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With cases continuing to surge across the US, it is clear that we need a different approach.

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have received a $6.1 million grant to launch a new Center of Excellence in Therapeutics to study the effects of medications on human milk and infant health.

Some scientists have called it “superhuman immunity” or “bulletproof.” But immunologist Shane Crotty prefers “hybrid immunity.”

Genetically engineered mosquitoes could be the key to winning the war against malaria, a disease that affects more than 200 million people every year and kills more than 400,000 – many of whom are children.

A new glioblastoma drug is derived from a microbe found in the ocean at depths of up to 6,500 feet

A species of marine bacteria shows promise for curing a nasty brain cancer.

Expert opinions on the effect of the progressive, relapsing nature of inflammatory bowel disease on a patients’ quality of life.

Studies into the microbiome and how it can help humans eat themselves well are in their nascent stages. However, some of the largest names in food are upbeat about the potential.

Blood-sucking flies may be following chemicals produced by skin bacteria to locate bats to feed on.

A team led by researchers at UC San Diego have discovered how glycans — molecules that make up a sugary residue around the edges of the spike protein — act as infection gateways for SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, which may be a key to countering the virus.

Our dental health changed with our diets. Ancient humans and their hominin ancestors really didn’t have much of a problem with cavities.

Researchers are using a system of these unassuming robots to monitor sewage on campus. It is a key part of a sophisticated COVID-19 monitoring system that will help officials identify and contain outbreaks this fall when the campus is full of students for the first time in more than a year.

A new study from UC San Diego demonstrates that wastewater surveillance can detect Covid-19 in a single infected, asymptomatic person living or working in a multi-unit dwelling such as a university campus building.

Since reopening campus at the University of California-San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on the tried-and-true public health strategies of testing and contact tracing. But they have also added a new tool to their arsenal: excrement.

UC San Diego’s wastewater screening program detected 85% of COVID-19 cases on campus early, allowing for timely testing, contact tracing and isolation, it was announced Wednesday.

It’s the first new undersea study of the DDT dumping problem in a decade.

The pandemic changed these researchers’ methods and it showed them what works and what doesn’t during a global emergency

Scientists are only just discovering the enormous impact of our gut health – and how it could hold the key to everything from tackling obesity to overcoming anxiety and boosting immunity