December 4, 2012
Imagine a new type of healthcare app that does it all – it helps you understand your current health status, assists you in making changes in your life to improve your health, and takes into account the perspective of your entire life history, others in your age group—and perhaps even…
June 15, 2017
…important groundwork for potential treatments of neurological disorders, kidney disease and other illnesses. Rachel Dutton “Pew is proud to support these investigators as they use novel approaches to illuminate the mechanisms of human biology and disease,” said Rebecca Rimel, president and CEO of The Pew Charitable Trusts. “This impressive group…
April 16, 2020
…spaces to study the novel coronavirus For researchers frantically pursuing a deeper understanding of the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19, virtual reality software created by Nanome offers a powerful alternative to working in the same room. Researchers Michael Kuiper and Michael Bishop interact in virtual space. They and other researchers are…
May 14, 2024
UC San Diego engineers have discovered that some brain cells age more rapidly than others, and they are disproportionately abundant in individuals afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, researchers observed sex-specific differences in the aging process of certain brain cells, with the female cortex exhibiting a higher ratio of “old” oligodendrocytes…
January 22, 2024
Kimberly Prather, an atmospheric chemist at the University of California San Diego, is among 20 individuals being honored by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for extraordinary scientific achievements.
August 9, 2013
In a first-of-its-kind academic forum, an international audience of more than 60 distinguished scientists gathered at the University of California, San Diego to discuss the future of brain-mapping research and trans-Atlantic collaborations.
February 26, 2015
…research, to improve the treatment of eye diseases, find new cures and hasten the day when blindness is entirely preventable.” The institute will include the new Richard C. Atkinson Laboratory for Regenerative Ophthalmology, created last year with an anonymous $6.5 million gift from a grateful patient. The new lab will…
August 5, 2021
As the University of California San Diego heads into the last year of its ambitious 10-year Campaign for UC San Diego, the university completed its fourth consecutive year of record-breaking philanthropy with an all-time annual high of $376.4 million raised for the fiscal year 2020-2021.
August 21, 2019
In a survey, UC San Diego researchers report most patients are willing to share medical records for research purposes, with a few caveats.
October 5, 2015
Under its new 4D Nucleome Program, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund has awarded three grants totaling more than $30 million over five years to multidisciplinary teams of researchers at University of California, San Diego.
