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Organoids Reveal How SARS-CoV-2 Damages Brain Cells — and a Potential Treatment

November 3

Organoids Reveal How SARS-CoV-2 Damages Brain Cells — and a Potential Treatment

UC San Diego Faculty Receive New EDI Award from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

November 3

UC San Diego Faculty Receive New EDI Award from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Lab-grown ‘embryoids’ offer new window into gene-trait relationships

October 26

Lab-grown ‘embryoids’ offer new window into gene-trait relationships

Read More from Spectrum

October 3

Sierra Space and UC San Diego to develop first stem cell research institute in space

September 13

What may have given modern humans an edge over Neanderthals, according to new research

September 13

UC San Diego Joins NIH ‘Bridge to Artificial Intelligence’ Program

Engineering the Microbiome to Potentially Cure Disease

August 4

Engineering the Microbiome to Potentially Cure Disease

UC San Diego Health Ranks #1 Regionally by U.S. News & World Report

July 25

UC San Diego Health Ranks #1 Regionally by U.S. News & World Report

https://health.ucsd.edu/news/releases/Pages/2022-07-05-a-rhythmic-small-intestinal-microbiome-prevents-obesity-and-type-2-diabetes.aspx

July 5

A Rhythmic Small Intestinal Microbiome Prevents Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

UC San Diego Becomes Nation’s Youngest University to Reach $3 Billion in Fundraising Campaign

June 9

UC San Diego Becomes Nation’s Youngest University to Reach $3 Billion in Fundraising Campaign

Organoids test gene therapies for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome

June 2

Organoids test gene therapies for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome

Broad spectrum of autism depends on spectrum of genetic factors

June 2

Broad spectrum of autism depends on spectrum of genetic factors

Scientists De-Aged a Woman’s Skin Cells by 30 Years

April 13

Scientists De-Aged a Woman’s Skin Cells by 30 Years

UC San Diego scientists to study cancer by sending tumors into space

April 8

UC San Diego scientists to study cancer by sending tumors into space

The ViReflow pipeline enables user friendly large scale viral consensus genome reconstruction

March 24

The ViReflow pipeline enables user friendly large scale viral consensus genome reconstruction

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UCSD bioengineering student researches female pelvic floor disorders after childbirth

February 16

UCSD bioengineering student researches female pelvic floor disorders after childbirth

Studies of human microbiome have ignored the developing world, potentially compromising treatments

February 15

Studies of human microbiome have ignored the developing world, potentially compromising treatments

Masks won’t be required in many places starting Wednesday

February 14

Masks won’t be required in many places starting Wednesday

UCSD says pig-to-human heart transplant portends a transformative moment for medicine

January 10

UCSD says pig-to-human heart transplant portends a transformative moment for medicine

Why You Likely Don’t Need to Worry About the IHU Coronavirus Variant

January 6

Why You Likely Don’t Need to Worry About the IHU Coronavirus Variant

In-Depth: As doctors ration COVID treatments, some turn to fluvoxamine

January 6

In-Depth: As doctors ration COVID treatments, some turn to fluvoxamine

UCSD says it’s seeing significant bump in Omicron cases

December 16

UCSD says it’s seeing significant bump in Omicron cases

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Why do we get side effects from vaccines? Experts say that means it’s working

December 12

Why do we get side effects from vaccines? Experts say that means it’s working

Read More from The Los Angeles Times

First Case of Community Acquired Omicron Variant in San Diego

December 10

First Case of Community Acquired Omicron Variant in San Diego