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‘Immune cop’: La Jolla scientists identify the lungs’ sensor that detects virus that causes COVID-19
‘Immune cop’: La Jolla scientists identify the lungs’ sensor that detects virus that causes COVID-19
Scientists at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla say they have identified the sensor in human lungs that detects SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and signals the body to mount an antiviral response.
The La Jolla Shores Association is answering a call for support from a Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher in his effort to acquire machines that measure microplastics in the air people breathe.
As governments, scientists and individuals grapple with how to tackle a possible looming climate crisis, new research from UC San Diego released Jan. 14 explores a potential mode of response that seems borderline science fiction.
A total of 245 students have tested positive since the winter quarter began Jan. 4. Eighty-five percent of the 109 infected students living on campus went home for the holidays.
It’s common knowledge that eating well and exercising are precursors to a healthy life — and seemingly the solution for many ailments.
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Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine say they have found that certain metabolites — small molecules produced by the process of metabolism — may be predictive indicators for people at risk of clinical depression.
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New data suggest that nearly all COVID-19 survivors have the immune cells necessary to fight reinfection for months if not years, according to researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology.
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Researchers at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies in La Jolla have published a paper detailing their advancements in artificial intelligence, further tying together the fields of AI and neuroscience.
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The La Jolla Institute for Immunology has received a gift from John Major, chairman emeritus of LJI’s board of directors, and his wife, Susan, to fund construction of a new clinical research center.
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A state appeals court Dec. 23 extended an order issued last week blocking San Diego County’s restaurants from offering onsite dining, at least through the rest of the holiday season.
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State lawyers say the stay is needed to protect public health as the COVID-19 pandemic surges.
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The newly formed Torrey Pines Hotel Group will join a Los Angeles-based firm to buy up financially distressed hotels at discounted rates and manage them long-term.
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Biden’s team cited San Diego Unified’s graduation rate and national test scores as reasons for her nomination.
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One of my goals for 2021 is to not repeat history.
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The La Jolla Shores Association voted to approve a local group’s recommendations for improving the city of San Diego’s proposed parks master plan.
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The La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee heard two very diverse projects during its Jan. 12 meeting, with two very different outcomes.
Scientists at Scripps Research in La Jolla have demonstrated a promising new strategy for treating lymphomas, a group of cancers that begin in infection-fighting cells of the immune system called lymphocytes.
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Since 2016, Bernard Thurman has undergone traditional treatments, experimental therapies and surgeries to counter the cancer within him, but nothing has eradicated the disease.
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The ruling by Judge Joel Wohlfeil is welcomed by restaurant owners, but most remain cautious.
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The San Diego Unified School District has started voluntary coronavirus testing for students and staff at several elementary schools under a partnership with UC San Diego Health, according to an announcement Dec. 15.
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Playgrounds throughout the state that were closed under California’s latest stay-at-home order may now reopen “to facilitate physically distanced personal health and wellness through outdoor exercise,” according to a state update Dec. 9.
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“Frustrating” and “devastating” were words used repeatedly by La Jolla merchants to describe the state’s new order imposing expanded coronavirus-related restrictions mandating closures of all onsite restaurant dining, museums, aquariums, playgrounds and salons throughout Southern California.
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The new restrictions for the Southern California region go into effect at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, and must stay in place for at least three weeks because the region’s intensive care capacity has dropped below 15 percent.
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This year marks the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica, but that doesn’t mean discoveries aren’t still being made on the icy continent.
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There are a lot of things other than education that students rely on their schools for: access to adults they can talk to, free and reduced-cost lunch, socialization and so on.
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A team of researchers at La Jolla’s Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute co-authored a study published Nov. 25 that details changes observed in the hearts of fruit flies while in space over two missions — changes that may have implications for the treatment of human hearts both in and out of the atmosphere.
