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Advancing a healthier world through transformative #patientcare, groundbreaking #research, inspired teaching and an enduring commitment to the #community. 🧬🩺🧠📚 #healthsciences #health #education #sciencecommunication
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Out now in @NatCellBio.nature.com : Researchers at @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social and @UCSDCancer reveal that #cancer #cells can hijack a cell death protein to survive treatment and regrow, offering a new target to fight drug resistance. #CancerResearch #DrugResistance
Cancer Uses Cell Death Proteins to Survive Treatment and Regrow
Researchers at UC San Diego have found a paradoxical new way in which cancer cells survive and regrow after targeted therapy: by hijacking a protein involved in cell death.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Out now in @NatCellBio.nature.com : Researchers at @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social and @UCSDCancer reveal that #cancer #cells can hijack a cell death protein to survive treatment and regrow, offering a new target to fight drug resistance. #CancerResearch #DrugResistance
@UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social researchers are using #phages — viruses that kill bacteria — to fight antibiotic-resistant pathogens, a major threat to #publichealth.
UC San Diego Researchers Expand Virus-Based Treatment Options for Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing challenges to global public health as harmful microbes evolve to evade these medications. Now, researchers at University of California San Diego and…
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November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
@UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social researchers are using #phages — viruses that kill bacteria — to fight antibiotic-resistant pathogens, a major threat to #publichealth.
A @UCSanDiego.bsky.social study suggests that the depiction of lorazepam use on Season 3 of The White Lotus TV series sparked 1.6 million extra Google searches for information about the benzodiazepine drug, including how to acquire it online.
When Life Imitates Art: Google Searches for Anxiety Drug Spike During Run of The White Lotus TV Show
A UC San Diego study suggests that the depiction of lorazepam use on Season 3 of The White Lotus TV series sparked 1.6 million extra Google searches for information about the benzodiazepine drug,…
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November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A @UCSanDiego.bsky.social study suggests that the depiction of lorazepam use on Season 3 of The White Lotus TV series sparked 1.6 million extra Google searches for information about the benzodiazepine drug, including how to acquire it online.
Annual Stein Symposium focuses on the physical, mental & cognitive resilience in older adults. The community event at ucsdparkandmarket.bsky.social focused on emerging scientific evidence that #resilience to life’s stressors plays a critical role in #healthyaging.
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Annual Stein Symposium Emphasizes Physical, Mental and Cognitive Resilience in Older Adults
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November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Annual Stein Symposium focuses on the physical, mental & cognitive resilience in older adults. The community event at ucsdparkandmarket.bsky.social focused on emerging scientific evidence that #resilience to life’s stressors plays a critical role in #healthyaging.
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Out now in @Nature.com: @UCSDCancer / @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social researchers created an AI model that predicts #skincancer risk more accurately for people of all backgrounds by using genetics, lifestyle, and social factors to help close #healthequity gaps
AI Model Powers Skin Cancer Detection Across Diverse Populations
UC San Diego researchers developed a machine learning model that accurately predicts skin cancer risk across ancestries, improving equity in early detection and outcomes using genetics, lifestyle,…
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November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Out now in @Nature.com: @UCSDCancer / @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social researchers created an AI model that predicts #skincancer risk more accurately for people of all backgrounds by using genetics, lifestyle, and social factors to help close #healthequity gaps
Out now in @Nature.com Communications biology: @UCSanDiego.bsky.social researchers find that a weeklong #meditation retreat produced rapid changes in brain activity and blood boosting resilience, pain relief, and stress recovery #mindfulness #healing #brainscience
Meditation Retreat Rapidly Reprograms Body and Mind
UC San Diego researchers find that a weeklong mind-body retreat led to rapid changes in brain function and blood biology, boosting resilience, pain relief, and stress recovery—showing how meditation…
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November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Out now in @Nature.com Communications biology: @UCSanDiego.bsky.social researchers find that a weeklong #meditation retreat produced rapid changes in brain activity and blood boosting resilience, pain relief, and stress recovery #mindfulness #healing #brainscience
The 2025 @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social symposium at @UCSanDiego.bsky.social brought together an extraordinary group of #scientists, #clinicians, #innovators and #patients united by a shared vision: harnessing the power of #stemcells to heal, regenerate and transform #medicine.
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Stem Cells, Space and the Future of Regenerative Medicine: Inside the 2025 SSCI Symposium
The 2025 Sanford Stem Cell Institute (SSCI) symposium at UC San Diego brought together an extraordinary group of scientists, clinicians, innovators and patients united by a shared vision: harnessing…
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November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The 2025 @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social symposium at @UCSanDiego.bsky.social brought together an extraordinary group of #scientists, #clinicians, #innovators and #patients united by a shared vision: harnessing the power of #stemcells to heal, regenerate and transform #medicine.
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Patients referred to a #diabetesmanagement and education clinic led by #pharmacists saw meaningful improvements in blood sugar levels over time, underscoring the critical role pharmacists can play in supporting this high-risk group @ucsdpharmacy.bsky.social
Pharmacists Help Cancer Patients Manage High Blood Sugar More Effectively
Patients referred to a diabetes management and education clinic led by pharmacists saw meaningful improvements in blood sugar levels over time, underscoring the critical role pharmacists can play in…
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October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Patients referred to a #diabetesmanagement and education clinic led by #pharmacists saw meaningful improvements in blood sugar levels over time, underscoring the critical role pharmacists can play in supporting this high-risk group @ucsdpharmacy.bsky.social
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So proud of Dr. Alison Moore, honored with the @ASCPharm Plein Memorial Lecture Award for her outstanding contributions to geriatrics, mentorship, and advancing the science of healthy aging! 🌟 #UCSDHealthyAging
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
So proud of Dr. Alison Moore, honored with the @ASCPharm Plein Memorial Lecture Award for her outstanding contributions to geriatrics, mentorship, and advancing the science of healthy aging! 🌟 #UCSDHealthyAging
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🎉 Congratulations to Professor Michael K. Gilson (@bmix.bsky.social) on receiving the American Chemical Society (@acs.org) award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research! The award acknowledges his outstanding achievements at the interface of computational chemistry and drug discovery.
October 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Professor Michael K. Gilson (@bmix.bsky.social) on receiving the American Chemical Society (@acs.org) award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research! The award acknowledges his outstanding achievements at the interface of computational chemistry and drug discovery.
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Matthew Kolar, M.D., Ph.D., an associate physician diplomate of @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social Department of Dermatology, has been honored with The National Institutes of Health's Director’s Early Independence Award. 🏆
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October 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Matthew Kolar, M.D., Ph.D., an associate physician diplomate of @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social Department of Dermatology, has been honored with The National Institutes of Health's Director’s Early Independence Award. 🏆
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Out now in @Nature.com: #Bioinformatics reveals new #RegenerativeTherapy approach for #SpinalCordInjury. showing success in adult human brain cells and animal models. Clinical trials could be next.
Bioinformatics Uncovers Regenerative Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury
UC San Diego researchers used bioinformatics to identify a promising regenerative therapy for spinal cord injury, showing effectiveness in adult human brain cells and paving the way for future…
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October 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Out now in @Nature.com: #Bioinformatics reveals new #RegenerativeTherapy approach for #SpinalCordInjury. showing success in adult human brain cells and animal models. Clinical trials could be next.
Students from San Diego high schools got a hands-on look into the future of science during #StemCellAwarenessDay at the Sanford Consortium — exploring labs, meeting researchers, and even tuning in to live experiments happening aboard the #InternationalSpaceStation.
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Lab Coats to Space Stations: High Schoolers Explore Stem Cell Research at Stem Cell Awareness Day
Students from SD high schools spent a day at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine for “Stem Cell Awareness Day” — a day immersed in the world of stem cell research, complete with lab…
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October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Students from San Diego high schools got a hands-on look into the future of science during #StemCellAwarenessDay at the Sanford Consortium — exploring labs, meeting researchers, and even tuning in to live experiments happening aboard the #InternationalSpaceStation.
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@UCSanDiego.bsky.social researchers have settled a decades-long debate surrounding the role of the first #CrohnsDisease gene to be associated with a heightened risk for developing the #auto-immune condition.
Rebalancing the Gut: How AI Solved a 25-Year Crohn’s Disease Mystery
UC San Diego researchers have settled a decades-long debate surrounding the role of the first Crohn’s disease gene to be associated with a heightened risk for developing the auto-immune condition.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
@UCSanDiego.bsky.social researchers have settled a decades-long debate surrounding the role of the first #CrohnsDisease gene to be associated with a heightened risk for developing the #auto-immune condition.
@UCSanDiego.bsky.social clinical pharmacist Linda Awdishu collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of researchers using #AI and #PrecisionMedicine to improve #kidney care and improve patient outcomes.
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Healing Without Harm: Collaboration is Key in Clinical Pharmacist’s Quest to Safeguard Kidney Health
UC San Diego clinical pharmacist Linda Awdishu collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of researchers using AI and precision medicine to improve kidney care and improve patient outcomes.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
@UCSanDiego.bsky.social clinical pharmacist Linda Awdishu collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of researchers using #AI and #PrecisionMedicine to improve #kidney care and improve patient outcomes.
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🚗💨 Many Californians don’t know key cannabis driving laws, risking public safety. A new @UCSanDiego study finds gaps in knowledge—even 6 years after legalization #cannabis #driving #cannabislaw
Survey: Californians Don’t Know Cannabis Driving Laws
A survey led by UC San Diego researchers has found that while a third of Californian's use cannabis, many do not have a full understanding of the laws and regulations around cannabis and driving.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
🚗💨 Many Californians don’t know key cannabis driving laws, risking public safety. A new @UCSanDiego study finds gaps in knowledge—even 6 years after legalization #cannabis #driving #cannabislaw
The REACH Center will build capacity for novel research in whole person health, linking @UCSanDiego.bsky.social with complementary and #integrativehealth institutions to drive #innovation and improve patient outcomes.
$6.2M Grant Will Launch UC San Diego REACH Center for Translational Science on Whole Person Health
The REACH Center will build capacity for novel research in whole person health, linking UC San Diego with complementary and integrative health institutions to drive innovation and improve patient…
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October 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The REACH Center will build capacity for novel research in whole person health, linking @UCSanDiego.bsky.social with complementary and #integrativehealth institutions to drive #innovation and improve patient outcomes.
Hospitals are increasingly reliant on networked #technology to run lifesaving medical equipment and access patient records. @UCSDhcyber.bsky.social is at the forefront of safeguarding these systems against #cyberattacks. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social
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UC San Diego Cybersecurity Research Protects Patients
Hospitals are increasingly reliant on networked technology to run lifesaving medical equipment and access patient records. UC San Diego’s Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity is at the forefront of…
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October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hospitals are increasingly reliant on networked #technology to run lifesaving medical equipment and access patient records. @UCSDhcyber.bsky.social is at the forefront of safeguarding these systems against #cyberattacks. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social
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@UCSDMedSchool researchers use #AI to reprogram #coloncancer stem cells, tricking them into self-destruction. This breakthrough could cut recurrence and death rates by 50% and reshape precision cancer care. #CancerResearch #PrecisionMedicine
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Precision Reprogramming: How AI Tricks Cancer’s Toughest Cells
Tricking cancer cells into self-destructing could reduce risk of recurrence and death in colon cancer by 50%, says new research from UC San Diego scientists.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@UCSDMedSchool researchers use #AI to reprogram #coloncancer stem cells, tricking them into self-destruction. This breakthrough could cut recurrence and death rates by 50% and reshape precision cancer care. #CancerResearch #PrecisionMedicine
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Proteasome inhibitors have proven highly effective in multiple #myeloma but not in #acutemyeloidleukemia. The addition of a drug that inactivates the HSF1 pathway or impairs autophagy could change that. #AML
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Combination Therapy Could Expand Treatment Options for AML Patients, Extend Survival
Proteasome inhibitors have proven highly effective in multiple myeloma but not in acute myeloid leukemia. The addition of a drug that inactivates the HSF1 pathway or impairs autophagy could change…
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October 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Proteasome inhibitors have proven highly effective in multiple #myeloma but not in #acutemyeloidleukemia. The addition of a drug that inactivates the HSF1 pathway or impairs autophagy could change that. #AML
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A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene mutation may have protected modern human brains. @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social
Did Lead Limit Brain and Language Development in Neanderthals and Other Extinct Hominids?
A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene mutation may have protected modern human brains.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene mutation may have protected modern human brains. @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social
🦠 New in @jci.org: @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social researchers find that when #Staph bacteria “talk” to each other, they slow wound healing. Blocking this bacterial chatter may help wounds heal faster—without antibiotics. #Microbiome #WoundHealing #Infection
Bacterial Chatter Slows Wound Healing
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which skin bacteria delay wound healing.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🦠 New in @jci.org: @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social researchers find that when #Staph bacteria “talk” to each other, they slow wound healing. Blocking this bacterial chatter may help wounds heal faster—without antibiotics. #Microbiome #WoundHealing #Infection
A culturally adapted behavioral intervention delivered in Spanish by community health workers significantly reduced unhealthy alcohol use among Latinx adults.
Spanish-Language Counseling Cuts Heavy Drinking Among Latinx Adults by 22%, UC San Diego Study Finds
A culturally adapted behavioral intervention delivered in Spanish by community health workers significantly reduced unhealthy alcohol use among Latinx adults.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A culturally adapted behavioral intervention delivered in Spanish by community health workers significantly reduced unhealthy alcohol use among Latinx adults.
New research has found genetic associations between #cannabis use and #psychiatric, cognitive and #physicalhealth. The findings could inform prevention and treatment strategies for cannabis use disorders. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social
Large Genetic Study Links Cannabis Use to Psychiatric, Cognitive and Physical Health
New research has found genetic associations between cannabis use and psychiatric, cognitive, and physical health. The findings could inform prevention and treatment strategies for cannabis use…
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October 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
New research has found genetic associations between #cannabis use and #psychiatric, cognitive and #physicalhealth. The findings could inform prevention and treatment strategies for cannabis use disorders. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social
🔬 New study from researchers at @UCSDCancer/ @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social reconfigures existing antibody to target drug-resistant cancers. Researchers achieved stronger tumor killing in patient samples & mice. #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy
Bioengineering Breathes New Life into Failed Cancer Treatment
By reworking an existing protein, researchers at UC San Diego have revitalized a previously unsuccessful cancer treatment.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🔬 New study from researchers at @UCSDCancer/ @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social reconfigures existing antibody to target drug-resistant cancers. Researchers achieved stronger tumor killing in patient samples & mice. #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy