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Repurposed Drug Found to be Effective against Zika Virus

January 25, 2018

In both cell cultures and mouse models, a drug used to treat Hepatitis C effectively protected and rescued neural cells infected by the Zika virus — and blocked transmission of the virus to mouse fetuses. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Brazil and…

Innovative Microscopy Demystifies Metabolism of Alzheimer’s

April 23, 2024

Using state-of-the-art microscopy techniques developed on campus, researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have shed new light on the underlying mechanisms driving Alzheimer’s disease.

Class of 2021 Shining Stars

June 10, 2021

…Cage Biochemistry and cell biology, minor in psychology, Marshall College One of the top experiences Rachel Cage looked forward to in college is Greek Life. Yet when she began exploring the options at UC San Diego, she did not find a sorority dedicated to enriching Black student experience. Cage helped…

Scents and Social Preference: Neuroscientists ID the Roots of Attraction

August 30, 2017

…at the cellular and molecular levels. Now, biologists at the University of California San Diego have unlocked key elements of these mysteries, with implications for understanding social attraction and aversion in a range of animals and humans. Davide Dulcis of UC San Diego’s Psychiatry Department at the School of Medicine,…

New 3D Imaging Reveals How Human Cell Nucleus Organizes DNA and Chromatin of its Genome

July 27, 2017

…the Salk Institute for Biological Studies describe development and application of new electron microscopic imaging tools and a selective stain for DNA to visualize the three-dimensional structure of chromatin — a complex of molecules that helps pack six feet of DNA into each cell nucleus, construct chromosomes and control gene…

Two Anti-viral Enzymes Transform Pre-Leukemia Stem Cells into Leukemia

January 26, 2021

Viral infections and space travel similarly trigger inflammation and the enzymes APOBEC3C and ADAR1; UC San Diego researchers are developing ways to inhibit them as a means to potentially lower cancer risk for both astronauts and people on Earth.

Novel Technologies Reveal Key Information About Depleted East Pacific Green Sea Turtles

January 29, 2018

Using new technologies developed to extract life history information from bones, researchers at UC San Diego are learning more than ever about populations of green sea turtles living in the eastern region of the Pacific Ocean. While their numbers remain dangerously depleted, the new data show that green sea turtles…

Discovering the Magic Number of Earth Ice Molecules

November 18, 2019

An international team of researchers, including scientists from UC San Diego, identified the number of molecules it takes to turn water into ice, solving a decades-old chemistry mystery.

An Entirely New COVID-Related Syndrome

May 9, 2024

A group of UC San Diego researchers, centered at UC San Diego’s Institute for Network Medicine, teamed up with rheumatologists at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom to solve a medical mystery.

UC San Diego Celebrates 30 Years of UCSD-TV, Announces New Arts and Culture Channel

May 8, 2023

UCSD-TV and UCTV continue to deliver engaging content about science, health, public affairs, and the arts to millions of viewers worldwide.

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