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).
February 7, 2024
Rob Knight, a University of California San Diego professor and international leader in the study of the roles microbes play in human health and disease and the functioning of ecosystems, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
June 9, 2021
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers discovered that SARS-CoV-2, or at least its genetic signature, abounds on hospital surfaces, often co-locating with one particular type of bacteria.
July 30, 2020
…treatments for this life-threatening disease. Thanks to the generous donations raised through the Luau, we can continue to provide our patients with the latest individualized treatment and excellence in patient care that is only available at an academic medical center like ours.” Sandra Dillon and Casey Turk. Photo Courtesy of…
September 1, 2021
A study measured effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines among health workers, most notably during the emergence of delta virus variant and coincident with end of state’s mask mandate, finding protection waned over time, dropping sharply 6-8 months after full vaccination.
July 15, 2020
From mRNA vaccines entering clinical trials, to peptide-based vaccines and using molecular farming to scale vaccine production, the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing new and emerging nanotechnologies into the frontlines and the headlines.
March 9, 2021
Bioengineers at UC San Diego and San Diego State University have discovered a key feature that allows cancer cells to break from typical cell behavior and migrate away from stiffer tissue in a tumor, shedding light on the process of metastasis and offering possible new targets for cancer therapies.
June 4, 2012
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, suggest that inactivation of two specific genes related to the immune system may have conferred selected ancestors of modern humans with improved protection from some pathogenic bacterial strains, such as Escherichia coli…
June 28, 2024
UC San Diego Health offers the only program in San Diego for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), a condition that causes excessive bleeding.
April 19, 2023
Khristiane “Frances” Reyes credits a trip to the Philippines and a multidisciplinary team at UC San Diego Health for saving his life.
