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Jul 27, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
New study reveals how day- and night-biting mosquitoes respond differently to colors of light and time of day
Discovery may lead to innovation in harmful insect control
Jul 13, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
Pickled capers activate proteins important for human brain and heart health
A compound commonly found in pickled capers has been shown to activate proteins required for normal human brain and heart activity, and may even lead to future therapies for the treatment of epilepsy and abnormal heart rhythms.
Mar 06, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
Using new genomic technology, UCI researchers discover breast cancer cells shift their metabolic strategy in order to metastasize
New discovery in breast cancer could lead to better strategies for preventing the spread of cancer cells to other organs in the body, effectively reducing mortality in breast cancer patients.
Mar 04, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
Zombie scanning enables researchers to rapidly study peptide-receptor interactions on the cell surface
In the past, biologically-active peptides – small proteins like neurotoxins and hormones that act on cell receptors to alter physiology – were purified from native sources like venoms and then panels of variants were produced in bacteria, or synthesized, to study the structural basis for receptor interaction. A new technique called zombie scanning renders these older processes obsolete.
Feb 27, 2020
Bifunctional nanobodies proven effective at protecting against botulinum neurotoxins including Botox
New study reveals potential for developing novel antibody-based antitoxins against botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), including the most commonly used, yet most toxic one, Botox.
Feb 18, 2020
UCI researchers reveal how low oxygen levels in the heart predispose people to life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias
Discovery offers new targets for therapies aimed at preventing sudden death caused by heart attacks
Nov 07, 2019
UCI-led study reveals non-image light sensing mechanism of circadian neurons in fruit flies
Researchers reveal the role of blue and ultra violet light and how they affect central brain neurons
Oct 21, 2019 | UCI News
UCI vision scientist Krzysztof Palczewski elected to National Academy of Medicine
Distinction recognizes his contributions to understanding of retinal diseases
Oct 07, 2019
UCI researcher receives 2019 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to study learning and memory
Study aimed at understanding and controlling memory as key to developing treatments for drug addiction, depression, anxiety and PTSD
Sep 30, 2019
New UCI study explains the molecular mechanism of botanical folk medicines used to treat hypertension
Lavender, fennel and chamomile among herbs discovered to act upon a shared therapeutic target in blood vessels