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CAR Trials Drive Leukemia and Lymphoma Treatment in New Direction

February 23, 2016

Cancer immunology is based upon boosting the body’s own immune system to vanquish malignancies. It is among the fastest growing areas of oncology research. Researchers at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center have launched three clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of a novel cellular-immunotherapy that uses modified…

First Angioedema Treatment Center Opens at UC San Diego Health System

November 24, 2014

UC San Diego Health System in partnership with the U.S. Hereditary Angioedema Association (HAEA), a non-profit patient advocacy organization, has opened the nation’s first dedicated center for diagnosing and treating diverse forms of swelling, known collectively as angioedema.

Happiness in Schizophrenia

August 18, 2014

Schizophrenia is among the most severe forms of mental illness, yet some people with the disease are as happy as those in good physical and mental health according to a study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.

How to Tell the Difference between Kawasaki Disease and MIS-C

September 20, 2022

A national team of scientists, led by researchers at UC San Diego, have created a machine-learning algorithm for diagnosing both MIS-C and Kawasaki disease, two similar pediatric inflammatory conditions with different treatments.

First Human In Vitro Model of Rare Neurodegenerative Condition Created

January 13, 2016

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego have created the first stem cell-derived in vitro cellular model of a rare, but devastating, neurodegenerative condition called Cockayne syndrome (CS).

Underappreciated Protein Plays Critical Role In RNA Regulation and Male Fertility

March 31, 2016

A protein once thought to be of little consequence has been found to be a central player in processes ranging from male fertility to early embryonic development, according to a study published in the March 31 online issue of Cell by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School…

Novel Therapeutic Agent for Pediatric Cancer Developed at UC San Diego in Clinical Trials

August 11, 2015

Donald L. Durden, MD, PhD, pediatric researcher at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center has identified and developed a novel therapeutic target for neuroblastoma, the second most common solid-tumor childhood cancer. The agent, named SF1126, acts by inhibiting the part of the cancer cell…

We Might Not Know Half of What’s in Our Cells, New AI Technique Reveals

November 24, 2021

Artificial intelligence-based technique reveals previously unknown cell components that may provide new clues to human development and disease.

Bioengineering Professor Christian Metallo Receives 2017 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

May 11, 2017

Christian Metallo, a bioengineering professor at the University of California San Diego, has been named a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar. Metallo is one of 13 faculty members nationwide to receive the honor from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.

A Key Step Toward a Safer Strep Vaccine

June 11, 2014

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have identified the genes encoding a molecule that famously defines Group A Streptococcus (strep), a pathogenic bacterial species responsible for more than 700 million infections worldwide each year.

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