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UC San Diego finds genetic switch linking childhood and Alzheimer’s dementia

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified a shared cellular mechanism that drives brain degeneration in both a rare childhood disorder and Alzheimer's disease, revealing a potential new avenue for drug development targeting neurodegenerative conditions.

Personalized gene therapy helps teen with epilepsy walk independently

Researchers at UC San Diego and Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine have demonstrated that personalized gene therapy tailored to individual genetic mutations can dramatically reduce seizures and unlock developmental milestones in children with a severe form of epilepsy. The…

Humanoid robots complete surgery in world first

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have used teleoperated humanoid robots to perform live surgery for the first time, publishing their findings in the journal Nature on Wednesday. The preclinical trial demonstrated two successful procedures on large non-primate…

Google, UC San Diego to build data center from 2,000 retired Pixel phones

Google Alphabet Inc. and researchers at the University of California San Diego have unveiled a joint project to repurpose thousands of retired Pixel smartphones into a functioning cloud computing platform, aiming to cut the carbon footprint of new hardware manufacturing.