UC Irvine neuroscientists develop ‘meta-cell’ to move Alzheimer’s fight forward

UC Irvine neuroscientists develop ‘meta-cell’ to move Alzheimer’s fight forward

University of California, Irvine neuroscientists probing the gene changes behind Alzheimer’s disease have developed a process of making a “meta-cell” that overcomes the challenges of studying a single cell. Their technique has already revealed important new information and can be used to study other diseases throughout the body.

Study shows how to prevent a high-fat diet from throwing metabolism out of whack

Study shows how to prevent a high-fat diet from throwing metabolism out of whack

Eating lots of fats increases the risk of metabolic disorders, but the mechanisms behind the problem have not been well understood. Now, University of California, Irvine biologists have made a key finding about how to ward off harmful effects caused by a high-fat diet. Their study appears in Nature Communications.