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UCI Study Could Explain Why Parkinson’s Drug Improves, Then Diminishes Quality Of Life

L-dopa-protein complex may cause cellular iron overload in brain, leading to side effects

UCI-Led Team Develops New Biopsy Technology For Analyzing Multiple Tumor Tissue Biomarkers

Mapping cellular spatial organization and interactions will advance personalized treatment

UCI Researchers Reveal Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Mutations Within The Eye That Lead To Blindness

Understanding the key structural determinants of a highly specialized membrane in the eye could lead to new treatments, even a cure

UCI-Led Team First To Discover New Neural Circuits That Regulate Spatial Learning And Memory In The Brain’s Hippocampal Formation

Understanding of novel functional roles can advance research in Alzheimer’s disease, other learning and memory disorders

Emulating Schizophrenia in a Dish

A chance observation spawns a versatile new strategy for taking on some of humanity’s most vexing psychiatric disorders.

New COVID-19 Rapid-test Technology Performs PCR Faster than Similar Tests on the Market

Researchers at Columbia Engineering and Rover Diagnostics team up to develop a low-cost, portable platform that gives RT-PCR results in 23 minutes that match laboratory-based tests

For Wetland Plants, Sea-Level Rise Stamps Out Benefits of Higher CO2

Beneficial Effects of Rising CO2 for Plants Disappear 
Under Flooding, 33-Year Field Experiment Reveals

Screening Program Could Identify 1 Million Americans with Genetic Heart Disease

A screening program that combines genetic and lab testing could identify 1 million Americans who are at risk of early death from heart disease because they carry a gene that causes high cholesterol, found researchers at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

The Magic of Building with Mushrooms

Fungus-based construction materials could be useful in remote settings or at the scenes of natural disasters.

Tuberculosis Vaccine Could Assist Future COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Research Findings Suggest Strategy to ‘Complement and Extend’ the Protection Offered by Existing COVID-19 Vaccines

Storytelling Helps College Students Relieve Stress, Improve Confidence During The COVID-19 Pandemic

A University of Missouri researcher and colleagues find that individual life stories can give us hints about how college students are adjusting to life during a pandemic.

COVID-19 Pandemic Hurt Academic Experience For African International Students, MU Study Finds

Findings can help universities direct more tailored support to vulnerable populations during times of crisis.

A Smoky Solution — For Plants

After MU researchers started examining the impact of smoke on plant growth after a wildfire, their surprising discovery could one day lead to new farming practices.

Reversing Drug Resistance In Lung Cancer

University of Missouri researchers were awarded a $2.35 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to help overcome drug resistance in non-small cell lung cancer.

New Rice University research approach sheds light on Alzheimer's disease research

A team of researchers from Rice University has used fluorescence lifetime (FLT) to understand a peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease, finding that protein plaques associated with disease are stickier than previously thought.

Rice University scientists discover enzyme for precision molecular control

A team of scientists at Rice University has discovered a new enzyme with precision molecular control in directing specific molecules on how to arrange themselves right down to the angle of their individual hydrogen bonds that could lead to the development of better therapeutic options.

Extinction Vulnerability During Ancient Biodiversity Crises Is Unpredictable

Evidence from past extinctions cannot be used as a definitive way of predicting future biodiversity loss, scientists have found by using AI.

Landmark Quantum Breakthrough Paves Way for World-First Experimental Wormhole to Help Unravel Deepest Mysteries of Universe

One of the first practical applications of the much-hyped but little-used quantum computing technology is now within reach, thanks to a unique approach that sidesteps the major problem of scaling up such prototypes.

Cow Dung Possible Sustainable Material of the Future, Study Finds

Livestock dung could be used to create the next generation of cellulosic materials, according to a new report.