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Researchers at the Salk Institute are making progress on a compound that they believe could potentially stop Alzheimer's disease in its tracks. To show just how promising their drug candidate is, they put it through unusually hard experiments. -
The day when organs can be printed as easily as newspapers remains far in the future. But with technology that can assemble small chunks of life-like liver tissue, a San Diego company has taken one more step toward making it a reality. -
KPBS Midday EditionWho'd have thought that a diabetes drug pulled from the shelves because of harmful side effects would shrink lung-cancer tumors? Scientists at Salk Institute's new Helmsley Center for Genomic Medicine had that very idea, and it's panning out. -
KPBS Midday EditionProposition 37 is attracting national attention because of the message it could send about our food. The measure would make California the first state in the U.S. to require labeling for genetically modified food. -
Albert Einstein's brain has been digitized and made available through an iPad app. -
The first diet pill approved in the U.S in more than a decade is expected to help obese adults at risk for cardiovascular problems. -
Biotech companies boosted spending on research and development for a second year in a row, according to a new report. That’s good news for San Diego’s economy, where biotech plays an important role. -
Scripps Health test a novel procedure to control high blood pressure without medication. -
Five UC San Diego scientists have received almost $12 million combined from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to pay for stem cell-based research, the university announced today. -
A cheap oral malaria vaccine made from algae, will advance to the next stage of testing at UC San Diego.
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