April 22, 2021
…systems, to protect and care for vulnerable populations on very hot days,” said Benmarhnia. “The risks of extreme heat are especially burdensome on the elderly and in low-income communities, where people may not be able to afford air conditioning. “If communities are educated about these risks and can respond accordingly…
October 11, 2023
Researchers at UC San Diego and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded an $8.5 million grant to create a data integration hub aimed at accelerating novel therapeutics and cures for diseases within initiatives supported by the NIH Common Fund.
January 26, 2017
…RCR. Early in his career, Al-Delaimy knew little about RCR. “Coming from the Middle East, like in most of the less developed countries, there are no standards or regulations and no training in responsible conduct of research,” he said. But Al-Delaimy is determined to help change that reality as principal…
October 30, 2014
…cord injury, Type 1 diabetes and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. And last week, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state stem cell agency established by Prop.71, named the Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center at UC San Diego Health System one of three “alpha clinics,” a highly sought-after designation that…
January 8, 2015
…technique works. First, nanoparticles carrying therapeutic drugs are introduced into a living system. Then, an external low-power laser is used to heat pockets of water trapped within the nanoparticles. The heat softens the nanoparticle, releasing its drug contents into the surrounding tissue. The best part of this method is the…
May 19, 2016
…diseases such as asthma, diabetes, obesity and psychiatric illnesses—and explore the microbiome as a source for new drugs and potential tool for precision medicine. UC San Diego researchers will also collaborate to advance research on soil, aquatic and other environmental microbiomes, and help other scientists use that information to address…
February 1, 2018
…conditions: heart disease, cancer, diabetes, glaucoma, macular degeneration, endometriosis, rheumatoid arthritis and cerebrovascular disease. Gordon Saxe, MD, PhD (right), Chair of Research for the Krupp Endowed Fund and Director for the Center for Integrative Nutrition, with Lauray MacElhern, Managing Director for the Centers for Integrative Health and Co-Director for the…
February 27, 2020
…to prevent necrosis in diabetic patients and ulcers in paraplegics. With a shared passion for what Jérémie Palacci, an assistant professor in the UC San Diego Department of Physics, calls “the science of squishy things,” he and Colin are working on a project to apply her research results to materials…
May 17, 2018
…and show whether they carry any of the cancer biomarkers we are looking for.” Lewis worked on this project as part of a cross-disciplinary collaboration between nanotechnology researchers at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and clinicians at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health. The collaboration…
February 11, 2021
…but also autoimmune diseases, diabetes and cancer. Yet, remarkably, we still don’t fully understand the composition of breast milk, or the biological basis for its many health effects. In fact, more scientific papers have been published on headaches than breastfeeding, and more federal research dollars from Canadian Institutes of Health…
