January 28, 2021
Researchers Expand Clinical Trials Investigating Convalescent Plasma Therapy for COVID-19 It’s hoped the long-used approach, which would use antibody-rich infusions, can either reduce disease symptoms or prevent infections after exposure to SARS-CoV-2 Parallel to COVID-19 vaccination efforts, physicians and researchers at UC San Diego Health, with collaborators across the country,…
October 28, 2021
…Corporation. UC San Diego researchers participate in zero gravity flight to understand ability, disability in space In a weightless, microgravity environment like space, what do ability and disability look like? How can someone with partial sight or impaired mobility navigate in a confined space like the space station? As scientists…
February 17, 2022
…with any sensors that researchers may want to add. The platform on top of the WAM-V will serve as home base for the autonomous drone the students are developing. For Szeto, this is one of the neatest parts of the challenge: being exposed to the maritime domain, and learning how…
July 21, 2022
…pivoted so fast. Our researchers were on it, and the university kept us informed and did what they could to keep us safe.” Whelan is second from the left among the women working on the Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood project. Photo credit: Kitchell Best advice received: She describes…
September 1, 2011
…today in the journal Scientific Reports, a pair of researchers at the University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences report that inhibiting the ability of immune cells to use fatty acids as fuel measurably slows disease progression in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS).
September 22, 2011
Structural engineers at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering are preparing for a series of earthquake tests focused on nonstructural components, including a functioning elevator, stairs, ceilings, and passive and active fire suppression systems, such as sprinklers and partition walls, in a full-scale, five-story concrete building on the…
September 27, 2011
A study by scientists at the University of California, San Diego and UC Irvine has identified an enzyme called a proteasome phosphatase that appears to regulate removal of damaged proteins from a cell. The understanding of how this process works could have important implications for numerous diseases, including cancer and…
July 30, 2024
Researchers from University of California San Diego and el Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Mexico have revealed a link between illicit fentanyl use and the transmission of hepatitis C (HCV) among people who inject drugs in San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico.
October 13, 2011
Many living things have stripes, but the developmental processes that create these and other patterns are complex and difficult to untangle.
December 7, 2011
Overeating, whether in children or adults, often takes place even in the absence of hunger, resulting in weight gain and obesity. Current methods to treat such overeating in youth focus on therapies that restrict what kids may eat, requiring them to track their food intake and engage in intensive exercise.
