December 7, 2016
…at University of California San Diego have now determined the 3D structure of CCR2 simultaneously bound to two inhibitors. Understanding how these molecules fit together may better enable pharmaceutical companies to develop anti-inflammatory drugs that bind and inhibit CCR2 in a similar manner. The study is published December 7 by…
March 18, 2021
…of Student-Run Free Dental Clinic Project receives national award When Dr. Irvin Silverstein, director of UCSD’s Student-Run Free Dental Clinic Project, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2016, he was told he had just two or three months to live. Now, 58 months later, after several surgeries and aggressive, ongoing…
February 26, 2015
…Perlman Medical Offices) and UC San Diego Thornton Hospital were both two years from completion. More to the point, the new Shiley Eye Center represented the first institution in San Diego entirely dedicated to eye care and science. “No other major city had been without an eye center,” said Dr.…
October 16, 2023
Researchers from University of California San Diego have identified a new biomarker that can predict whether or not neurons will regenerate after an injury. The findings could help scientists develop regenerative therapies for spinal cord injuries and other neurological conditions.
August 22, 2018
An international team of researchers has uncovered a destructive mechanism at the molecular level that causes a well-known phenomenon associated with obesity, called leptin resistance. They found that mice fed a high-fat diet produce an enzyme named MMP-2 that clips receptors for the hormone leptin from the surface of neuronal…
February 14, 2013
…they are doing at UC San Diego. Gena Glickman, doctoral student in psychology National Research Service Award, Chancellor’s Collaboratories Grant Gena Glickman Gena Glickman’s research focuses on how natural daily cycles of light and darkness serve to regulate circadian rhythms, seasonal cycles and hormonal fluctuations in mammals. Disruption of this…
July 27, 2012
…the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center have found evidence of clonal evolution in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The assay method distinguishes features of leukemia cells that indicate whether the disease will be aggressive or slow-moving, a key factor in when…
April 16, 2024
A group of researchers based at UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Institute have advanced the understanding of how the cerebral cortex develops by tracing the lineage of certain brain cells.
May 4, 2020
Comparing the brains of mice that exercised with those that did not, UC San Diego researchers found that specific neurons switched their chemical signals, called neurotransmitters, following exercise, leading to improved learning for motor-skill acquisition.
June 3, 2021
…Us New center in Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion focuses on issues in health care Eliminating racial inequity demands empathy and compassion, but also social justice. The newest center within the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego will have that focus, created to…
