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Karen L. Christman
Professor of Bioengineering and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Welfare at UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
Andrea LaCroix
Professor and Chief of Epidemiology, Family Medicine and Public Health at University of California San Diego
Yadira Galindo
Director Of Communications, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego
Annabel Guichard
Project scientist in Ethan Bier Lab at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD)
Rohit Loomba
Director, NAFLD Research Center, and Director of Hepatology, University of California at San Diego
Pam R. Taub
Associate Professor of Medicine at UC San Diego and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation & Wellness.
Gert Cauwenberghs
Professor of Bioengineering and Co-Director at Institute for Neural Computation at UC San Diego.
Alan Maisel
Co-founder, CMO and Chairman of the Board at Brainstorm Medical. Former professor at UCSD.
Don W. Cleveland
Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at University of California, San Diego
Joseph Wang
SAIC Endowed Chair, Director Center of Wearable Sensors, Distinguished Professor in Department for Nanoengineering at UCSD.
Shaochen Chen
Professor and Chair of NanoEngineering Department at University of California San Diego.
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) News
Skin microbiome diversity is linked to wrinkles and hydration
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - 11-Jan-2024
The findings pave the way for personalised skincare approaches
Read more...AI chatbot outperforms doctors in written advice quality and empathy
The Guardian - 28-Apr-2023
ChatGPT demonstrates potential for assisting healthcare professionals in drafting patient communications, but caution advised
Read more...Study shows it is critical for stem cells to prevent stress to preserve their health and longevity
News Medical - 21-Mar-2023
Therapeutics to boost regulation of protein homeostasis may be beneficial across multiple organs and pathologies
Read more...Targeted drug delivery with microbots made of algae cells to treat acute bacterial pneumonia
UC San Diego School of Medicine - 22-Sep-2022
Nanoparticles-modified microbots coated with neutrophil cell membranes-reduce inflammation in lungs
Read more...Employing native bacteria as ideal chassis for therapeutic delivery and cure
UC San Diego School of Medicine - 04-Aug-2022
Re-engineered native bacteria serve as chassis to introduce therapeutics into the gut
Read more...Epigenetic age acceleration could be used as a biomarker for healthy longevity
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - 27-Jul-2022
Accelerated biological aging associated with lower odds of living healthy and longer
Read more...HTR in Drosophila somatic cells using nikase and CRISPR genetic editing tools
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) - 05-Jul-2022
CRISPR genetic editing tools may be helpful in genetic repair
Read more...New flexible microneedle array records electrical signals from a large portion of the brain
Medgadget - 21-Mar-2022
Advancement in brain-computer interface technology to control external devices using mind
Read more...First study to take a deep look at nicotine patches and e-cigarette users
Independent - 19-Oct-2021
E-cigarettes users suffer from lung inflammation and irregular heart beat
Read more...Wearable, non-invasive skin patch for real-time health monitoring
NEO.LIFE - 30-Sep-2021
Tracks both physical and biochemical parameters, aiming for early disease detection & prevention
Read more...Scientists activate stress response pathway to keep cultured stem cells healthy
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - 12-Aug-2021
Improvement seen in blood stem cells of mice and humans against stress and ageing
Read more...Wearable medical devices can monitor health all day using finger sweat
New Scientist - 13-Jul-2021
Self-powered sensors with biofuel cells harvest energy from sweat even while you sleep
Read more...Scientists decoded a human genome entirely for the first time
Popular Mechanics - 03-Jun-2021
New technologies uncovered missing genes in human genome - yet to be peer-reviewed
Read more...New gene therapy technique, CopyCatcher, more accurate in fruit flies
SciTechDaily - 11-May-2021
Targets precise location of mutated gene rather than tagging on anywhere
Read more...Gene therapy preserved memory and learning in mice with Alzheimer's
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 11-May-2021
Boosting a vital protein, Caveolin-1, this new technique offers hope against neurodegenerative diseases
Read more...'Rogue' protein assists cancer progression in humans
The Scientist - 01-Apr-2021
Inactivating Siglec-XII could lower the risk of cancer, but more research is still needed
Read more...Gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease enters human clinical trial
Forbes - 12-Mar-2021
Virus carries gene encoding protein into the brain -possible breakthrough treatment for neurodegenerative diseases
Read more...Wearable skin patch to track your health and fitness
Independent - 15-Feb-2021
Noninvasive sensor on skin continuously monitors several vitals all at once
Read more...Spend some more time on your feet to live longer
Science Daily - 13-Oct-2020
Light physical activity, including just standing, lowers risk for mortality
Read more...E-cigarettes don't help people give up smoking
New Scientist - 02-Sep-2020
Vaping, patches, sprays - or nothing at all - all pretty much the same with a 10% success rate
Read more...Novel ageing pathway slows ageing of yeast cells in silico
CNN - 21-Jul-2020
It's a long way to go to having an effect in humans in vivo, but an interesting approach
Read more...Scientists find a new and easy way of producing neurons
Science Daily - 25-Jun-2020
PTB is the ultimate switch that controls conversion of a cell into a neuron
Read more...Prototype contact lenses use blinking movement to change focus
Gizmodo - 29-Jul-2019
One step closer to futuristic contact lenses from sci-fi movies
Read more...Bioprinted spinal implant enables nerve cells to reconnect
Wired - 14-Jan-2019
Hopefully nerve grafts will become as common as skin grafts one day
Read more...Good work ethic could lead to a longer life
Independent - 13-Dec-2017
Mental and physical health levels of a group of Italians between the ages of 90 and 101 have been...
Read more...Scientists decipher mechanisms underlying the biology of aging
Phys.org - 02-Nov-2017
Used a combination of engineering, computer science and biology to analyze molecular processes. ...
Read more...Age At First Period Could Determine Life Expectancy
Marie Claire - 17-Sep-2017
The Women’s Health Initiative collected data from 16,000 post-menopausal women. And researchers ...
Read more...Computer knows how much pain you are in
New Scientist - 01-Sep-2017
A new algorithm can rate how much pain you are in just by looking at your face. By examining ti...
Read more...IBM and MIT power research into microbiome
Health Data Management - 24-Aug-2017
Will study the connection between body bacteria and autoimmune diseases. Using supercomputing po...
Read more...Tiny robots heal stomach ulcers in mice
New Scientist - 16-Aug-2017
Micromotors are autonomous vehicles the width of a human hair. They use bubbles to power the tra...
Read more...First nanoengineered retinal implant could regain functional vision
Kurzweil Network - 16-Mar-2017
The nanowires provide higher resolution than anything achieved by other devices. Closer to the d...
Read more...Advanced robotic system will become surgeon’s right hand
Phys.org - 10-Feb-2017
University of California San Diego engineers are developing robots to be an integral part of the ...
Read more...Quantifying the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Exercise
Fight Aging! - 13-Jan-2017
Rising chronic inflammation is characteristic of aging and the failing immune system. Less infla...
Read more...People who have stronger social networks live longer
Independent - 01-Nov-2016
People with stronger social networks and relationships tend to live longer – also true of the onl...
Read more...Nanofish could swim through body to deliver medication
Medgadget - 12-Sep-2016
Made from gold and nickel nanowire sections the devices flex like a fish when powered by a magnet...
Read more...Italian village where 15% of residents are over 100
New York Post - 12-Apr-2016
Acciaroli is a small village on the southern end of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Area has low rates of ...
Read more...3D-printing a new lifelike liver tissue for drug screening
Kurzweil Network - 15-Feb-2016
Closely mimics the human liver’s sophisticated structure and function. Honeycomb pattern using c...
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