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UC San Diego Superfund Research Program Receives $15 Million Grant Renewal
May 22, 2012
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, has renewed funding for the Superfund Research Program (SRP) at the University of California, San Diego. Over the next five years, the $15 mi... (More)

Drug Found for Parasite that is Major Cause of Death Worldwide
May 21, 2012
Research by a collaborative group of scientists from UC San Diego School of Medicine, UC San Francisco and Wake Forest School of Medicine has led to identification of an existing drug that is effective against Entamoeba histolytica. This parasite ca... (More)

Girl Child Marriages Decline In South Asia, But Only Among Youngest
May 16, 2012
Findings mixed in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh Each year, more than 10 million girls under the age of 18 marry, usually under force of local tradition and social custom. Almost half of these compulsory marriages occur in South Asia. A new ... (More)

Why Omega-3 Oils Help at the Cellular Level
May 15, 2012
Findings suggest possibility of boosting their health benefit  For the first time, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have peered inside a living mouse cell and mapped the processes that power the celebrated health benefits of o... (More)

Early Biomarker for Pancreatic Cancer Identified
May 15, 2012
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have identified a new biomarker and therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer, an often-fatal disease for which there is currently no reliable method f... (More)

Novel Approaches to Treating Alzheimer’s Disease Include Early Intervention
May 15, 2012
Researchers at the Comprehensive Alzheimer’s Program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have announced two new clinical trials for patients with either mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and one trial for Mild Cogni... (More)

Smoked Cannabis Reduces Some Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis
May 14, 2012
Controlled trial shows improved spasticity, reduced pain after smoking medical marijuana A clinical study of 30 adult patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has shown that smoked cannabis... (More)

“Take Charge” of Diabetes: Can Commercial Weight-Loss Program Help?
May 08, 2012
UC San Diego Nutrition experts launch year-long study of participants with Type 2 Diabetes affects nearly 24 million people in the United States, most with Type 2 diabetes, a disease which is often coupled with obesity.  Concerned by the increasing... (More)

Scarring Cells Revert To Inactive State As Liver Heals
May 07, 2012
Research with mice reveals possible strategy to reverse fibrosis in liver and other organs An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, report that significant numbers of myo... (More)

Center for the Promotion of Maternal Health and Infant Development Opens
May 04, 2012
On May 3, 2012, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and the UC San Diego School of Medicine launched the Center for the Promotion of Maternal Health and Infant Development. The new center, located on the campus of Rady Children’s Hospital at 7910 Fro... (More)

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