A new gene therapy that inhibits targeted nerve cell signaling effectively reduced neuropathic pain in mice with spinal cord or peripheral nerve injuries with no…
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According to a large-scale study conducted by computer scientists, about a quarter of the world’s Internet users live in countries that are more susceptible than…
Using a new alternative weight-loss intervention that targets improving a person’s response to internal hunger cues and their ability to resist food, people who are…
UC San Diego researchers describe an imbalance of opposing cell signals that cause deadly disease, and how a novel monoclonal antibody therapy might treat or…
UC San Diego researchers summarize the similarities and differences between COVID-19, MIS-C and Kawasaki disease, three conditions unified by the same immune-associated gene signature. Credit:…
The device can be worn on the upper arm while the wearer goes about their day. Credit: Laboratory for Nanobioelectronics / UC San Diego Imagine…
Elevated levels of an enzyme called PHGDH in the blood of older adults could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’sAlzheimer's disease is a disease…
Lead author Chloe Gustafson and mountaineer Meghan Seifert install geophysical instruments to measure groundwater below West Antarctica’s Whillans Ice Stream. Credit: Kerry Key/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory…
Veronique Beiss, who is the study’s first author, prepares a tray of plants to produce cowpea mosaic virus nanoparticles. Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs…
The development of the fetal brain involves the creation and migration of billions of neurons during the course of pregnancy. Credit: Veronika Mertens Researchers track…
UC San Diego study detects tell-tale proteins released into circulation by cancer cells. A novel screening platform has flagged more than 95 percent of stage…
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Ph.D. student Kate Bauman streaks new Salinispora cultures for further study in a biosafety cabinet with lab director Bradley Moore. These…
How many X chromosomes you have can affect your health. Most mammals, including humans, have two sex chromosomes, X and Y. One sex chromosome is…
Bees offer minimal protection against Asian giant hornet attacks, leading to quick destruction of entire bee colonies. Credit: iStock/Bruno Uehara Chemicals used as bait to…
A virtual reality arena was coupled with in vivo fluorescence brain activity imaging to observe the neural dynamics of brain structures implicated in learning and…
Daily activities like washing dishes reduced heart disease risk in senior women. Seniors take note, running or brisk walking is not the only way to…
This artistic rendering illustrates the diversity of mutational processes that generate clustered mutations in human cancer. Depicted here are kyklonas, which are molecular cyclones that…
A new array of brain sensors can record electrical signals directly from the surface of the human brain in record-breaking detail. The new brain sensors…
A multitude of swirling clouds in Jupiter’s dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Appearing in the scene…
Illustration of flu virus-mimicking nanoparticle entering and releasing mRNA into a host cell (top). A special protein on the nanoparticle’s surface triggers it to fuse…