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Alzheimer’s disease

Neha Gujjula (left), a third-year neurobiology major, and Kaitlin To, a third-year ecology and evolutionary biology major, are co-presidents of the Brain Exercise Initiative’s UC Irvine chapter.

Use it or lose it

Student members of the Brain Exercise Initiative work to improve cognition among residents of senior living facilities

Michael Yassa, right, with co-authors Bryce Mander and Destiny Berisha.

Study links REM sleep apnea to brain changes, memory loss in older adults

UC Irvine researchers find that low oxygen levels may injure critical cerebral regions

UC Irvine professors Mathew Blurton-Jones (left) and Robert Spitale

Engineered microglia show promise for treating Alzheimer's, other brain diseases

UC Irvine team develops cell-based platform for brain-wide delivery of therapeutic agents

Kei Igarashi, UC Irvine associate professor of anatomy and neurobiology, is awarded the 41st Inoue Prize for Science by Atsushi Koma, president of the Inoue Foundation.

UC Irvine School of Medicine associate professor awarded Inoue Prize for Science

Kei Igarashi recognized for outstanding achievement in memory and dementia research

UC Irvine’s Thai B. Nguyen, Leslie Thompson and Robert Spitale (from left).

UC Irvine-led team discovers potential new therapeutic targets for Huntington's disease

Molecular mechanisms revealed that drive RNA processing defects leading to disorder

UCI neurologist Ravi Rajmohan

UC Irvine-led study challenges traditional risk factors for brain health in the oldest-old

Findings highlight potential significant role of certain medications in avoiding dementia

Xiangmin Xu, UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor of anatomy and neurobiology and director of the campus’s Center for Neural Circuit Mapping.

UC Irvine-led study reveals new insights into how we navigate space and store memories

UC Irvine-led study reveals new insights into how we navigate space and store memories

Smell loss linked to 100-plus diseases in new UC Irvine study

Research shows scent therapy may reduce inflammation and boost health

Karen Lincoln standing behind a chair in her office. Karen Lincoln, is a UC Irvine professor of environmental and occupational health who directs the campus’s Center for Environmental Health Disparities Research

‘Who Wants to Be a Study Subject'

Karen Lincoln fosters trust by sharing results, hosting follow-up events like game shows

Man in a lab coat looking at a computer screen.

UC Irvine discovery of ‘item memory' brain cells offers new Alzheimer's treatment target

Finding significantly deepens understanding of crucial component of cognitive function