UC San Diego |

From Rett and Pitt-Hopkins to ALS: 5 rare diseases UC San Diego researchers are tackling in the lab

Researchers at the Sanford Stem Cell Institute have taken the fight against rare diseases to the lab, to patients’ bedsides and even to outer space.
UC Riverside |

A gel for wounds that won’t heal

UC Riverside researchers have developed an oxygen-delivering gel capable of healing injuries that might otherwise progress to limb loss.
UC Merced |

How writing rewires your brain to face everyday challenges

Written words can do much more than communicate.
UC Newsroom |

3 ways UC science is healing broken hearts

UC labs are developing new treatments that don’t just prevent damage from getting worse, but — for the first time in medical history — actually help the heart heal.
UC Santa Cruz |

How early pregnancy impacts aging: implications for breast-cancer risk

A new study discovers that early pregnancy in mice reduces buildup of ‘confused’ cells that could lead to breast cancer later in life.
UC San Diego |

Could gene therapy treat a deadly heart condition that targets young athletes?

Restoring a single heart protein shows promise for improving multiple forms of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.
UC San Diego |

New vulnerability identified in aggressive breast cancer

By targeting proteins used to splice genes, UC San Diego researchers have unlocked a new approach to treating triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat subtype of the disease.
UC Newsroom |

How UC scientists are putting AI to the test

Even as they’re pushing the boundaries of research and discovery with AI, UC scientists are asking the right questions about the transformation this technology brings.
UC San Diego |

ARPA-H project aims to end liver transplant shortage with 3D bioprinting

Researchers are developing functional, patient-specific livers using 3D bioprinting and stem cell technology to eliminate the need for donor organs.
UC Berkeley |

Rewriting the code: The inside story of the first CRISPR cure

Victoria Gray spent 34 years battling the debilitating pain of sickle cell disease. Then she volunteered to be the world's first "prototype" for a CRISPR therapy, based on technology invented at UC Berkeley.
UC San Francisco |

A new way to diagnose deadly lung infections and save lives

Researchers at UC San Francisco have devised a method to identify pneumonia — using both genetic information and AI — that could curb the overuse of antibiotics.
UC Riverside |

Fathers’ microplastic exposure tied to their children’s metabolic problems

UC Riverside-led mouse study finds microplastics affect male and female offspring differently.