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Sweet smell of success: Simple fragrance method produces major memory boost
When a fragrance wafted through the bedrooms of older adults for two hours every night for six months, memories skyrocketed. Participants in this study by University of California, Irvine neuroscientists reaped a 226% increase in cognitive capacity compared to the control group. The researchers say the finding transforms the long-known tie between smell and memory into an easy, non-invasive technique for strengthening memory and potentially deterring dementia.
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UCI biologists to study COVID-19 link to Alzheimer’s
UCI biologists Kim Green and Tom Lane have been awarded $250,000 from the Alzheimer’s Association to assess how COVID-19 affects the onset and severity of Alzheimer’s disease.
Awards & Honors, Faculty, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, News, Research
Dunlop School Researcher Shines at the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
The School of Biological Sciences proudly congratulates Assistant Professor Dequina Nicholas on the remarkable achievement of being selected to give a presentation, titled “Lipid
Developmental and Cell Biology, Faculty, In the Media, News, Research
Transitions in development – an interview with Evgeny Kvon
Evgeny Kvon is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) in the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, USA. His lab studies non-coding regulatory DNA and its mechanistic role in the control of gene expression to understand more about development, disease and evolution.
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Early Career Researchers Honored for Excellence in Research
Three exceptional researchers have been honored with the Dean’s Early Career Research Excellence Awards. These awards recognize outstanding contributions and accomplishments by early-career scholars
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty, News, Press Release, Research
Study reveals potential breakthrough in grapevine disease resistance
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.
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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.
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Toxoplasma gondii: The Threat to Wildlife and Humans
California is home to a wide variety of wild and domestic animals, and some of them — including endangered sea otters — are at
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Break a Sweat for Better Memory
There is plenty of research that demonstrates the health benefits of regular exercise, but a team of researchers, led by Neurobiology and Behavior Professor