January 14, 2016
…has been named the new director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS) at University of California, San Diego, pending approval from the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
June 3, 2021
…mechanisms that underlie many neurodegenerative diseases along with the altered neural circuitry that contributes to some mental disorders. “I applied to this program because I believe they offered the best opportunities and was deeply moved by their commitment to give underrepresented students with no previous research experience a chance at…
June 13, 2019
…errant DNA underlying a disease, Locana is now developing ways to correct errors by targeting RNA instead. Gene Yeo Locana was co-founded in 2016 by Gene Yeo, professor of cellular and molecular medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine, David Nelles, who was a graduate student in Yeo’s lab…
November 20, 2018
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine with colleagues at the National Institutes of Health and UC San Francisco report finding infectious agent in the eyes of deceased sCJD patients, making the eye a potential source for early CJD detection and prevention of disease.
August 5, 2021
As the University of California San Diego heads into the last year of its ambitious 10-year Campaign for UC San Diego, the university completed its fourth consecutive year of record-breaking philanthropy with an all-time annual high of $376.4 million raised for the fiscal year 2020-2021.
May 2, 2019
…us to combat infectious disease, cancer and the neurodegenerative diseases associated with an aging population. Thus, it is critical to support the basic sciences, so we can translate basic science discoveries into applications that will have a positive societal impact, at the same time that they are helping us to…
January 19, 2022
A new array of sensors can record electrical signals directly from the surface of the human brain in record-breaking detail: 100 times higher resolution than today’s clinical tools. This could improve neurosurgeons’ ability to remove brain tumors safely and surgically treat drug-resistant epilepsy.
May 10, 2016
In Alzheimer’s disease, plaques of amyloid beta protein accumulate in the brain, damaging connections between neurons. Now, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School have found that the enzyme Protein Kinase C (PKC) alpha is necessary for amyloid beta to damage neuronal connections.…
October 10, 2013
…understand how to attack diseases like Alzheimer’s or other neurodegenerative disorders, which are on the increase because of our aging population. The applications from such purely academic research may take decades, but the economic and societal payoffs can be huge. One of our former biology professors, Gordon Sato, did basic…
August 21, 2023
New results from researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine suggest that intermittent fasting could be an effective treatment approach for Alzheimer’s disease. Mice fed on a time-restricted schedule had better memory and less accumulation of amyloid proteins in the brain compared to controls.
