October 10, 2011
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say that losing the ability to make a particular kind of sugar molecule boosted disease protection in early hominids, and may have directed the evolutionary emergence of our ancestors, the genus Homo.
March 14, 2019
A new paper by UC San Diego researchers hypothesizes a possible link between cancer-causing viruses.
October 27, 2023
UC San Diego Health has been selected as Tri-City Healthcare District’s future health care partner.
January 10, 2024
Researchers from UC San Diego have developed a noninvasive approach for predicting the quality of lab-fertilized embryos using leftover culture medium.
July 12, 2018
New research has uncovered a protein that enables the replication of arenaviruses, lethal pathogens spreading in West Africa. The research identified DDX3 as a key factor through its unexpected ability to dismantle normal human immune system defenses. The study may pave the way to new therapeutic treatments for arenaviruses and…
June 11, 2021
Among 108 seniors at The Preuss School UC San Diego, 96% were accepted to at least one four-year college or university, while a record 52 were accepted to UC San Diego. The entire cohort will be the first in their family to graduate from college.
April 17, 2020
Physicians and scientists at UC San Diego Health have launched a pair of serological tests that will look for novel coronavirus antibodies—evidence in persons tested that they have previously been infected by the viral cause of COVID-19, even if they never experienced tell-tale symptoms.
March 7, 2023
Each year during March the UC San Diego Women’s Center holds a series of events to honor the many contributions of women in history, culture and society. The celebration kicked off with a keynote from reproductive justice activist Renee Bracey Sherman.
April 20, 2023
The campus and local community is invited to support the success of scholars at The Preuss School UC San Diego, a charter middle and high school on the university campus, at the annual Preuss Promise benefit celebration, this year happening on April 28 at the San Diego Marriott Del Mar.
January 21, 2021
…results of a home pregnancy test. Jokerst notes that the strips are not meant to replace current COVID-19 testing protocols. “Think of this as a surveillance approach, similar to having a smoke detector in your house,” he said. “This would just sit in the background every day and if it…
