New insights from study of people age 90 and above

New insights from study of people age 90 and above

Six years ago, 60 Minutes reported on the 90+ Study with lead investigator Claudia Kawas, MD, Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology & Behavior. Last night, they followed up with the surviving members of the study.

UCI Biologists Spearhead Creation of Microbiome Centers Consortium

UCI Biologists Spearhead Creation of Microbiome Centers Consortium

From probing the ocean depths to deciphering human health mysteries, researchers across scientific disciplines are increasingly including microbiomes in their work. The Microbiome Centers Consortium has been launched by two University of California, Irvine School of Bioscience faculty members to advance growth in this life science field, increasingly recognized as relevant to many other disciplines and industrial applications.

UCI Scientists Identify New Mechanism of Antibiotic Evasion

UCI Scientists Identify New Mechanism of Antibiotic Evasion

A team of researchers from UCI and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark has published a new study that describes a unique survival mechanism for the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Published in the Journal of Bacteriology, the team discovered that P. aeruginosa send out a warning signal when exposed to a bacterial virus or antibiotic.