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Study Finds Human Milk Components in Amniotic Fluid

October 2, 2018

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are complex carbohydrates that are highly abundant and unique to human milk. Accumulating evidence indicates that exposure to HMOs in the postnatal period has both immediate and long-term benefits to infant health and development. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report for…

UC San Diego Human Milk Institute Names its Executive Director

October 2, 2023

UC San Diego Human Milk Institute names Mitra Hooshmand, PhD, as its Executive Director. Hooshman will lead strategy and operations at the innovative research institute.

Innovative COVID-19 Analysis Supports Prevention Protocols in Health Care Settings

January 16, 2024

Advanced research and leading-edge tracing technology show infection prevention safety measures were effective in stopping viral spread at UC San Diego Health.

With Time and Without Masks, COVID-19 Vaccines Wane in Protection

September 1, 2021

A study measured effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines among health workers, most notably during the emergence of delta virus variant and coincident with end of state’s mask mandate, finding protection waned over time, dropping sharply 6-8 months after full vaccination.

Fighting COVID-19 With a Cancer Drug

July 3, 2024

…a new approach to preventing irreversible organ damage in infectious diseases.

Leading Experts Call for Immediate Action to Address Inhalation Exposure to Prevent COVID-19

February 17, 2021

Leading scientific and medical experts, including researchers from the University of California San Diego, are calling upon the Biden Administration to take immediate action to address inhalation exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus as a cornerstone of the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Going Viral

November 2, 2023

Rommie Amaro, professor of molecular biology at UC San Diego, and her team use computers to investigate biological systems. Last year, their atomic-level computational model of the H1N1 influenza virus revealed vulnerabilities that could lead to more effective and longer-lasting flu vaccines.

Beyond Base-Pairs: Mapping the Functional Genome

July 3, 2012

Popularly dubbed “the book of life,” the human genome is extraordinarily difficult to read. In a paper published in the July 1, 2012 issue of the journal Nature, researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine open the book further,…

Student Awarded Prestigious Fellowships in Both Medicine and Environmental Science

January 18, 2018

…access to primary care, disease prevention and early interventions that can both improve public health and lower the total cost of health care.” “We need primary care to address public health crises like obesity and diabetes, and we need physician payer models that incentivize keeping patients healthy,” he said. In…

In the Midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Xenophobia Flares Up

March 26, 2020

…24, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a total of 1,931 cases in California as a result of the pandemic. In his prime-time talk to Californians, Newsom said that there has been unacceptable xenophobia and racism directed at Asians and Asian-Americans amid the outbreak. He noted that…

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