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Proof of Pimple: Mouse Model Validates How “Good” and “Bad” Bacteria Affect Acne

March 7, 2019

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine generated a new mouse model that mimics human acne for the first time, and used it to validate the concept of “good” and “bad” acne bacteria and introduce new possibilities for targeted treatments and vaccines.

New UC San Diego Health Study Addresses Loneliness in Patients with HIV

October 21, 2021

…internal medicine physician and infectious disease specialist at UC San Diego Health, seeks to discover whether Givens, and others living with HIV, can benefit from emotional support offered by a virtual community, and from physical support and services delivered by community volunteers. Called “2nd AC+: New Village Model,” it will…

Protein that Keeps Immune System from Freaking Out Could Form Basis for New Therapeutics

October 14, 2020

Treatment with a peptide that mimics the naturally occurring protein GIV prevents immune overreaction and supports a mechanism critical for survival in mouse models of sepsis and colitis, according to a UC San Diego study.

UC San Diego Physician-Scientist Elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 18, 2022

Victor Nizet, MD, Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Pharmacy at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Organoids Reveal How SARS-CoV-2 Damages Brain Cells — and a Potential Treatment

November 3, 2022

Using human brain organoids, an international team of researchers has shown how the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 infects cortical neurons and specifically destroys their synapses — the connections between brain cells that allow them to communicate with each other.

More Anti-inflammatory Genes Mean Longer Lifespans for Mammals

April 7, 2015

…also wreak molecular havoc, contributing to frailty, disability and disease. The CD33rSiglec family of proteins are known to help protect our cells from becoming inflammatory collateral damage, prompting researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine to ask whether CD33rSiglecs might help mammals live longer, too.

CIRM Approves New Funding to UC San Diego Researchers Fighting Zika Virus and Cancer

January 20, 2017

The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved a pair of $2 million awards to University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers to advance studies of new treatments for Zika virus infections and the use of stem cell-derived natural killer (NK)…

How to Spot Patients Most Likely to Die from Blood Infections

September 3, 2020

…them,” said Sakoulas, an infectious disease specialist and associate adjunct professor of pediatrics at University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Gonzalez is a biochemist who specializes in proteomics. As genomics is the study of all the genes in a cell or organism, proteomics is the study of all…

Data from Across Globe Defines Distinct Kawasaki Disease Season

September 23, 2013

After more than four decades of research, strong evidence now shows that Kawasaki disease has a distinct seasonal occurrence shared by regions across the Northern hemisphere.

UC San Diego Highlighted in Governor’s State of the State Address

January 23, 2014

As Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. delivered his annual State of the State address to the Legislature yesterday, he highlighted the University of California, San Diego as a leader in developing medical and scientific advances.

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