Young adults whose mothers experienced psychological trauma during their pregnancies show signs of accelerated aging, a UC Irvine-led study found. The researchers discovered that this prenatal exposure to stress affected the development of chromosome regions that control cell aging processes.
Swift action by medical center’s acute stroke team saves teenager from severe brain injury.
Humanities’ literary criticism program holds top spot in US News & World Report’s annual ranking.
The researchers identified a small protein called neuropeptide S that can strengthen and prolong memories of everything from negative events to simple objects.
Low levels of the omega-3 fatty acid may contribute to the neurodegenerative disease.
UCI researchers locate brain passage that could aid early diagnosis.
UCI scientists locate inner brain pathway they believe is key to memory.
Scholarship Opportunities Program helps prepare, screen applicants.
Greg Duncan finds that an income boost for poor families with young children leads to improved academic performance and lifetime earnings.
UCI child neurologist and neuroscientist Dr. Tallie Z. Baram has found that maternal care and other sensory input triggers activity in a baby’s developing brain that improves cognitive function and builds resilience to stress.