Immune Mechanism Blocks Inflammation Generated by Oxidative Stress
October 5, 2011
…accumulate, prompting an inflammatory response from the body’s innate immune system that results in chronic disease.
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Using microRNA Fit to a T (cell)
November 25, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have successfully targeted T lymphocytes – which play a central role in the body’s immune response – with another type of white blood cell engineered to synthesize and deliver bits of non-coding RNA or microRNA (miRNA).
UC San Diego Nanoengineer Makes Popular Science’s ‘Brilliant 10’ List
September 12, 2016
Popular Science magazine has named Liangfang Zhang, a nanoengineering professor at the University of California San Diego, in its 15th annual “Brilliant 10” list, a lineup of “the 10 most innovative young minds in science and engineering.” Zhang was recognized for his revolutionary work in the field of nanomedicine, which…
Five Cutting-edge Advances in Biomedical Engineering and Their Applications in Medicine
February 21, 2024
Innovations in the form of multi-scale sensors and devices, creation of humanoid avatars and the development of exceptionally realistic predictive models driven by AI can radically change our lifestyles and response to pathologies.
A Potential New Target for Head and Neck Cancer Immunotherapy
March 13, 2023
UC San Diego researchers have identified a strong association between the product of a gene expressed in most cancers and elevated levels of white blood cells that produce antibodies within tumors, suggesting a new therapeutic target.
Scientists Race to Outpace Lethal Bacterial Infections
May 30, 2018
The race is on between new antibiotics and drug-resistant bacteria—and scientists are challenged to keep up. By 2050, according to a Wellcome Trust study, deaths from deadly infections will be more common than cancer deaths. Scientists report that currently antimicrobial resistance causes 23,000 deaths annually in the U.S.; 700,000 deaths…
A New Strategy to Transform Liver Cancer Immunotherapy
December 7, 2021
UC San Diego researchers identify new strategy to improve efficacy of immunotherapy on resistant liver cancers.
New Blood: Lab-Grown Stem Cells Bode Well for Transplants, Aging Research
August 12, 2021
UC San Diego researchers develop a method to grow hematopoietic stem cells in culture, with clinical implications for bone marrow transplants and aging research.
Molecular Homing Beacon Redirects Human Antibodies to Fight Pathogenic Bacteria
May 6, 2015
With the threat of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens growing, new ideas to treat infections are sorely needed. Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences report preliminary success testing an entirely novel approach — tagging bacteria with a molecular “homing beacon”…
How SARS-CoV-2 Hijacks Human Cells to Evade Immune System
April 28, 2021
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers discovered one way in which SARS-CoV-2 hijacks human cell machinery to blunt the immune response, allowing it to establish infection, replicate and cause disease.
