July 14, 2014
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Sun Yat-sen University in China have shown that acute glaucoma in mice is largely an inflammatory disease and that high pressure in the eye causes vision loss by setting in motion an inflammatory response similar to that evoked…
September 5, 2015
Sosinsky, a highly regarded scientist and teacher who performed seminal work in the molecular structure of gap junctions and other cell-cell junctions, died yesterday from complications related to a bone marrow transplant. She was 60.
October 26, 2023
A simple oath by executives can improve firms’ financial reporting, leading to less misconduct, according to new research from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management.
July 25, 2018
In a study published online July 25 in the journal Nature, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers identified a signaling pathway that activates the NLRP3 inflammasome implicated in several severe chronic inflammatory disorders.
September 13, 2018
…human clinical specimens, that caspase-2, a protein-cleaving enzyme, is a critical driver of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a chronic and aggressive liver condition. By identifying caspase-2’s critical role, they believe an inhibitor of this enzyme could provide an effective way to stop the pathogenic progression that leads to NASH — and…
February 6, 2020
After identifying a molecular pathway that allows nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to progress into liver cell death, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers were able to use these pathways to halt further liver damage.
January 12, 2017
…leverage Jamf Pro (formerly Casper Suite) to automatically wipe patient data from each iPad immediately following a patient’s discharge and prepare the iPad for the next patient, leaving no trace of a previous user’s history. Jamf Pro communicates with Epic, the electronic health record system in place at UC San…
April 11, 2019
…right): Ryan Kane, Nadia Casper, Edmund Lau and Jack Zheng. Alex Valenze is in the driver’s seat. Photo by Michelle Fredricks, UC San Diego Physical Sciences Enjoy the Ride Triton Racing undergraduates gear up for annual competitive car race When it comes to creating an aerodynamic, race-worthy car that successfully…
March 26, 2020
…a supportive environment.” Dr. Casper Petersen, an assistant project scientist in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, is co-leading this project alongside Lonnie Petersen. Other members of the continuously growing team include Dr. Daniel Lee; Dr. Preetham Suresh; Dr. William Mazzei; Dr. Matthew Follansbee; Dr. Micheal Vanietti; Dr. Hemal Patel; Theodore…
June 23, 2020
A team of engineers and physicians at the University of California San Diego has developed a low-cost, easy-to-use emergency ventilator for COVID-19 patients that is built around a ventilator bag usually found in ambulances.
