New Technology Improves Heart Rhythm Treatment
July 18, 2012
…a way of detecting these key sources, then precisely targeting them for therapy that can shut them down in minutes with long lasting results.
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Twist on CRISPR Gene Editing Treats Adult-Onset Muscular Dystrophy in Mice
September 14, 2020
UC San Diego researchers demonstrate that one dose of their version of CRISR gene editing can chew up toxic RNA and almost completely reverse symptoms in a mouse model of myotonic dystrophy, a type of adult-onset muscular dystrophy.
Turning A Phage
June 21, 2018
With microbial resistance to antibiotics growing into a major global health crisis, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with national research institutions and private industry, are leveraging hard-won expertise to exploit a natural viral enemy of pathogenic bacteria, creating North America’s first Center for…
Novel Therapeutic Agent for Pediatric Cancer Developed at UC San Diego in Clinical Trials
August 11, 2015
…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 engine that promotes tumor angiogenesis and growth.
Regulating Single Protein Prompts Fibroblasts to Become Neurons
January 10, 2013
Repression of a single protein in ordinary fibroblasts is sufficient to directly convert the cells into functional neurons. The findings, which could have far-reaching implications for the development of new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington’s, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, will be published online in advance of the January 17 issue…
Mission: Search and Destroy Prostate Cancer
September 21, 2020
Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health is using advanced imaging, genomics, personalized medicine and new therapies to treat patients like Brian McCloskey, who has stage IV prostate cancer.
Is the Next Big Step in Cancer Therapy Personalized Vaccines?
October 12, 2018
Tamara Strauss has been living with high-grade, stage IV pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer for more than three years. Current treatments, although effective for her, are highly toxic. Tamara enrolled in a first-of-its-kind, pilot study at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health to test a personalized vaccine using her unique…
Disjointed: Cell Differences May Explain Why Rheumatoid Arthritis Varies By Location
June 10, 2016
…effect and provide a potential new template for precisely targeting treatment for each and every ailing joint.
UC San Diego, Human Vaccines Project Harness Advances in Machine Learning
July 1, 2016
The Human Vaccines Project is teaming with the Qualcomm Institute at the University of California San Diego to apply advances in machine learning to solve critical problems impeding the development of vaccines and therapeutics for a wide range of diseases.
New Approach to Management of Overeating in Children
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.
