Earth system scientist receives NSF grant to study ocean bacteria
UCI Earth system scientist Adam Martiny (pictured) will receive about $658,000 of a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant over…
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Cancer drug may prevent cocaine relapse behavior
A drug in development to treat cancer could help prevent relapse behavior in people trying to overcome an addiction to cocaine, according to a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists.
Cocaine memory
A drug in development to treat cancer could help prevent relapse behavior in people trying to overcome an addiction to cocaine, according to a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists.
Owner’s guide to the quirky human body
As much as we know about the human body, some of the more mundane, daily functions are least understood.
Watching the body clock for better health
Paolo Sassone-Corsi is perhaps the world’s leading researcher on the body clock, and what he’s discovered may one day improve human health.
Committing single events to memory
A study led by UC Irvine neuroscientist John Guzowski has found that a single brief experience was as effective at activating neurons and genes associated with memory as more repetitive activities.
Committing single events to memory
Single events account for many of our memories – a marriage proposal, a wedding toast, a baby’s birth. Until a…
Postdoctoral scholars in the spotlight
UC Irvine’s postdoctoral research staffers asked, “Where’s the love,” and the university responded, making February “Postdoc Appreciation Month.”
Brain imaging facilitates mental illness treatments
As a brain imaging researcher who studies schizophrenia, Dr. Steven Potkin saw a large problem limiting growth in his field and the potential for new clinical treatments.
Diabetes skyrockets in US
Annual treatment cost of $174 billion adds to healthcare burden