UC Irvine and European scientists have found that increasing natural marijuana-like chemicals in the brain can help correct behavioral issues related to fragile X syndrome, the most common known genetic cause of autism.
Deva Ramanan is lauded for work boosting computers’ image recognition capabilities.
Researchers with UC Irvine’s Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a genetic pathway in melanoma cells that inhibits the cellular mechanism for detecting DNA damage wrought by chemotherapy, thereby building up tolerance to cancer-killing drugs.
UC Irvine scientists will be part of two research teams garnering CIRM Disease Team Therapy Development Awards, which are designed to accelerate collaborative translational research leading to human clinical trials.
UC Irvine study links repeated exposure to violent images from 9/11, Iraq War to acute and long-term stress symptoms.
New assistant vice chancellor is an experienced O.C. exec who will engage local and state leaders in supporting UCI priorities.
By discovering how certain viruses use their host cells to replicate, UC Irvine microbiologists have identified a new approach to the development of universal treatments for viral illnesses such as meningitis, encephalitis, hepatitis and possibly the common cold.
UCI researchers find that methane decline was probably linked to increased natural gas capture and use.
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