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Hot Cars Can Hit Life-Threatening Levels in Approximately One Hour

May 24, 2018

Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Arizona State University found that if a car is parked in the sun on a summer day, the interior temperature can reach 116 degrees F. and the dashboard may exceed 165 degrees F. in approximately one hour — the…

The Mechanism of Short-Term Memory

April 14, 2014

…a National Institutes of Health (NIH) press release that described a newly published study of monkeys in the journal Science, where researchers for the first time found that in-sync large-scale brain waves affecting various regions of the brain hold memories of objects just viewed. “This study provides more evidence that…

Rare Science

May 1, 2023

UC San Diego is a hub for rare disease research. Although each rare disease impacts a small number of people, the research findings sometimes apply to more prevalent conditions.

Global Regulator of mRNA Editing Found

February 6, 2014

An international team of researchers, led by scientists from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Indiana University, have identified a protein that broadly regulates how genetic information transcribed from DNA to messenger RNA (mRNA) is processed and ultimately translated into the myriad of proteins necessary for…

UC San Diego Researcher Named Semi-Finalist for Women’s Safety XPRIZE

December 7, 2017

…the world to develop technological solutions to improve women’s safety in instances of violence or harassment. According to the competition rules, the winning device must be able to autonomously and inconspicuously trigger an emergency alert and transmit information to a network of community responders—all within 90 seconds and a cost…

SDSC’s Sherlock Division Debuts Innovation Accelerator Platforms

July 1, 2019

SDSC’s Sherlock Division at SDSC) has announced the launch of Innovation Accelerator Platforms within its Sherlock Cloud infrastructure and its newest offering, Vyloc Cloud.

Un-junking Junk DNA

November 12, 2013

A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine shines a new light on molecular tools our cells use to govern regulated gene expression.

Inside the Matrix: Nanoscale Patterns Revealed Within Model Research Organism

December 21, 2023

Following years of research and the power of a technologically advanced instrument, UC San Diego scientists have detailed the complex nanoscale exoskeleton patterns of the roundworm, a model laboratory organism, revealing clues about how skin layers are bound together.

Researchers Create Model of Anorexia Nervosa Using Stem Cells

March 14, 2017

An international research team, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has created the first cellular model of anorexia nervosa (AN), reprogramming induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from adolescent females with the eating disorder.

Implanted Neural Stem Cell Grafts Show Functionality in Spinal Cord Injuries

August 5, 2020

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine report successfully implanting specialized grafts of neural stem cells directly into spinal cord injuries in mice, then documenting how the grafts grew and filled the injury sites, mimicking the animals’ existing neuronal network.

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