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For the first time, scientists have recorded brain activity in a free-ranging, wild marine mammal, revealing the sleep habits of elephant seals during the months they spend at sea.The new findings, published April 20 in Science, show that…

Just over a century has passed since the discovery of insulin, a time period during which the therapeutic powers of the hormone have broadened and refined. Insulin is an essential treatment for type 1 diabetes and often for type 2…

University of California San Diego faculty members Barbara F. Walter, professor of political science at the School of Global Policy and Strategy and Henry E. Allison, professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy and have been…

UC San Diego Health is the first health system in San Diego County to offer a new minimally invasive prostate biopsy procedure that reduces the risk of infection, improves imaging for accuracy and may increase cancer detection in a clinic…

Graduate programs and professional schools at the University of California San Diego have once again been recognized for their excellence by U.S. News & World Report. The 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings, released today, named…

Hema Kopalle has always been passionate about supporting her community. After a decade working on issues like mental health, educational access and equity, diversity and inclusion, Kopalle is now a pre-doctoral candidate at UC San Diego…

San Diego and Tijuana are inextricably intertwined, connected by culture, language, socio economics and geography. Collaboration prospects between our neighboring communities abound, all it takes is an invitation for experts on both sides…

Human lifespan is related to the aging of our individual cells. Three years ago a group of University of California San Diego researchers deciphered essential mechanisms behind the aging process. After identifying two distinct directions…

There has been widespread speculation about how advances in artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like ChatGPT could be used in medicine. A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine led by John W. Ayers, Ph.D., from the Qualcomm…

Ross Greer, an electrical and computer engineering graduate student at the University of California San Diego, won the grand prize at Research Expo 2023 for his work on a technology that could enable vehicles to drive more autonomously…