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Eight UC San Diego Researchers Among ‘1,000 Best Female Scientists in the World’

Inaugural ranking seeks to celebrate and elevate the long-overlooked contributions of women in academic science

Parasites Associated with Eating Fish Showing Up in Southern California Fishing Locales

Snail that hosts potentially dangerous flatworms found to be widespread

Organoids Reveal How SARS-CoV-2 Damages Brain Cells — and a Potential Treatment

COVID-19 infections can result in long-lasting neurological symptoms; new research suggests an already approved anti-viral may inhibit viral replication and rescue impaired neurons

Study: First-Degree Relatives of Patients with NAFLD at Risk of Liver Disease

Findings show that early screening for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can be the key to successful treatment or prevention of advanced fibrosis, scarring of the liver

Appendiceal Cancer Gets Its Own Preclinical Model

UC San Diego researchers develop a 3-D culture for a rare disease that has long defied effective study and development of therapies

International group of scientists identifies cancer-resistance genes across species

Cancer is a leading cause of human disease and death worldwide, but it's also common in animals. Can we learn something about the genetic mutations associated with cancer in animals that sheds light on the origins of human cancer and how to prevent and treat it?

Can Cosmic Inflation Be Ruled Out?

Astrophysicists say that cosmic inflation – a point in the Universe’s infancy when space-time expanded exponentially, and what physicists really refer to when they talk about the ‘Big Bang’ – can in principle be ruled out in an assumption-free way.

Has Pandemic-Related Stress Negatively Impacted Your Sleep?

Low-quality sleep is nothing new. However, the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the forefront the topic of stress and how it plays a role in negatively affecting sleep quality.

UC Irvine-Led Study Links Metabolism Changes In Certain Brain Cells To Huntington’s Disease

Findings show high-dose thiamine and biotin treatments can restore normal processes

UCI Physicist Proposes New Experiment To Detect Dark Matter In Our Solar System

SpaceQ mission involves atomic clocks on spacecraft placed close to the sun

Two UCI Researchers Named Fellows By The National Academy Of Inventors

UCI and Johns Hopkins researchers uncover mineral modification through biology

Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Approval Sparks Surprising Impact

UCI MIND survey finds media coverage swayed clinical trial volunteers

UCI Researchers Discover Crucial Role Of Brain’s Striatum Cilia In Time Perception

Results reveal possible new therapeutic targets for mental and neurological disorders

UCI-led study finds pay practices, job barriers to blame for women making less than men

Findings across 15 countries suggest how new policies could resolve continuing issues

Lethal Cancer Cells Buddy Up To Survive

UCI-led team’s finding could help improve treatments for pancreatic cancer

UCI Researchers Demonstrate How To Trigger A Pathogen Release With Music

Hospital and laboratory biocontainment facilities vulnerable to terrorist attack

New International Research Reveals Majority Of Gig Economy Workers Feel Under Threat From Review Websites

As the cost of living crisis worsens, scores of workers in the gig economy globally are grappling with another threat to their hard-earned wages – the double-edged sword of online reviews.

The Unintended Consequences Of Giving Patients Online Access To Their Health Record

Giving patients online access to their GP health records has unintended consequences that can limit its usefulness,

Inequities In Access To Bereavement Support In The UK Persists, New Research Finds

New research has shown there continues to be inequities in access to bereavement support in the UK.

UCI-Led Study Finds Virtual Green Space Exposure Beneficial To Pregnant Women

Parklike setting was most effective in reducing physiological and affective stress