UC San Diego Health’s Moores Cancer Center Launches first Clinical Trial of Stem Cell Cancer Treatment Worldwide
Derek Ruff, a San Diegan who was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic colon cancer, will be the first patient to participate in a
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UCSD Researchers Receive Department of Defense Grant to Improve Binge Eating Treatment for Veterans
The Department of Defense awarded more than $3 million to a UC San Diego research team to treat military veterans who have a
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UCSD Reports Potential Tuberculosis Outbreak
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency notified UCSD on May 15 about a potential outbreak of tuberculosis on campus, several
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UCSD to Research Effects of Medical Marijuana on Patients with Autism
This past week, the Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation, along with the Wholistic Research and Education Foundation announced that they would be donating
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Researchers Reveal Possible Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
In a study commenced in 2012 at UC San Diego’s Moores Cancer Center, researchers have revealed a possible drug mixture treatment for ovarian
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Napolitano Hospitalized During Cancer Treatment
UC President Janet Napolitano is undergoing treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer diagnosed in August 2016, the UC Office of the President
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Congress to Issue Subpoenas for Names of UCSD Fetal Tissue Researchers
A congressional committee investigating fetal tissue research stated last Thursday that it will issue 17 subpoenas to research institutions — UCSD being one
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Genome Comparison Reveals Leptospira’s Infectious Traits
Researchers at UCSD and the J. Craig Venter Institute have identified genetic traits uniquely associated with disease-causing bacteria by comparing the genomes of
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Researchers Discover Fibrosis-Related Molecule
An international team of researchers from UCSD and India’s IFOM-inSTEM identified a new molecule, fibulin-5, as a factor contributing to fibrosis. The researchers
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Protein Mutation and Parkinson’s Link Examined
Recent findings made by researchers at UCSD have demonstrated that the molecular mechanisms by which the mutations in the alpha synuclein protein, a
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