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Scientists visualize how bacteria talk to one another

November 8, 2009

Using imaging mass spectrometry, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed tools that will enable scientists to visualize how different cell populations of cells communi

Electrical engineers go head to head with Apple iTunes Genius on music playlists

October 27, 2009

Electrical engineers recently pitted Genius -- the music recommendation system in Apple's iTunes -- against two experimental music recommender systems.

UC San Diego researchers reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension in mouse models

October 25, 2009

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have identified a key protein that promotes the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in humans and mice.

'Perspectives on Energy Policy' report now available

October 22, 2009

LIVERMORE, Calif. -- The United States should create a high-level independent council to analyze and communicate critical issues to energy policymakers and the public, a group of 27 leaders in academia, government, and the private sector recommends in a new report.

Stretching the Golgi: a link between form and function

October 15, 2009

A research team at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has provided a surprisingly simple explanation for the mechanism and features of the "Golgi apparatus" -- a structure that has baffled generations of scientists. The model developed by the UC San Diego scientists suggests that the Golgi's unusual shape is a direct consequence of the way it works.

Rare procedure documents how the human brain computes language

October 15, 2009

A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports a significant breakthrough in explaining gaps in scientists' understanding of human brain function. The study -- which provides a picture of language processing in the brain with unprecedented clarity -- will be published in the October 16 issue of the journal Science.

Scientists discover protein receptor for carbonation taste

October 15, 2009

In 1767, chemist Joseph Priestley stood in his laboratory one day with an idea to help English mariners stay healthy on long ocean voyages. He infused water with carbon dioxide to create an effervescent liquid that mimicked the finest mineral waters consumed at European health spas.

What drives our genes? Salk researchers map the first complete human epigenome

October 14, 2009

LA JOLLA, CA -- Although the human genome sequence faithfully lists (almost) every single DNA base of the roughly 3 billion bases that make up a human genome, it doesn't tell biologists much about how its function is regulated.

UCSD researchers pave the way for effective liver treatments

October 9, 2009

A combination of bioengineering and medical research at the University of California, San Diego has led to a new discovery that could pave the way for more effective treatments for liver disease.

In this work, the researchers have utilized an array system that can identify the biological components that can lead to or alleviate liver disease.

Comprehensive understanding of bacteria could lead to new insights into many organisms

September 25, 2009

Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) and other institutions have constructed a complete model, including three dimensional protein structures, of the central metabolic network of the bacterium Thermotoga maritima

'Lies my parents told me'

September 22, 2009

Parents say that honesty is the best policy, but they regularly lie to their children as a way of influencing their behavior and emotions, finds new research from the University of Toronto and the University of California, San Diego.

Nationwide study examines youth access to indoor tanning

September 21, 2009

Many indoor tanning businesses require parental consent for teenagers to use their facilities, but most would allow young tanners more than the government-recommended amount of exposure during the first week, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Researchers identify gene variant linked to glaucoma

September 21, 2009

An international team, led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the National Eye Institute, has discovered gene variants for glaucoma in a black population. The finding could lead to future treatments or a cure for this disease, which leads to blindness in two million Americans each year.

Memories of the way they used to be

September 18, 2009

A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla have developed a safe strategy for reprogramming cells to a pluripotent state without use of viral vectors or genomic insertions.

'Apples-to-apples' analysis of Arab development yields fresh view

September 18, 2009

The Arab world is not the socioeconomic basket case that conventional wisdom holds, says University of California, San Diego economist James Rauch.



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