MCDB News

While we all aspire for a long lifespan, what is most coveted is a long period of vigor and health, or “healthspan,” that precedes the inevitable decline of advancing age. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered that instruments of death that cells use to commit suicide when things go wrong contribute to making a longer and healthier life by revitalizing the specialized cellular compartments called mitochondria.

UC Santa Barbara scientists have joined with colleagues from seven regenerative medicine institutes in the Los Angeles region to form a new consortium that will share resources and maximize the impact of funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).

Advancing medicine by way of research

Our perception of pain arises from a complex system connected to many other pathways.
 

Gene editing is a powerful method for both research and therapy. Since the advent of the Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR/Cas9 technology, a quick and accurate tool for genome editing discovered in 2012, scientists have been working to explore its capabilities and boost its performance.

A new antibiotic susceptibility test revealed that existing FDA-approved antibiotics can effectively treat multidrug-resistant infections.
 

New electrical method triggers and analyzes dynamics of brain protein that underlie many neurodegenerative diseases

Five UC Santa Barbara professors have been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Researchers examine the role of low-carb/low-sugar diets in warding off polycystic kidney disease.

The Weimbs Lab welcomed a special guest to campus.