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…
March 10, 2016
…like this is a no-brainer. The idea that this building and the people in it can help our kids and other families afflicted with all kinds of diseases is something we just had to do.” Added Lisa, “We’re happy and proud to give something back.” Indeed, joy and pride were…
January 17, 2013
…this was the biggest no-brainer thing for us to do in our lives,” Steve Altman said. “To get these kinds of capabilities here in San Diego, at such a fine institution with so much talent, and putting it all together, it’s something that’s clearly of great need.” The Altmans were…
December 6, 2011
…fluorescence microscopy and live-cell imaging techniques to investigate the sub cellular and molecular events that enable neural circuits to form correctly, to resist destabilizing influences during disease, and to repair themselves to favor functional recovery.” By applying their knowledge of how nerve cells develop and are regulated from human induced…
January 29, 2018
We’ve all heard that a picture is worth a thousand words. Is that true though? While new research from psychology professor Piotr Winkielman makes no claims on quantifying just how many words a picture is really worth, it shows that a single picture has the power to sway people –…
April 13, 2017
…of the Center for Brain and Cognition; Stephen Mayfield, director of the California Center for Algae Biotechnology in the Division of Biological Sciences; Lynne Talley, a professor of oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography; and Kevin Tenerelli, an incoming M.D./Ph.D. student in the School of Medicine and parent of a…
November 16, 2020
A team of American and Canadian researchers report that while they may feel uncomfortable, there is little empirical evidence that wearing a face mask significantly diminishes lung function, even when worn during heavy exercise.
June 13, 2019
…create and modify text, images, drawings, videos and more. “I am an artist and an engineer exploring the intersection of human and machine perception,” Twomey said. He earned an MFA in Visual Arts at the University of California San Diego and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington in digital…
September 14, 2023
Interns with the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute’s NeuroDiversity in Tech program learn the skills to thrive in the technology industry.
May 26, 2020
UC San Diego Health has deployed a mobile ECMO life support system to help sustain critically-ill patients during the pandemic.
