KEYWORD

Alzheimer’s disease

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

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 team reveals how TREM2 genetic mutation affects late-onset Alzheimer’s

First-of-their-kind insights into brain effects could yield new targets for early intervention

Smiling woman standing in front of plants. says Jung-Ah Lee, professor and associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at UC Irvine’s Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing.

UC Irvine nursing professor is inducted into Sigma Theta Tau international hall of fame

Jung-Ah Lee’s geriatric care research aims to improve family caregivers’ quality of life

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CNCM is awarded $1.4 million NIH grant for Alzheimer’s disease research training

Funds will support projects with significant clinical translational potential

Bryce Mander, UC Irvine associate professor of psychiatry & human behavior

UC Irvine-led study links sleep apnea severity during REM stage to verbal memory decline

Novel findings among elders at risk for Alzheimer’s open door to personalized interventions