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UC San Diego Physicist and Psychologist Awarded $7.5M by NIH for New Alzheimer’s Detection Method

November 21, 2023

UC San Diego’s Center for Scientific Computation in Imaging has received a $7.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue its interdisciplinary exploration of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) work related to Alzheimer’s disease.

DNA Mutations Shed in Blood Predicts Response to Immunotherapy in Patients with Cancer

October 1, 2017

In a first-of-its-kind study, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers report that a blood sample, or liquid biopsy, can reveal which patients will respond to checkpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapies.

Nanomachine Pioneer from UC San Diego Wins Top Australian Medal in Electrochemistry

April 12, 2012

UC San Diego nanoengineering professor Joseph Wang will accept the 2012 Breyer Medal in person this Sunday, April 15, in Perth, Australia. The medal is the top Australian award in the field of electrochemistry, and it will be presented at the annual Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Electrochemistry Symposium.

A Rich, Collaborative Environment Advances Patient Care

November 29, 2011

…comprehensive eye care, advanced diagnostics and sophisticated surgery, along with basic research into the underlying causes of and treatment for eye disease and blindness. U.S. News & World Report consistently recognizes UC San Diego Health System among the nation’s best, ranking it as the No. 1 health system in San…

Rapid Testing for TB Aims to Reduce Drug Resistance, Lower Mortality Rate

September 3, 2015

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have documented the accuracy of three new tests for more rapidly diagnosing drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (TB), which are much harder and more expensive to treat and which, experts say, represent a major threat to global public health.

Express Yourself: How Zygotes Sort Out Imprinted Genes

February 16, 2012

Researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Toronto Western Research Institute peel away some of the enduring mystery of how zygotes or fertilized eggs determine which copies of parental genes will be used or ignored.

Using Biomarkers to Identify and Treat Schizophrenia

July 11, 2012

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say they have identified a set of laboratory-based biomarkers that can be useful for understanding brain-based abnormalities in schizophrenia. The measurements, known as endophenotypes, could ultimately be a boon to clinicians who sometimes struggle to recognize and treat the…

Matthew Lovett-Barron Named 2021 Packard Fellow

October 14, 2021

UC San Diego Assistant Professor Matthew Lovett-Barron, who researches the neural mechanisms of internal brain states and collective decision making in schooling fish, has been selected for the 2021 Packard Fellowship Program and the Searle Scholars Program.

Job Woes Drive Certificate Admissions Up at UC San Diego Extension

March 20, 2012

…Graphic Design, In Vitro Diagnostics, Mobile Applications Development, Mobile Device Programming, and Video and Imaging Technologies. Some of the areas of possible study for career changers or those wishing to add new skills to their resume include: Accounting; Business; Digital Arts; Education; Engineering; English Language Studies; Foreign Languages; Healthcare and…

Causes of Liver Cancer are Changing Around the World: Some Up, Some Down

June 6, 2022

UC San Diego researchers report that the causes and death rates of liver cancer are changing around the world.

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