Marketing professor Connie Pechmann targets adolescent tobacco use.
August 3, 2009
Researchers have identified what they believe is the original source of malignant malaria: a parasite found in chimpanzees in equatorial Africa.
August 3, 2009
Mahtab Jafari puzzles the mysteries of natural compounds and longevity - an investigation that satisfies her longtime obsession with science.
August 3, 2009
The Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine's new "Live Longer, Live Better" program incorporates proven complementary and alternative approaches to treating body, mind and spirit and improving overall health.
August 3, 2009
U.S. News & World Report has named UC Irvine Medical Center one of the nation's "Best Hospitals" for the ninth year in a row.
July 27, 2009
It's a recipe for choking smog. Burn tons of fossil fuels. Pump those chemicals into the air where they react on surfaces of buildings and roads. A result is the creation of photochemical smog-forming chlorine atoms, UC Irvine scientists report in a new study.
July 20, 2009
A UC Irvine research team is investigating correlations between prenatal levels of stress hormones and infant/child learning and behavior. Their Women and Children's Health and Well-Being Project is among the first large-scale studies on the subject.
July 20, 2009
UC Irvine scientists have shown for the first time that neural stem cells can rescue memory in mice with advanced Alzheimer's disease, raising hopes of a potential treatment for the leading cause of elderly dementia that afflicts 5.3 million people in the U.S.
July 20, 2009
A drug similar to one used in clinical trials for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis has been found to rescue memory in mice exhibiting Alzheimer's symptoms. This discovery by UC Irvine scientists offers hope for a new treatment for early stage Alzheimer's.
July 14, 2009
In an era of belt tightening, UC Irvine is ahead of the game when it comes to reducing costs associated with workplace injuries
July 8, 2009
