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May 05, 2022 | UCI 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.
Apr 12, 2022 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI participates in landmark study that reveals clearest genetic signals yet for schizophrenia risk
This and another large genetic study point to similar genes and biological mechanisms that start to home in on the root causes of the severe psychiatric disorder.
Feb 09, 2022 | UCI News
UCI study reveals neurobiological processes occurring during puberty that trigger sex differences in learning and memory
New findings suggest optimal teaching tactics, psychiatric treatment, should adapt to reflect brain differences.
Stemming the Rising Mental Health Crisis
UCI researchers help illuminate the complexities of the mind and find solutions to prevent a twin pandemic
Oct 22, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
NIH Awards Over $100 Million to Examine Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome
The Alzheimer’s Biomarkers Consortium – Down Syndrome (ABC-DS), a multi-institution research team, co-led by members from the University of California, Irvine, has been awarded an unprecedented five-year, $109 million grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to expand research on the biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome.
Apr 11, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI-led research team catalogs mitochondria deletions in the human brain using a single test
In a recent University of California, Irvine-led study published in Nucleic Acids Research, a team of scientists described a catalog of 4489 putative mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions, including their frequency and relative read rate. This catalog comprises the first comprehensive database of mitochondrial deletions derived from human brain.
Apr 09, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
Researchers discover neural patterns key to understanding disorders such as PTSD
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified for the first time an imbalance in a key neural pathway that explains how some people reactivate negative emotional memories. The finding could help scientists unlock new ways to treat psychiatric disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder.