the progression of Huntington’s disease (HD), a fatal genetic disorder that slowly robs sufferers of their physical and mental abilities. Now, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that an existing compound, previously tested for diabetes, offers hope…

Experts Come Together to Save 3-year-old Gorilla’s Eyesight at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

January 6, 2020

San Diego Zoo Safari Park and UC San Diego Health experts performed cataract surgery to restore a 3-year-old gorilla’s eyesight.

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