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UC Irvine Researchers Explore Promising New Pathway for Treating Inflammatory Diseases

UC Irvine Researchers Explore Promising New Pathway for Treating Inflammatory Diseases

May 15, 2025

Irvine, Calif., May 15, 2025 — Inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, Alzheimer’s and even certain rare genetic disorders affect millions worldwide and often have few effective treatment options. A new study from the lab of Assistant Professor Reginald McNulty at...

Large, highly likely rewards can increase motivation in individuals who have recovered from depression

Large, highly likely rewards can increase motivation in individuals who have recovered from depression

May 2, 2025

Professor Diego A. Pizzagalli is lead investigator for this study.

Study Finds Brain-Based Markers Could Help Personalize Depression Treatment

Study Finds Brain-Based Markers Could Help Personalize Depression Treatment

Apr 23, 2025

Diego Pizzagalli, PhD, director of the Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries, and Peter Zhukovsky, PhD, Scientist in the Brain Health Imaging Centre at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Irvine, Calif., April 23, 2025 — Finding...

Engineered microglia show promise for treating Alzheimer’s, other brain diseases

Engineered microglia show promise for treating Alzheimer’s, other brain diseases

Apr 22, 2025

UC Irvine Team Maps Viral Spread in the Gut Microbiome at Single-Particle Resolution

UC Irvine Team Maps Viral Spread in the Gut Microbiome at Single-Particle Resolution

Apr 18, 2025

Postdoctoral scholar Liz Ortiz and Assistant Professor Travis Wiles track the movement of phages by tagging them with fluorescent markers. Photo credit: Ritwik Kumar. Irvine, Calif., April 18, 2025 — In a world where gut health is increasingly linked to everything...

The Hidden Architects of Evolution How “Jumping Genes” Shape Genetic Diversity

The Hidden Architects of Evolution How “Jumping Genes” Shape Genetic Diversity

Mar 24, 2025

Lee Lab team. From left: Zita Gao (second author), Kayla Ly (third author), Grace Lee, Yuheng Huang (first author).  Irvine, Calif., March 24, 2025 — Why do genetic recombination rates — the process that reshuffles DNA during reproduction — vary so widely between...

Unlocking the Secrets of Long Hair: New Paper Sheds Light on the Evolution and Importance of Human Scalp Hair

Unlocking the Secrets of Long Hair: New Paper Sheds Light on the Evolution and Importance of Human Scalp Hair

Jan 22, 2025

From left: Sung-Jan Lin (National Taiwan University), Nina Jablonski (Pennsylvania State University), Maksim Plikus (University of California, Irvine). Irvine, Calif., January 22, 2025 — A new paper published in the British Journal of Dermatology sheds light on one of...

UC Irvine Uncovers Hidden Genetic Causes of Disease: New tool accelerates discovery of disease-causing DNA mutations

UC Irvine Uncovers Hidden Genetic Causes of Disease: New tool accelerates discovery of disease-causing DNA mutations

Jan 6, 2025

From left: Assistant Professor Evgeny Kvon, Ethan Hollingsworth Irvine, Calif., January 6, 2025 — In a significant advancement for understanding genetic diseases, researchers from the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences have developed a...

Seagrass Cuts Disease in Seaweed Farms: UC Irvine Study Reveals a Natural Way to Boost Aquaculture yields

Seagrass Cuts Disease in Seaweed Farms: UC Irvine Study Reveals a Natural Way to Boost Aquaculture yields

Dec 16, 2024

Irvine, Calif., December 16, 2024 — In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences have found that seagrass ecosystems can significantly reduce the risk of disease...

UC Irvine Discovery Offers Hope for Neurodegenerative Diseases: Dendrite injury triggers protective regrowth, hinting at new treatment pathways

UC Irvine Discovery Offers Hope for Neurodegenerative Diseases: Dendrite injury triggers protective regrowth, hinting at new treatment pathways

Dec 2, 2024

In a new study recently published in Scientific Reports, researchers at the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences have identified a novel way to potentially protect nerve cells in neurodegenerative diseases, opening new possibilities for future treatments.

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