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February 4, 2025
January 28, 2025
Jan 27, 2025 | Medical Xpress
Cancer-fighting compound shows immense potential to eradicate HIV
Matthew D. Marsden, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, collaborates with authors from Stanford University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on this research, which was published in "Science Advances."
January 21, 2025
Jan 14, 2025 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine-led study shows crucial role of staffing instability in nursing home ratings
A study led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed the significant impact of staffing instability on nursing home quality across the country, as reflected in the Five-Star Quality Rating System published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Jan 14, 2025 | Renal & Urology News
Rapid Correction of Severe Hyponatremia Is Linked With Lower Death Rate
New research findings in JAMA Internal Medicine dispel the dogma that slower hyponatremia correction is better. Faster correction of severe hyponatremia is associated with a lower death rate, according to investigators, including Juan Carlos Ayus, MD, affiliate faculty in the Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation in the Department of Medicine.
January 14, 2025
Jan 13, 2025 | Phys.org
Nuclear speckles identified as key hubs for gene expression regulation
UCI researchers, including Yongsheng Shi, PhD, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and first author Yoseop Yoon, PhD, uncover the critical role of nuclear speckles as the major site of pre-mRNA 3' end processing.
Jan 08, 2025 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine-led team discovers potential new therapeutic targets for Huntington’s disease
A University of California, Irvine-led research team has discovered intricate molecular mechanisms driving the RNA processing defects that lead to Huntington’s disease and link HD with other neurodegenerative disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal lobar dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Jan 07, 2025 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine-led study challenges traditional risk factors for brain health in the oldest-old
A study led by the University of California, Irvine, has found that cardiovascular conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes, which are known to contribute to brain blood vessel damage in younger populations, are not associated with an increased risk of such harm in individuals 90 and older.