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Jun 01, 2021
UCI-led study sheds light on mysterious genotype-phenotype associations
New data contributes to knowledge about the molecular mechanisms underlying many human complex traits and diseases
May 13, 2021 | UCI School of Medicine
New study finds low levels of a sugar metabolite associates with disability and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis
A new University of California, Irvine-led study finds low serum levels of the sugar N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), is associated with progressive disability and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS).
Apr 14, 2021 | UCI School of Medicine
New discovery could lead to therapies for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
A new study, led by the University of California, Irvine (UCI), reveals how chronic inflammation promotes muscle fibrosis, which could inform the development of new therapies for patients suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a fatal muscle disease.
Apr 06, 2021 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI awarded 5-year, $4.2M grant to study rare muscle disorder affecting aging Americans
Currently untreatable, sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) causes muscle weakness and severe disability
Apr 01, 2021 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI-led team awarded $2.3 million as part of the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine
Precision medicine will be used to study the impacts of adverse and unpredictable experiences on children's neurodevelopment
Mar 08, 2021 | UCI School of Medicine
New discovery explains antihypertensive properties of green and black tea
A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications.
Feb 11, 2021 | UCI School of Medicine
Tuning the circadian clock, boosting rhythms may be key to future treatments and medicines
New article unravels the remarkable relationship between time-of-day and physiology
Jan 27, 2021 | UCI School of Medicine
New study points to better diagnostics for cancer
Method helps researchers identify more reliable cancer biomarkers than traditional methods
Jan 21, 2021 | UCI News
UCI to build world-class hospital on Irvine campus
UCI Medical Center will anchor new UCI Presidential Gateway featuring healing gardens, naturescapes and research preserve
Nov 12, 2020 | UCI School of Medicine
New prediction algorithm identifies previously undetected cancer driver genes
Leveraging public data reveals new information about genetic and epigenetic alterations and their roles in cancer.