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.

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 […]

School of Medicine to break ground on state-of-the-art telemedicine center

Medicine in the future won’t be limited to the hospital setting. Emerging digital technologies are creating a field called telemedicine, which is helping bridge one of the largest gaps in healthcare today – access to high-level, specialized care for people who live in rural or remote areas. To help accelerate this evolution, the University of […]

Herbal extract found to increase lifespan

The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant indigenous to the Arctic regions of Europe and Asia increased the lifespan…

Greater parental guidance suggested for noisy toy use

Irvine, Calif., December 4, 2007 The High School Musical Rockerz Jammin Guitar and the Cheetah Girls In Concert Collection Doll may be what kids want most this holiday season, but if parents aren’t careful about how these and other popular toys are used, a season of joy might turn into a lifetime of hearing loss […]

The art of giving

Medici Scholars program helps arts students launch their dreams

Study shows how embryos regulate vitamin A derivatives

Human embryos that get too much or too little retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A, can develop into babies…

Bridge doctor

Engineering professor Maria Feng works to make structures safer and avoid disasters like the Minneapolis bridge collapse

Center of attention

Built on a grand scale, a new student center becomes the campus’s long-awaited social hub

Politics of protest

In his latest book, The Politics of Protest, David S. Meyer analyzes the origins and evolution of protest in the U.S.