UCSD Researchers Develop Spherical Nanoparticles from Plant Viruses to Treat...
Researchers at Dr. Nicole Steinmetz’s lab at UC San Diego have found that viral-derived spherical nanoparticles can serve as a successful pesticide delivery system. Specifically, researchers built this...
View ArticleUCSD Medicine receives $9.5 million dollar award for research in...
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health awarded UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers $9.5 million for their work in protecting health care from cyber attacks. The ARPA-H is a...
View ArticleUC San Diego faculty devise flexible earbud sensors to monitor body activity
UC San Diego engineering researchers have developed flexible sensor screens that can be attached to earbuds to record electrical activity in the brain and measure exercise levels within the ear. The...
View ArticleUC San Diego’s Global Center: Charting a path to a climate-resilient future...
In light of widespread concern over the climate crisis, UC San Diego has unveiled the Global Center on Climate Change, Water, Energy, Food, and Health Systems. At the heart of this initiative is...
View ArticleBiomarkers may pave the way for new depression treatments
The collaborative study, “Metabolic features of treatment-refractory major depressive disorder with suicidal ideation,” by researchers at UC San Diego and the University of Pittsburgh has shed light on...
View ArticleNegative Leap Seconds: Global Warming is Slowing Down Time
Global warming is causing changes in the Earth’s rotation, altering the process of global timekeeping. This is according to Scripps Institution of Oceanography geophysicist Duncan Agnew in his recently...
View ArticlePlant virus nanomaterial treatment targets metastatic cancers in mice
UC San Diego researchers have published a study unveiling an experimental treatment that shows success in slowing the growth of metastatic tumors in various forms of cancer within mice. This...
View ArticleRecent study reveals possible origins of autism
Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine have come across a biochemical reaction hypothesized to be responsible for the development of autism spectrum disorder in early childhood. In a recent...
View ArticleNASA selects UC San Diego led projects for satellite mission proposals
Two UC San Diego-led groups have been selected by NASA to pursue proposed concept projects for future satellite missions, chosen in order to help scientists better understand how climate change is...
View Article$21 million gift supports UC San Diego’s efforts to link chemical and...
San Diego-based philanthropist and biotech leader Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff) and his wife DongDong Li (Doreen) presented a $21 million gift in support of the efforts to strengthen the union between...
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