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Turning Gut Flora against Diabetes

October 25, 2022 | | Posted in Newsletter

Intestinal transgene delivery with native E. coli chassis allows persistent physiological change
“In this proof-of-concept study, we [gastroenterologists at the University [MORE]

Skin Patch Device Monitors Blood Pressure and Biomarkers

August 3, 2021 | | Posted in Newsletter

Patch tracks multiple biochemicals
In a first of its kind monitoring device, University of California at San Diego engineers have made [MORE]

Brain Organoids Mimic Autism

March 16, 2021 | | Posted in Newsletter

Dr. Muotri, Director of Stem Cell Program at UCSD
While many scientists in regenerative medicine research work on whole organ regeneration, [MORE]

Microbial “Signature” of Cancers

May 26, 2020 | | Posted in Newsletter

Microbial DNA in blood to detect cancer
“. . . a new study led by researchers from UC San Diego is [MORE]

Injectable Hydrogel to Repair Heart Damage

January 28, 2020 | | Posted in Newsletter

Cardiac tissue repair with injected gel
“Ventrix, a spin-off company of the University of California San Diego, has developed a special [MORE]

Hacking Medical Lab Systems—Real Danger

June 11, 2019 | | Posted in Newsletter

UCSD-Cyberattack on laboratory data
It’s hard to imagine what kind of degenerate person wants to hack patient’s medical records for extortion [MORE]

Functional Lab-Grown Brain Organoids

February 12, 2019 | | Posted in Newsletter

 
Slice of brain organoid
UCSD neuroscientists have grown stem cells into tissue resembling the brain’s cortex.  Further, those “organoids” display EEG [MORE]

Sensing High Metastatic Potential

February 12, 2019 | | Posted in Newsletter

Tumor cell with high metastatic potential
Researchers at the UCSD medical school have identified a protein that has a high correlation [MORE]

Predicting Blood Pressure

December 11, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Wearable technology
Engineers at the University of California at San Diego have designed a wearable monitor that tracks sleep, exercise and [MORE]

Quick and Cheap, Brain-in-a-Dish

November 6, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

UCSD Slice of human brain organoid
In addition to animal models and single cells, drug researchers have organoids derived from reprogrammed [MORE]

Proof-of-Concept for Nanobot “Fantastic Voyage”

October 16, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Nanorobots
In the 1966 film “Fantastic Voyage,” scientists inside a micro-submarine swam through the blood steam aiming to break up a [MORE]

Nanobots for Treating MRSA

August 21, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Nanobots grab MRSA bacteria
Using gold nanowires coated with platelets and red blood cells, bioengineers at the University of California in [MORE]

The American Gut Project

July 31, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Digestive system
In 2012, the University of California at San Diego’s internal review board approved a crowd funded microbiome project that [MORE]

Color Blindness and Blood Vessel Formation

July 31, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Cone cell
Achromatopsia (aka cone rod dystrophy) is a form of colorblindness that can be partial or total. In studying the [MORE]