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A team at UC San Diego School of Engineering is working to develop a sensor that would stick to your facemask and detect COVID-19 in your breath. “Just imagine you would have a roll of stickers. And as you head out in the day you put one of these on, you would breathe through it. And at the end of...

UC San Diego reported that 245 of its students have tested positive for COVID-19 since the winter quarter began on Jan. 4.

UC San Diego scientists reported Monday that increased ocean acidity is weakening California mussel shells along the Pacific Coast, a result of rising levels of human-produced carbon dioxide.

The winter quarter begins Monday at UC San Diego. Most students are still planning to attend online classes, but the university is slowly bringing more people on campus. The school is in the process of moving about 1,000 more students into campus housing. “I’m really looking forward to studying here instead of being home, especially because being at home can…

A panel of advisers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will have an emergency meeting Tuesday to talk about how the vaccine will be given out, and who should receive it first. Although some manufacturers have started stockpiling the vaccine, relatively speaking there won’t be a lot to go around, making that first wave critical. David...

A report published Monday by a team of researchers, including some from UC San Diego, found that wearing a mask is unlikely to cause any issues with shortness of breath or otherwise diminish lung function.

Scientists at UC San Diego and Scripps Research are using genome sequencing to track the spread of COVID-19 and identify the source of outbreaks in San Diego County and neighboring communities. Scripps Research professor Kristian Andersen, Ph.D., is one of the leading scientists behind the project. His team of researchers received a $2.5 million contract from the Centers for Disease…

A report published Wednesday by the UC San Diego School of Medicine found that older adults use cannabis primarily for medical purposes to treat a variety of common health conditions, including pain, sleep disturbances and psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression.

In an effort to advance the diversity among its faculty, the University of California San Diego is recruiting to hire up to 12 new faculty members from underrepresented demographics, it announced Thursday.

A possible COVID-19 outbreak at U.C. San Diego was thwarted by the university’s early warning program that tests wastewater, university officials claim. “Wastewater has been used for a long time in the infectious disease world for viruses that are shed in the gastrointestinal tract. It’s one of the ways we got polio eliminated, in a large part of the...

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers announced Tuesday they have discovered a carbohydrate that the SARS-CoV-2 virus uses to latch onto a cellular molecule in the lungs, which has potential implications for treatment of COVID-19 patients.

The University of Calfornia San Diego is launching a voluntary pilot program that uses smart-phone technology designed to quickly notify participants if they’ve been exposed to COVID-19.

UC San Diego Health announced Wednesday it will join a second, national clinical trial to develop a vaccine designed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, by the end of the year.

Researchers at UC San Diego have discovered an “on- off” switch in plant immune responses which could give guidance to botanists on how to improve plant disease resistance and increase food stability.

A research team says it has developed a blood test that can detect certain forms of cancer in asymptomatic patients up to four years earlier than conventional methods, UC San Diego announced on Tuesday.

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School Medicine are seeking 30 children from ages 7 to 14 with autism spectrum disorder to take participate in a study to determine if CBD could help in reducing behavioral symptoms.

Researchers at UC San Diego Health have found that loss of smell related to COVID-19 suggests the resulting illness is more likely to be mild to moderate, a potential early indicator that could help health care providers determine which patients may require hospitalization.

It was a history-making six months in space for NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir but its time for this UC San Diego alum and Maine native to come back to earth.

San Diego city leaders urged locals Friday to heed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said the city has seen “unprecedented cooperation” from residents to various orders to stay at home and practice social distancing. On Friday, NBC 7’s drone provided a surreal view of some of San Diego County’s most...

All classes at UC San Diego will be delivered remotely to start the Spring Quarter and university-sponsored athletic events will be played without fans in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the university announce Monday. In-person classes will continue for the last week of the current Winter Quarter, but instructors won’t be using attendance-based points in their grading, according to...