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Jun 14, 2022 | Elsevier
Daily cannabis in adolescent mice leads to lasting changes in brain immune cells
Microglia responses to infection, social stress blunted
Jun 07, 2022 | UC Irvine News
UCI wins 5-year, $14M NIH grant to study brain circuits susceptible to aging, Alzheimer’s disease
Findings will advance development of better early diagnostic tools, new treatment strategies
Jun 06, 2022 | UC Irvine News
Melanoma researcher covers all the bases
UCI Health dermatologist Anand Ganesan created new compounds that slow skin cancer growth
Jun 02, 2022 | UC Irvine News
UCI research finds parents’ unpredictable behavior may impair optimal brain circuit formation
Disrupted development increases vulnerability to mental illness, substance abuse
May 31, 2022 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
New UCI-led study finds that your genetic sex determines the way your muscle “talks” to other tissues in your body
A new University of California, Irvine-led study identifies sex-specific circuits of muscle signaling to other tissues and that the organs and processes muscle impacts are markedly different between males and females.
May 24, 2022 | Bloomberg Law
University of California Puts Teeth to Science Diversity Pledge
The University of California is the first college system to become a charter member of an American Association for the Advancement of Science initiative aimed at systemically improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in the sciences, the association announced Tuesday.
May 05, 2022 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UCI researchers reveal possible molecular blood signature for suicide in major depression
New approach integrates blood and brain data to identify potential blood biomarkers.
May 04, 2022 | UC Irvine News
National Academy of Sciences names two UCI faculty members as fellows
Two University of California, Irvine researchers have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the world’s most respected scientific organizations. Svetlana Jitomirskaya, Distinguished Professor of mathematics, and Krzysztof Palczewski, Distinguished Professor of ophthalmology, are among 120 U.S.-based members chosen this year.
May 03, 2022 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
New UCI study reveals brain circuit responsible for cocaine withdrawal-induced anxiety and relapse-related behavior
Research identifies a potential target for therapeutic interventions.
Apr 30, 2022 | Spectrum News 1
UC Irvine celebrates COVID-19 vaccine scientists
When the coronavirus spread to the entire globe, the world knew what scientists understood for years: a pandemic would one day grip the world.