DNA Treatment Could Delay Paralysis That Strikes Nearly All Patients with ALS
March 16, 2023
UC San Diego researchers use a DNA designer drug to restore key protein levels in motor neurons, delaying paralysis in a mouse model of ALS.
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How Trauma Gets Under the Skin
April 15, 2024
Traumatic experiences in early childhood can cause metabolic changes that impact muscle function later in life, according to new research co-authored by UC San Diego professor Anthony Molina.
Fixing the Chicken-and-Egg Conundrum of Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations
April 5, 2023
The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering has launched a program that provides funding to enable early-career faculty in engineering and computer science to build interdisciplinary research collaborations. The program is called the Jacobs School Early Career Faculty Development Award.
UC San Diego Biophysicists Discover How Hydra Opens Its Mouth
March 8, 2016
A team of biologists and physicists at UC San Diego has uncovered in detail the dynamic process that allows the multi-tentacle Hydra, a tiny freshwater animal distantly related to the sea anemone, to open and close its mouth.
26.2 Miles in His Shoes
March 4, 2021
…most of the gluteal muscles that attach to the femur. To remove as much of Colin Jackson’s tumor as possible, his surgeon James Flint, had to remove and replace the top portion of Jackson’s femur, the hip joint and surrounding soft tissue. Rehabilitation was necessary to get Jackson walking again.…
Octopus Hunt
April 13, 2023
Research led by UC San Diego and Harvard has traced the evolutionary adaptations of octopus and squid sensing capabilities. The researchers describe for the first time the structure of an octopus chemotactile receptor, which octopus arms use for taste-by-touch exploration of the seafloor.
Vinculin protein boosts function in the aging heart
June 17, 2015
A team of researchers led by bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego provide new insights on how hearts “stay young” and keep functioning over a lifetime despite the fact that most organisms generate few new heart cells. Identifying key gene expression changes that promote heart function as organisms…
A Single Gene Mutation May Have Helped Humans Become Optimal Long-Distance Runners
September 11, 2018
Two to three million years ago, the functional loss of a single gene triggered a series of changes in what would eventually become the modern human species. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report on studies of mice engineered to lack the same gene and resulting…
Cocoa May Enhance Skeletal Muscle Function
March 2, 2012
A small clinical trial led by researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and VA San Diego Healthcare System 〈VASDHS〉 found that patients with advanced heart failure and type 2 diabetes showed improved mitochondrial structure after three months of treatment with epicatechin-enriched cocoa. Epicatechin is a flavonoid found in…
Hearts and Stripes: A Tiny Fish Offers Clues to Regenerating Damaged Cardiac Tissue
June 25, 2019
Zebrafish, a pet shop staple, may hold the clue for how hearts can heal from damage.
