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2 months ago | 
today.ucsd.edu | Alex Fox |Lauren Wood
Article Content El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the Southwestern United States, respectively. In 2023, however, a La Niña year proved extremely wet in the Southwest instead of dry.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
today.ucsd.edu | Alex Fox |Lauren Wood
Published Date November 15, 2024 Article Content New research co-authored by Duncan Watson-Parris of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute finds that industrial pollution in Earth’s colder latitudes decreases cloud cover by increasing snowfall in the surrounding area. The study, published yesterday in Science, suggests that by reducing cloud cover near industrial facilities in colder parts of the world, industrial pollution can lessen the...
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
today.ucsd.edu | Alex Fox |Lauren Wood
Published Date November 06, 2024 Article Content People experiencing homelessness are significantly more susceptible to the health impacts of wildfire smoke compared to those with homes, according to a new study from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The research, published today in The Lancet Planetary Health and supported by the National Institute on Aging, shows that for every small increase in wildfire smoke pollution, unhoused people face a higher risk of...
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
today.ucsd.edu | Alex Fox |Lauren Wood
Method captures microbial compounds directly from the ocean, inverting traditional approach Published Date August 13, 2024 Article Content Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have developed a new approach to scour the oceans for novel compounds that could become the medicines and products of tomorrow. The method, described in a paper published June 19 in Nature Communications, captures chemical compounds...
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
today.ucsd.edu | Alex Fox |Lauren Wood
Discovering the PKZILLA-1 and PKZILLA-2 proteins also lays bare the alga’s elaborate cellular assembly line for building the toxins, which have unique and complex chemical structures. This improved understanding of how these toxins are made could prove useful for scientists trying to synthesize new compounds for medical or industrial applications.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
today.ucsd.edu | Alex Fox |Lauren Wood
Metz encountered these worms somewhat serendipitously. On a walk around Lake Murray in San Diego, Calif., he saw an unfamiliar snail at the water’s edge and took it back to the lab. It turned out the snail was Melanoides tuberculata and it was also infected by the trematode Haplorchis pumilio. Upon taking a closer look at the colony of parasites, Metz and Hechinger noticed that many members of the colony were about half as long and differently proportioned than the rest.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
impower.co.uk | Alex Fox
Even for a sector used to depressing news, the ADASS Spring Survey of adult social care directors is a difficult read. Only 10% of directors are fully confident they can meet statutory duties to provide social care: this is the stuff that keeps people alive, let alone living well. More people are coming to services with more complex needs, including from hospitals.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
sandiegometro.com | Marisa Kendall |Alex Fox |Lauren Wood
Supreme Court gives cities in California andbeyond the power to crack down on homeless campsBy Marisa Kendall | CalMattersThe U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted cities more power to arrest, cite and fine people who sleep outside in public places — overturning six years of legal protections for homeless residents in California and other western states. In Grants Pass v.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
today.ucsd.edu | Alex Fox |Brittany Hook
Published Date June 07, 2024 Article Content In early May, the neurotoxic effects of the heavy metal mercury made news when outlets reported that 2024 U.S. presidential candidate , likely from a diet heavy in tuna. Now, a new study from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds that a poorly understood, highly toxic form of mercury, called dimethylmercury, may be a significant source of monomethylmercury off the California coast. Monomethylmercury is the form...
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May 3, 2024 | 
impower.co.uk | Oliver Barnes |Alex Fox
Last week, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) held their annual Spring Seminar. The three days brought together leaders from across the sector to say thank you to outgoing President Beverley Tarka, welcome new President Melanie Williams, share innovation in the sector and to connect. This year’s Spring Seminar felt different, with a greater focus on what the sector can do rather than retelling well-known financial challenges.
