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
Programs help Jacobs School undergraduates make the most of research experiences
University of California San Diego engineering and computer science undergraduates broaden their understanding of what it means to study engineering and computer science by getting involved in research.
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.
Evaluating the Effects of Ethanol’s Embrace: Studying the Viability of Storing Biospecimens Using Easily Accessible Materials
As microbiome research has steadily grown throughout the past decade, so too has the desire to maximize the diversity of microbial samples by moving collection work outside of the laboratory and into remote environments. This has presented unique challenges in sample storage, as there is no established protocol for microbiome preservation. Additionally, the expansion of…
Understudied Mutations Have Big Impact on Gene Expression
An international team of researchers led by computer scientists at the University of California San Diego have identified 163 variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs) that actively regulate gene expression. In a paper published in Nature Communications this week, the researchers provide new insights into this understudied mechanism, how it may drive disease and other traits…
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
