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Apr 15, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UC Irvine-led research team shows importance of under-recognized genetic factor lipoprotein(a) in predicting heart disease in a large multiethnic US population
In what is the largest, most ethnically diverse long-term study of a U.S. population, a UC Irvine research team found that an under-recognized genetic cholesterol-like particle called lipoprotein(a) can help predict future cardiovascular disease.
Apr 05, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine-led research team builds first tandem repeat expansions genetic reference maps
Tool gives potential to expand insight into diseases, neurological disorders and cancers.
Apr 01, 2024 | UCI Health
UCI Health study finds regional infection control collaboration reduced infections and deaths from antibiotic-resistant organisms
Protocol also reduced the number of difficult-to-treat superbugs in the study region.
Mar 18, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine-led research team discovers role of key enzymes that drive cancer mutations
A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered the key role that the APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B enzymes play in driving cancer mutations by modifying the DNA in tumor genomes, offering potential new targets for intervention strategies.
Mar 06, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
Study reveals new brain ‘corner’ cells that encode environmental geometry
UC Irvine, Stanford University and UC San Diego team up for breakthrough research in the brain’s spatial mapping system
Feb 28, 2024 | UCI Health
UCI Health named a top hospital by Newsweek
UCI Health is also recognized as a global infection prevention leader.
Feb 26, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine advances stem cell research with $4 million CIRM grant for shared resources lab
Funding will enable upgraded equipment, new services and user training in four critical areas.
Feb 22, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine study shows similarities and differences in human and insect vision formation
Discovery offers insights into retinal disease origins and potential therapeutic targets.
Feb 14, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine-led research team creates novel rabies viral vectors for neural circuit mapping
New tools can detect microstructural changes in aging and Alzheimer’s disease brain neurons.
Jan 19, 2024 | UCI Health
UCI-led study: Alkaline water doesn’t help prevent kidney stones
Researchers find that levels are too low to offer benefit.