What if the path to delaying the onset of dementia symptoms begins at the nose?
It is a doorway that the research of Dr. Michael Leon opened with a 2023 study on the power of olfaction enrichment to influence memory function and brain health. The findings drew wide acclaim and interest when his results found that stimulation of our sense of smell with essential oils had a profound impact on memory, cognition, and language recall.
Exploring Zooplankton Dynamics: A Critical Initiative by ESIIL
In the realm of environmental science, understanding the intricacies of ecosystems is paramount to addressing pressing global challenges. Assistant Professor Celia Symons from the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology is spearheading significant efforts as...
A Little Fiber for Your Health? Samueli Scholar Explores the Relationship Between Diet and the Gut Microbiome
Katrine Whiteson, PhD, is on a quest to understand how microbes living in your body influence health and disease.
New Clinical Trial for Pazopanib Offers Hope for HHT Patients
In a groundbreaking development for the treatment of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), a rare and life-threatening vascular disorder, nonprofit organization cureHHT has officially launched a Phase II/III clinical trial for the drug pazopanib. This...
Unlocking the Potential of T Cells: A New Breakthrough in Chronic Infections and Cancer
In the fight against chronic viral infections and cancer, the immune system faces formidable challenges. These infections often wear out the immune response, leading to a state of T cell exhaustion. Despite being well-documented, the precise mechanisms driving the...
Human brains, in and out of skulls, promise to unravel Alzheimer’s mysteries
Why do some brains remain robust as time marches on, while others wither? What can be done to halt deterioration in its tracks, or even better — reverse it?
That’s the mystery that decades of work at UCI and other federal research centers are dedicated to unraveling. Some of the biggest brains in science are devoted to understanding aging, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
3 UC Irvine professors garner $8.7 million in state support for climate action projects
Three University of California, Irvine researchers will receive more than $8 million in climate action gran ts to support projects that will help advance progress toward California’s climate goals.
The secret life of bumblebees
Bees that build microbreweries, ride a miniature merry-go-round and possibly even wear diapers. In biologist Tobin Hammer’s UCI lab, all sorts of unusual projects unfold.
UC Irvine biologists find what colors a butterfly’s world
In searching for the genetic mechanism behind this difference, the UCI biologists selected as their subject Heliconius charithonia, in which visual capacity is sexually dimorphic. When they finished assembling the first complete genome for this species, they learned that its W – or female – chromosome contained the opsin gene.
Professor Katrine Whiteson’s Laboratory Team Receives California’s Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute Foundation Grant to Combat Cystic Fibrosis Infections
The team has discovered numerous phages in wastewater samples that are effective against antibiotic-resistant CF pathogens, and they aim to develop synergistic treatment cocktails. Postdoc Dr. Sage Dunham and graduate student Alisha Monsibais played a critical role in...