May 30, 2017
One-third of American children are overweight or obese. Family-based treatment (FBT) has been considered the best model for the treatment of obese children as it provides both parents and children with education and behavior therapy techniques but is provided mainly in a hospital setting. Researchers at University of California San…
October 9, 2014
…see all of the activity that is going on as part of this major initiative,” said Greenspan, professor in residence of neurobiology and cognitive science and founding director of the university’s Center for Brain Activity Mapping. “UC San Diego has been out in front of this effort at every stage—proposing…
May 28, 2020
…husband, an infectious disease physician, and find time for numerous Zoom meetings with her team and collaborators during the day. Most nights around 8 o’clock, with the kids in bed, Martin makes an espresso and begins the second part of her day — running her models. (On a related note:…
November 4, 2021
Neuroimaging study reveals potential brain mechanism underlying chronic neuropathic pain in individuals with HIV. Findings may guide new clinical treatments targeting patients’ expectations for pain relief.
February 1, 2024
The Stein Institute for Research on Aging celebrates 40 years of thought leadership in aging research.
October 28, 2024
A team of researchers, including two from UC San Diego, have developed a physical model that shows that the structure and dynamics of the ER arise from a balance of tension-driven shrinking and the active pulling of new tubules.
November 25, 2024
Eddy Keming Chen, associate professor of philosophy at the University of California San Diego School of Arts and Humanities, has been awarded a $325,000 grant to explore the nature of quantum foundations.
February 13, 2018
…his chemistry graduate students activated cellular gene expression with unique precision. By modifying messenger RNA (mRNA)—a group of molecules that carries genetic information from DNA to ribosomes where specifications of gene expression occur—the chemists were able to precisely trigger gene expressions at a specific time and place using laser light.…
September 28, 2023
The annual Black Surf Week kicked off the academic year by inviting a cohort of over 30 student participants to dive headfirst into educational sessions and activities that explore and discuss Black and African Diasporic relationships to land and water.
November 18, 2022
UC San Diego researchers used human brain organoids to study the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on neural development, revealing significant harms in molecular detail.
