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@ucsdmedschool.bsky.socialWe had nearly 190 Med Triton alumni come back to campus for their milestone reunions! 🔱🎓
The @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social classes of 2016, 2006, 2001, 1996, 1986 and 1976 shared their favorite medical school memories while at their milestone reunions. ⬇️
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.socialCould a common cholesterol drug help protect vision? A large analysis led by @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social links #statin use with lower risk of developing open-angle #glaucoma and needing surgery or laser. #EyeHealth
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social#Chronicbackpain flares activate the brain's "self network," linking pain to identity. Standard treatments often fail, but mindfulness meditation and #psilocybin hold promise because they target the network, separating pain from the self. @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social$19M in @NSF funding to @UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social and @UVMVermont.bsky.social funding will enable a coast-to-coast biological observatory to empower new discoveries in neuroscience and basic biology
@ucsdmedschool.bsky.socialPeople with depression who use psilocybin aren't abandoning traditional mental health care, according to new research in @universitypress.cambridge.org from second-year medical student Avery Eun at @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social.
📰 Read full story ➡️ go.ucsd.edu/4ecd0yj
@shihcheng.bsky.socialReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.socialEarly arrival at the UC San Diego RNA Technology & Therapeutics Symposium—ready for a full day of RNA biology, AI, and next-generation therapeutics. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social
@ucsdmedschool.bsky.socialAs conversations about menopause grow, so does interest in testosterone therapy among women. But what do we know about its long-term safety? 💊
🔗 Read the full story on the study featuring @ucsandiego.bsky.social faculty and a postdoc ➡️ go.ucsd.edu/3TGszY3
@ucsdmedschool.bsky.social☀️🌊 Surf, sand and surgery!
@ucsandiego.bsky.social School of Medicine students gathered at La Jolla Shores for the annual Surgery Interest Group (SIG) Welcome Event, connecting with peers, mentors and future colleagues while exploring their interest in surgery.
@ucsandiego.bsky.socialReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.socialUC San Diego is reinventing surgery, medical training and patient care — before patients even enter the room. https://bit.ly/4rvoPp3
@uofcalifornia.bsky.socialReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.socialThe midterm elections are just a few weeks away! Are you ready to make your voice heard? If you’re one of the millions of college students voting for the first time this year, it can be hard to know where to start. So we're answering some of UC students' FAQs about registering to vote. 🗳️
@giuliompasinetti.bsky.socialReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.socialResearchers Suborno Jati, Xu Chen, Sushil Mahata, et al. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social ID'd a naturally occurring peptide, a small protein fragment called catestatin, that may help counter several key processes driving #Neurodegeneration. @moltherapy.bsky.social 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@anthropogeny.orgReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.socialCongratulations to Ajit and Nissi Varki for being awarded the President’s Innovator Award for 2026 by the Society for Glycobiology!
You can find their CARTA profiles here:
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@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social@UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social researchers identify naturally occurring peptide that slows toxic protein buildup, reduces #brain inflammation and restores function in preclinical models of #Alzheimers and related #neurodegeneration.
@ucsandiego.bsky.socialReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.socialUC San Diego is the nation’s No. 6 public university for the fourth consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report. We also ranked No. 8 in undergraduate AI, No. 12 in undergraduate Econ and No. 19 in innovation: https://bit.ly/4h72gDp
@ucsdmedschool.bsky.social@ucsandiego.bsky.social and @radychildrensoc.bsky.social have been designated a NORD® Rare Disease Center of Excellence, joining a national network working to improve diagnosis, care and research for the more than 30 million Americans living with rare diseases.
Read ➡️ go.ucsd.edu/4cTwN5k
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.socialA new @UCSanDiego.bsky.social and San Diego VA study has found that U.S. Marines with higher natural anti-NMDAR1 #antibody levels had ~25% lower depression and 22% lower #PTSD symptoms after traumatic brain injury — a possible built-in resilience marker.
@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.socialReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social@UCSanDiego.bsky.social researchers are using #AI and "virtual cells" based on 4D movies to predict how cells will respond to drugs, which could speed up #drugdiscovery for cancer, #Alzheimer’s and more.
@ucsdstemcells.bsky.socialReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social🎉 @ucsandiego.bsky.social ranks No. 4 among U.S. public universities — and 20th in the world — according to Shanghai Ranking, due in part to exceptional faculty like SSCI Director Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, and their groundbreaking research. More: bit.ly/4h6zem6. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social 🥂 #space
@cancergrand.bsky.socialReposted by @ucsdmedschool.bsky.socialThe stories behind the science 🥼
Ludmil Alexandrov, Team Lead of CAUSE, shares his journey, and reflects on the legacy he hopes team CAUSE will leave.
Read Ludmil’s full interview at bit.ly/3UEKXAZ
📹 Includes footage from
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