Center Brings Doctors, Scientists Together to Improve Health of Mother and Child
Topics include causes of miscarriage, preterm birth issues, preeclampsia and developmental origins of health and disease
AI Predicts How Patients with Viral Infections, Including COVID-19, Will Fare
Gene expression patterns associated with pandemic viral infections provide a map to help define patients’ immune responses, measure disease severity, predict outcomes and test therapies — for current and future pandemics
SARS-CoV-2 Detectable — Though Likely Not Transmissible — on Hospital Surfaces
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 also tends to co-locate with one particular type of bacteria
Common Diabetes Drug Shows Promise as Treatment for COVID-19 Lung Inflammation
The blood sugar-lowering drug metformin prevented pulmonary inflammation, a major factor in COVID-19 severity and mortality, in studies of mice infected by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
Superficial Relationship: Enzymes Protect the Skin by Ignoring Microbes and Viruses
UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers identify how the body regulates and prevents constant skin inflammation
How SARS-CoV-2 Hijacks Human Cells to Evade Immune System
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered one way in which SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, hijacks human cell machinery to blunt the immune response, allowing it to establish infection, replicate and cause disease.
Wisdom, Loneliness and Your Intestinal Multitude
It may take guts — or more precisely, a diverse gut microbiome — to achieve wisdom and fend off loneliness. Or perhaps it’s the other way around, report UC San Diego researchers
Repurposed Heart and Flu Drugs May Help Body Fight Sepsis
Despite continued improvements in antibiotics and hospital intensive care, staph sepsis — a bloodstream infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria — still causes severe illness or death in 20 to 30 percent of patients who contract it. Rather than continue to throw more antibiotics at the problem, University of California San Diego researchers want to…
Sewage-Handling Robots Help Predict COVID-19 Outbreaks in San Diego
Automated process helps test city sewage for SARS-CoV-2, allowing researchers to forecast the region’s caseload one to two weeks ahead of clinical diagnostic reports
When Strains of E.coli Play Rock-Paper-Scissors, It’s Not the Strongest That Survives
New research from UC San Diego reveals hidden dynamics of bacteria colonies
