Jun 27, 2019 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Researchers discover new way to discriminate between mutations responsible for promoting cancer growth and those that are not

Until now, researchers believed recurrent mutations (hotspot mutations) in cancer tumors were the important mutations (driver mutations) that promoted cancer progression. A new University of California, Irvine-led study indicates this is not always true.

May 30, 2019 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UCI research helps shed new light on circadian clocks

Body parts respond to day and night independently from brain, studies show

Apr 22, 2019 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UCI to establish skin biology, diseases resource center with $4 million NIH award

With nearly $4 million in funding from the National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, the University of California, Irvine will establish the UCI Skin Biology Resource-based Center.

Jan 14, 2018 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UCI-led study reveals how fasting can improve overall health and protect against aging-associated diseases

In a University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found evidence that fasting affects circadian clocks in the liver and skeletal muscle, causing them to rewire their metabolism, which can ultimately lead to improved health and protection against aging-associated diseases. The study was published recently in Cell Reports.