Genetic switch for circadian rhythms discovered

UC Irvine researchers, led by Paolo Sassone-Corsi, Distinguished Professor and pharmacology chair, have identified the chemical switch that triggers the…

Hypertension patients not reaching blood pressure goals

Nearly three-fourths of American adults with coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes or other conditions that raise the risk for cardiovascular…

Genetic switch for circadian rhythms discovered

University of California, Irvine researchers have identified the chemical switch that triggers the genetic mechanism regulating our internal body clock.

Pestolesi named AVCA West Region Freshman of the Year

UC Irvine outside hitter Kari Pestolesi has been named the Division I West Region Freshman of the Year by the…

Anthropology graduate student to study water access in Costa Rica

Andrea Ballestero, a second-year anthropology graduate student at UC Irvine, will travel to the coastal community of Cocles, Costa Rica,…

UCI scientists and advocate give presentation on Huntington's disease

Hans Keirstead (pictured), Oswald Steward, Frances Saldana and Robert Pacifici gave a presentation Wednesday, Dec. 12, about Huntington’s disease to…

UCI professor explores myth of American 'Heartland' in television

Minority, gay and lesbian and urban images are erased from TV depictions of the American Midwest to reinforce its image…

Anthropology professor to edit national journal

Tom Boellstorff, associate professor of anthropology at UC Irvine, has been selected by the American Anthropological Association to edit its…

Kobsa elected to lecture notes editorial board

Alfred Kobsa, informatics professor at UC Irvine, has been elected to the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science editorial board.…

Up to half of hypertension patients are not reaching blood pressure goals

Nearly three-fourths of American adults with coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes or other conditions that raise the risk for cardiovascular complications also have high blood pressure, according to a University of California, Irvine study. The report, which appears in the Dec. 24 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, also notes that although 75 percent […]