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neurobiology

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

May 07, 2025
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

February 12, 2025
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

January 08, 2025
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

November 14, 2024
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

August 21, 2024
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

August 06, 2024
Anne Calof, UCI professor of anatomy and neurobiology; Stephenson Chea, UCI developmental and cell biology graduate student researcher; and Dr. Arthur Lander, UCI Donald Bren Professor and Distinguished Professor of developmental and cell biology.

UC Irvine-led study unlocks the secrets of birth defect origins

Findings offer new targets for early detection and prevention strategies

March 21, 2024
Guann-Pyng (G.P.) Li (left), UCI professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and David Reinkensmeyer, UCI professor of anatomy and neurobiology and mechanical and aerospace engineering.

2 UCI researchers named fellows by National Academy of Inventors

G.P. Li and David Reinkensmeyer recognized for beneficial innovations

December 12, 2023
Dr. Mark Fisher, professor of neurology in UCI’s School of Medicine

UC Irvine-led study is first to find brain hemorrhage cause other than injured blood vessels

Discovery deepens understanding of cerebral microbleeds, may offer new therapeutic targets

November 20, 2023
Michael Yassa and a woman looking at ta computer monitor.

Addressing disparities in Alzheimer's disease research

UCI project focused on Black and Hispanic adults to serve as beacon of inclusivity

July 10, 2023