Biological Science

UCI neurobiologists restore youthful vigor to adult brains

• University of California, Irvine
• May 18, 2015, 7:59 a.m.

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. The same can be said of the adult brain. Its connections are hard to change, while in children, novel experiences rapidly mold new connections during critical periods of brain development.

Biological Science

Ashley Fong wins Grad Slam

• University of California, Irvine
• May 4, 2015, 4:44 p.m.

She explains how to mend a broken heart – with stem cells – at first UCOP competition for grad students

Biological Science

How can you mend a broken heart?

• University of California, Irvine
• May 1, 2015, 9:01 a.m.

Let Ashley Fong tell you. It’s the pitch the UCI doctoral student will make at the UCOP Grad Slam competition

Biological Science

National conference opens flow of ideas on drought

• University of California, Irvine
• April 17, 2015, 7:12 p.m.

Top researchers, public officials and policymakers converge at UCI to discuss extreme water shortages and how to handle them

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UCI MIND redesignated as Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

• University of California, Irvine
• April 16, 2015, 8:47 a.m.

UC Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders has received a five-year, $11 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to renew its status as one of only 27 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers in the nation – and the only one in Orange County.

Biological Science

Brain development suffers from lack of fish oil fatty acids, UCI study finds

• University of California, Irvine
• April 15, 2015, 8:34 a.m.

In a study appearing in The Journal of Neuroscience, UCI neurobiologists report that dietary deficiencies in the type of fatty acids found in fish and other foods can limit brain growth during fetal development and early in life. The findings suggest that women maintain a balanced diet rich in these fatty acids for themselves during pregnancy and for their babies after birth.

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Gillman invested as UCI’s sixth chancellor

• University of California, Irvine
• March 31, 2015, 5:31 p.m.

He cites innovation, expansion and partnerships as key to further enhancing campus’s excellence, impact and global preeminence

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UCI team gets $5 million to create stem cell treatment for Huntington’s disease

• University of California, Irvine
• March 26, 2015, 12:33 p.m.

CIRM funding will support effort to advance therapy into clinical trials

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Heading off concussions

• University of California, Irvine
• March 17, 2015, 10:25 a.m.

Professor James Hicks, director of UCI’s Exercise Medicine & Sport Sciences Initiative, leads novel probe of impact injuries in water polo

Biological Science

Dalai Lama Scholars: Then and now

• University of California, Irvine
• March 12, 2015, 6:25 a.m.

Current and former honorees discuss their service projects and subsequent accomplishments – and the award’s lasting influence.

We check in with Kathy Dong, Jasmine Fang and Armaan Rowther in advance of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s summer visit to campus.