Research

UCI neurobiologist Sunil Gandhi

UCI neurobiologists restore youthful vigor to adult brains

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. The same can be said of the adult brain. Its connections are hard to change, while in children, novel experiences rapidly mold new connections during critical periods of brain development.

Depression intensifies anger in veterans with PTSD, UCI study shows

Diagnosis with one or both disorders should trigger rage-focused treatment

Alyssa Brewer

UCI study sheds new light on low-light vision, could aid people with retinal deficits

Brain handles day- and nighttime optical signals the same, reacts quickly to loss of input

Professor Henry Klassen

FDA greenlights UCI clinical trial of treatment for blinding disease

A first-of-its-kind stem cell-based treatment for retinitis pigmentosa developed by UC Irvine’s Dr. Henry Klassen, Dr. Jing Yang and colleagues has received consent from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for use in a clinical trial.

Shaking up the future

UCI grad students are investigating ways to make earthquakes less destructive

Charles Limoli

Long-term galactic cosmic ray exposure leads to dementia-like cognitive impairments

What happens to an astronaut’s brain during a mission to Mars? Nothing good. It’s besieged by destructive particles that can forever impair cognition, according to a UC Irvine radiation oncology study appearing in the May 1 edition of Science Advances.

Thousands of tons of space debris encircle the planet.

Researchers propose zapping space debris with laser

A research team that includes UC Irvine proposes using a laser mounted on the International Space Station to zap threatening space debris.

State water officials, researchers provide latest drought data, strategies

EVENT: Four top experts on California’s increasingly scarce water resources will present the latest precipitation and supply data for the state, including southern coastal and desert areas and the Colorado River basin. State climatologist Michael Anderson, Department of Water Resources Interstate Resources Manager Jeanine Jones, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration meteorologist Martin Hoerling, and Water […]

Sarah Kimball gathers samples

National conference opens flow of ideas on drought

Top researchers, public officials and policymakers converge at UCI to discuss extreme water shortages and how to handle them

Cut branch from a heavily infested California sycamore

Regional beetle infestation prompts removal of UCI trees

An invasive beetle is prompting removal of trees on the UC Irvine campus