August 11, 2022
…used to treat Kawasaki disease, the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children. She has authored more than 130 peer-reviewed papers, lectured on maternal and pediatric drug therapeutics at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and served on working groups and advisory committees for the National Institutes…
August 13, 2024
Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have developed a new approach to scour the oceans for novel compounds that could become the medicines and products of tomorrow.
May 18, 2022
People who are highly responsive to food lost more weight and kept it off using a new weight loss program that targets internal hunger cues and the ability to resist food, reports University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.
December 14, 2020
UC San Diego researchers report chemicals used for flavor in e-cigarette liquid negatively affect specialized proteins that support immune system.
October 10, 2014
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have been awarded a $9.2 million grant to help modernize and transform how researchers share, use, find and cite biomedical datasets.
December 12, 2013
Enterprising researchers and students at the University of California, San Diego are looking for funding to complete a “citizen-sensor” project that, they hope, will revolutionize global health and environmental monitoring – especially in remote and undeveloped areas of the planet.
July 12, 2012
Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered a chemical that offers a completely new and promising direction for the development of drugs to treat metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes.
October 31, 2013
…a range of human diseases. With Jacobs Medical Center, we will have a unique place to deliver the findings of the world’s best scientists. Together, we can build this hospital and have a place for our family and friends to access exceptional health services, as only can be delivered by…
December 20, 2017
Pharmaceutical interventions are routinely prescribed to help people quit smoking. However, a new study by University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers suggests that, despite promising results in clinical trials, smoking cessation drugs alone may not be improving the chances of successful quitting among smokers in general.
February 17, 2022
…am amazed at the hearts of these scholars,” said Senior Diversity Officer Glynda Davis. “They use their brilliance to give back to their academic communities as well as to other groups that may not have access to the encouragement and support needed to be successful in their chosen disciplines.” Davis…
