University of California San Diego

Doctors Complete First-Ever Personalized Cervical Spine Surgery
This groundbreaking procedure uses a combination of AI and 3D printing to develop a customized implant.

Atmospheric CO₂ hits record levels—A stark warning from Mauna Loa
Monthly Keeling Curve average exceeded 430 parts per million in May.

Study finds no sex differences in toddlers’ traits at Autism diagnosis
The findings have potential implications for early diagnosis.

How do we learn something new? Study reveals how our brain learns
Scientists reveal how the brain learns and adapts.

Dark matter mystery: New research explores star-free halos
A detection of completely dark halos would open up a new window to study the universe.

Science fiction to reality: Searching for a lunar oasis
New research may help astronauts locate viable water sources on the moon.

SMART: A software to unlock cell signaling’s secrets
Spatial Modeling Algorithms for Reactions and Transport.

New method reveals how lasers ablate Aluminum
A team of researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, UCSD, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have made advancements in a longstanding issue of laser-induced...

New powerful technology reverses insecticide resistance in pests
Since insecticides are the most prevalent way of controlling crop damage from pests, their overuse has rendered pests insecticide-resistant. When beetles, moths, or other...

New optical biosensor technology rapidly detect monkeypox
With the urgent need for faster and more effective diagnostic tools to detect Monkeypox, researchers have pioneered an innovative detection system. The team at...

A mountaintop collapsed into the sea and triggered a mega-tsunami
Greenland landslide caused nine-day earthquake.

Researchers develop new technique to explore oceanic microbes
It could be the first step in uncovering compounds that lead to next-generation antibiotics.

Electronic finger wrap provides health monitoring at your fingertips
This finger wrap is powered by the wearer's fingertip sweat.

Geophysicists find stores of liquid water on Mars
Presence of liquid water most probable explanation for data collected by Mars lander.

Researchers create world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery
A breakthrough in inexpensive, clean, fast-charging batteries.

Microrobot-filled pill offers hope for treating IBD in mice
Biohybrid microrobots help control colonic cytokines and strengthen the epithelium barrier in inflammatory bowel disease.

Understanding health through changes in sleep pattern
Analysis of sleep phenotypes over a five million night period.

Microrobots deliver cancer drugs to lung tumors in mice
Biohybrid microrobots target lung tumors with drug-filled nanoparticles.

First-in-kind protocol for creating miniature artificial brains
Researchers worldwide can now create highly realistic brain cortical organoids.

Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins
Findings suggest new possibilities for early autism detection.

Scientists built the most extensive and most detailed bird family tree to date
Computational tools fuel reconstruction of new and improved bird family tree.

Genetic tool tracks CRISPR editing risks
Deciphering DNA repair progression with mutation classifier.

Healable cathode makes solid-state Li-S batteries a practical reality
Healable cathode could unlock the potential of solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries.

Injectable hydrogel protects right ventricle of heart
Hydrogels mitigate negative remodeling in right heart failure.

Type 2 diabetes affects vertebral disc behavior
Type 2 diabetes alters annulus fibrosus fiber deformation in UCD-T2DM rats.

New research uncovers significant number of slow-building solar flares
New research by a team led by UC San Diego astrophysics graduate student Aravind Bharathi Valluvan has discovered a significant number of slow-building solar...



