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With a five-year, $126 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, a team led by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla has launched a new project that aims to describe the cells that make up the human brain in unprecedented molecular detail, classify brain cells into more precise subtypes and pinpoint the location of each cell in the brain.
Using his vast knowledge of the brightest minds in La Jolla, Dr.
A UC San Diego-owned laboratory space on Mount Soledad is to be demolished to make way for cloud and climate research, the La Jolla Community Planning Association heard during its Sept. 1 meeting online.
In lawsuit over distance learning, parents accuse San Diego County schools of violating Constitution
The plaintiffs include five parents who have previously sued over what they argue was inadequate instruction during schools’ pandemic closures.
Sensory neurons newly discovered by Scripps Research send messages from fat tissue to the brain and could offer clues about obesity and other conditions.
With the rising tide of citizen science, UC San Diego engineers have developed a fin-shaped surfboard attachment that enables them to harness the popularity of surfing to further scientific research.
Previous research has shown that low physical activity and more time spent sitting are associated with a higher risk of death.
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Numbness and tingling in her feet, heart palpitations, dizzy spells and wrist pain that felt like carpal tunnel syndrome pushed Nancy Kim to confirm that she has the same rare genetic condition that has devastated her family, forcing her father to receive a heart transplant and killing six of her family members.
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla say they have uncovered a molecular pathway that distills threatening sights, sounds and smells into a single message: Be afraid.
The San Diego Unified School District will not require masks throughout the district when the new school year starts Monday, Aug. 29, signaling a retreat from COVID-19 rules the district established a month ago.
The findings by Scripps Research scientists open the door for new vaccine approaches and strategies.
Scientists from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla and the University of Sheffield in England co-led a study that shows promise for the development of gene therapies to repair hearing loss.
Janna Dickenson is a licensed psychologist who leads UC San Diego’s Sexual Well-being and Gender Lab.
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Four-year study seeks to learn why some people infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus experience persistent symptoms and how to prevent it.
To close out National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month, ConnectMed International brought its 2022 Camp Cosmos to La Jolla Shores on July 31 for a day at the beach for its campers.
Though the popularity of “Shark Week” on the Discovery Channel draws attention to sharks from around the world, a team of veterinarians at Birch Aquarium in La Jolla has been examining the sharks found right in our backyard.
Even in death, famed La Jolla oceanographer Walter Munk is furthering science that aims to solve the mysteries of the deep.
Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla have discovered the molecule in the brain responsible for associating good or bad feelings with a memory.
