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Imitation May Be a Sincere Form of Treatment

UC San Diego Health — August 5, 2020

The National Institutes of Health will soon launch a Phase II clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of potential new therapeutics for COVID-19, including the use of investigational synthetic monoclonal antibodies. Davey Smith of UC San Diego is the protocol chair and answers questions.

Imitation May Be a Sincere Form of Treatment

UC San Diego Health — August 5, 2020

NIH to launch study of experimental monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19; a Q&A with the trial’s protocol chair: Davey Smith, MD, at UC San Diego School of Medicine

Can Sleep Protect Us from Forgetting Old Memories?

UC San Diego Health — August 4, 2020

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that sleep may help people to learn continuously through their lifetime by encoding new memories and protecting old ones.

Inhibiting Enzyme Helps Cancer Immunotherapy Work Better

UC San Diego Health — August 3, 2020

UC San Diego researchers discovered that people with an inactive RNA-editing enzyme respond better to cancer immunotherapy, and inhibitors of the enzyme help mice with difficult-to-treat cancers live longer.

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