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Study reveals potential breakthrough in grapevine disease resistance

Study reveals potential breakthrough in grapevine disease resistance

Jun 15, 2023

A team of scientists – including UC Irvine’s Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Brandon Gaut and UC Davis’ Professors of Viticulture & Enology Dario Cantù and Andy Walker – has made a significant breakthrough in the battle against a devastating disease affecting grapevines. Their study, recently published in Communications Biology, reveals the discovery of candidate genes for disease resistance in wild grape plants, offering hope for the future of the agriculture industry.

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

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

Jun 14, 2023

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.

Toxoplasma gondii: The Threat to Wildlife and Humans

Toxoplasma gondii: The Threat to Wildlife and Humans

Jun 1, 2023

California is home to a wide variety of wild and domestic animals, and some of them — including endangered sea otters — are at a risk of becoming infected with and dying from the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This dangerous single-celled organism can infect nearly all...

Break a Sweat for Better Memory

Break a Sweat for Better Memory

Jun 1, 2023

There is plenty of research that demonstrates the health benefits of regular exercise, but a team of researchers, led by Neurobiology and Behavior Professor and Chair Marcelo Wood and Postdoctoral Fellow Ashley Keiser, has made a groundbreaking discovery that shows...

MODEL-AD: Unlocking the Secrets of Late-Onset Alzheimer’s

MODEL-AD: Unlocking the Secrets of Late-Onset Alzheimer’s

Jun 1, 2023

UCI is at the forefront of the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, and the recent $47 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) is set to further boost their efforts.  The UCI team, which is part of the National Institutes of Health-funded Model Organism...

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

Apr 5, 2023

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.

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