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National Science Foundation Forms Throughput Computing Partnership

November 9, 2020

SDSC is part of a multi-year NSF award to harness the computing capacity of thousands of computers assembled in a network of campus clusters to substantially cut time to science results that might take years to be done in days, especially for applications that are parallel by design.

Active Surveillance Safe for African Americans with Low-Risk Prostate Cancer

November 3, 2020

Researchers with UC San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center say active surveillance is safe for African American men with low-risk prostate cancer.

Infection by Confection: COVID-19 and the Risk of Trick-or-Treating

October 30, 2020

Researchers determined that COVID-19 transmission risk via Halloween candies is low, even when they are handled by infected people, but handwashing and disinfecting collected sweets reduces risk even further.

U.S. News & World Report: UC San Diego #1 for Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research

October 28, 2020

U.S. News & World Report named University of California San Diego School of Medicine a top global university and ranked the divisions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology #1 in the world for research.

DrugCell: New Experimental AI Platform Matches Tumor to Best Drug Combo

October 22, 2020

UC San Diego researchers use experimental artificial intelligence system called DrugCell to predict the best approach to treating cancer. Only 4 percent of all cancer therapeutic drugs under development earn final approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Is Spirituality a Component of Wisdom?

October 22, 2020

In a recent study, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found a seventh component of wisdom: spirituality.

UC San Diego’s Susan Ackerman Elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 20, 2020

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has announced that University of California San Diego Professor Susan Ackerman, a pioneer in the study of homeostasis in developing and aging neurons, has been elected to membership in the prestigious organization.

Protein that Keeps Immune System from Freaking Out Could Form Basis for New Therapeutics

October 14, 2020

Treatment with a peptide that mimics the naturally occurring protein GIV prevents immune overreaction and supports a mechanism critical for survival in mouse models of sepsis and colitis, according to a UC San Diego study.

NIH Awards UC San Diego Researchers $14.3 Million to Continue 4D Nucleome Research

October 13, 2020

Diverse teams across University of California San Diego, with collaborators elsewhere, have received two 5-year grants totaling $14.3 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund to continue their work as a 4D Nucleome Research Hub and Center.

Studies Find Even Minimal Physical Activity Measurably Boosts Health

October 12, 2020

Two research teams at UC San Diego School of Medicine sought to understand sedentary lifestyles, with one study finding that even light physical activity, including just standing, can benefit health, and the other that Americans are sitting too much.
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