August 23, 2021
Amyloid plaques found in the retinas of eyes may be an indicator of similar plaques in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, and may provide a more visible biomarker for detecting disease risk.
May 15, 2018
Using new analytic tools, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have decoded the epigenetic landscape for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common autoimmune disease that affects more than 1.3 million Americans.
August 18, 2022
…Gary and Mary West Senior Emergency Care Unit, within the larger Gary and Mary West Emergency Department. The West Senior Emergency Care Unit was established thanks to a 2014 gift from local philanthropists Gary and Mary West to provide enhanced emergency services designed to meet the unique needs of seniors.…
February 19, 2019
Mining a large database of adverse reactions to medications, UC San Diego researchers found that people who took proton pump inhibitors (e.g., Prilosec, Nexium) for heartburn and acid reflux were more likely to experience kidney disease than people who took other forms of antacid.
January 29, 2019
The University of California San Diego again received a record number of applications, with 99,115 freshmen and 19,257 transfer students applying for fall 2019 admission. Applications to the campus, one of the world’s top research universities, have been steadily climbing for more than a decade.
June 19, 2013
What is a nanoengineer? It’s a question nearly 20 seniors, who, this June, earned the first bachelor’s degree in nanoengineering offered at the University of California, San Diego, have learned to answer as they tackle the questions and expectations of their parents and potential employers.
March 19, 2015
…10,500 respondents who include senior, published scholars from 142 countries. “It is an honor for UC San Diego to be recognized as a global academic powerhouse,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “This ranking is attributable to the talent and excellence of everyone at UC San Diego—from our bright students and…
January 26, 2022
Novel trial measured simulated driving performance of persons after cannabis use, revealing sharply differentiated levels of ability and perception of skills.
August 12, 2024
Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered the largest protein yet identified in biology.
March 6, 2013
San Diego is a powerhouse for cancer research, home to the University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center – the region’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center – and two NCI-designated centers for basic research: the Salk Institute Cancer Center and the Cancer Center at Sanford-Burnham Medical…
