December 13, 2022
An international team of scientists led by UC San Diego computer science and engineering professor Pengtao Xie has developed a new algorithm that shows promise in improving the detection of pneumonia from chest x-rays.
September 26, 2024
UC San Diego researchers discover two distinct molecular subtypes of Crohn’s disease using patient-derived organoids, opening the door to personalized treatment for the chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
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…
April 17, 2014
…T lymphocytes, the white blood cells that patrol the front lines of the body’s defense against infection. When a T cell encounters an invader, Metz explained, it divides into two cells, one of which becomes a short-term cell responsible for immediate defense and another that becomes a long-term “memory” cell…
October 11, 2018
…study how gravity affected blood flow in the lungs. Four years later, he learned that Sir Edmund Hillary was planning a physiological expedition to the Himalayas, and he applied and was accepted to what is now called the Silver Hut expedition. He joined a small group of physiologists who studied…
November 16, 2017
…and birds, focusing on oxygen depletion in diving emperor penguins in Antarctica and elephant seals in Northern California. This research is relevant both to understanding the dive behavior of these species but also for biomedical applications such as minimizing damage during heart attacks and strokes. Jessica Meir delivers the keynote…
September 28, 2023
A pair of earbuds can be turned into a tool to record the electrical activity of the brain as well as levels of lactate in the body with the addition of two flexible sensors screen-printed onto a stamp-like flexible surface.
September 19, 2011
Five bioengineering Ph.D. students from the University of California, San Diego whose research is aimed at improving human health are among the 2012 recipients of the annual Siebel Scholars awards.
June 11, 2021
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers discovered gene expression patterns associated with pandemic viral infections, providing a map to help define patients’ immune responses, measure disease severity, predict outcomes and test therapies — for current and future pandemics.
September 17, 2020
…the kidneys, liver or blood, obesity or a weakened immune system. Most people who contract COVID-19 or the flu recover fully in a few weeks. However, there are accounts of some seriously ill COVID-19 patients surviving, but then struggling with residual symptoms and effects lasting weeks or months. “A small…
