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![Borderzone Breakthrough: A New Source of Cardiac Inflammation](https://soeapp.ucsd.edu/tools/uploads/news/2024/Kevin King Nature 2024.jpg)
August 28, 2024
Borderzone Breakthrough: A New Source of Cardiac Inflammation
In the Aug. 28, 2024 issue of Nature, researchers from University of California San Diego in the laboratory of Dr. Kevin King, associate professor of bioengineering and medicine, and a cardiologist at the Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, report the discovery of a novel mechanism of cardiac inflammation that may expand therapeutic opportunities to prevent heart attacks from becoming heart failure. Full Story
![Closing the RNA Loop Holds Promise for More Stable, Effective RNA Therapies](https://soeapp.ucsd.edu/tools/uploads/news/2024/circular-RNA-TEASER.jpg)
August 26, 2024
Closing the RNA Loop Holds Promise for More Stable, Effective RNA Therapies
New methods to shape RNA molecules into circles could lead to more effective and long-lasting therapies, shows a study by UC San Diego researchers. The advance holds promise for a range of diseases, offering a more enduring alternative to existing RNA therapies, which often suffer from short-lived effectiveness in the body. Full Story
![Simulations from Atom to Organ Reveal Novel Treatment Mechanisms for Heart Failure](https://soeapp.ucsd.edu/tools/uploads/news/2024/mcculloch pnas paper first authors photo 1200 x628.jpg)
August 19, 2024
Simulations from Atom to Organ Reveal Novel Treatment Mechanisms for Heart Failure
A team of researchers from UC San Diego has developed the first multiscale computational model to simulate the therapeutic mechanisms of a drug candidate for heart failure from the atomic level to the organ system scale. Full Story