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- Antihistamines show promise in treating long Covid-19 symptoms https://news.uci.edu/2022/02/08/antihistamines-show-promise-in-treating-long-covid-19-symptoms-uci-case-report-says/ 8 comments
- Study finds possible links between PFAS ("forever chemicals") exposure via drinking water and childhood cancers: findings indicate suggestive associations between predicted prenatal PFAS exposure and certain childhood cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia and Wilms tumors. https://news.uci.edu/2025/02/26/uc-irvine-led-study-finds-possible-links-between-pfas-exposure-and-childhood-cancers/ 3 comments science
- A trick of light: UC Irvine researchers turn silicon into direct bandgap semiconductor https://news.uci.edu/2024/10/31/a-trick-of-light-uc-irvine-researchers-turn-silicon-into-direct-bandgap-semiconductor/ 6 comments technology
- UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier https://news.uci.edu/2024/05/20/uc-irvine-led-team-uncovers-vigorous-melting-at-antarcticas-thwaites-glacier/ 8 comments science
- Research team has built the first genetic reference maps for short lengths of DNA repeated multiple times which are known to cause more than 50 lethal human diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington’s disease and multiple cancers https://news.uci.edu/2024/04/05/uc-irvine-led-research-team-builds-first-tandem-repeat-expansions-genetic-reference-maps/ 12 comments science
- UCI team demonstrates the adult brain has the potential to partially recover from inherited blindness https://news.uci.edu/2022/10/05/eye-opening-discovery-about-adult-brains-ability-to-recover-vision/ 10 comments science
- California’s trees are dying, and might not be coming back https://news.uci.edu/2022/07/14/uci-study-californias-trees-are-dying-and-might-not-be-coming-back/ 27 comments climate
- UCI study: California’s trees are dying, and might not be coming back — Wildfires and climbing temperatures have caused a 6.7 percent decline since 1985 https://news.uci.edu/2022/07/14/uci-study-californias-trees-are-dying-and-might-not-be-coming-back/ 13 comments environment
- UCI-led team discovers signaling molecule that potently stimulates hair growth https://news.uci.edu/2022/06/30/uci-led-team-discovers-signaling-molecule-that-potently-stimulates-hair-growth/ 71 comments science
- UCI-led study identifies top concerns of parents in vaccinating their adolescent children | Better public health messaging needed to improve vaccine uptake rates https://news.uci.edu/2022/04/05/uci-led-study-identifies-top-concerns-of-parents-in-vaccinating-their-adolescent-children/ 2 comments science
- Wind and solar could power the world’s major countries most of the time. Wind and solar power system could provide about 85 percent of the total electricity demand of the United States, and that amount could also be increased through capacity overbuilding https://news.uci.edu/2021/11/05/wind-and-solar-could-power-the-worlds-major-countries-most-of-the-time/ 68 comments science
- UCI researchers analyzed Antarctic air samples to learn of a 70-percent increase in atmospheric hydrogen over the past 150 years https://news.uci.edu/2021/09/09/uci-researchers-analyzed-antarctic-air-samples-to-learn-of-a-70-percent-increase-in-atmospheric-hydrogen-over-the-past-150-years/ 39 comments science
- California’s carbon mitigation efforts may be thwarted by climate change itself — UCI study: Higher heat will limit ecosystem’s role in removing atmospheric CO2 https://news.uci.edu/2021/07/22/californias-carbon-mitigation-efforts-may-be-thwarted-by-climate-change-itself/ 13 comments science
- Climate change is driving plant die-offs in Southern California, UCI study finds – Loss of vegetation cover is most stark in desert ecosystems already on edge of habitability https://news.uci.edu/2021/06/21/climate-change-is-driving-plant-die-offs-in-southern-california-uci-study-finds/ 7 comments science
- UCI researchers identify primary causes of Greenland’s rapid ice sheet surface melt – Weather station data point to wind- and solar-driven heating as leading culprits https://news.uci.edu/2021/05/05/uci-researchers-identify-primary-causes-of-greenlands-rapid-ice-sheet-surface-melt/ 4 comments science
- California’s wildfire season has lengthened, and its peak is now earlier in the year. Over the past two decades, there has been a significant increase in “extreme” wildfires scorching more that 10,000 acres. Coinciding with that has been a rapid uptick in the frequency of small, human-caused blazes. https://news.uci.edu/2021/04/22/californias-wildfire-season-has-lengthened-and-its-peak-is-now-earlier-in-the-year/ 20 comments science
- UCI (UC IRVINE) study first to link disparities and ‘pharmacy deserts’ in California https://news.uci.edu/2021/01/06/uci-study-first-to-link-disparities-and-pharmacy-deserts-in-california/ 3 comments science
- Making methane on Mars – How UCI physicists are making a return trip from the Red Planet a possibility https://news.uci.edu/2021/01/04/making-methane-on-mars/ 4 comments space
- Tech time not to blame for teens’ mental health problems. https://news.uci.edu/2019/08/23/tech-time-not-to-blame-for-teens-mental-health-problems/ 6 comments science
- Drawing design inspiration from the skin of squids and other cephalopods, engineers develop an adaptive space blanket that gives users the ability to control their temperature. The squid skin-like materials could be incorporated into clothing, and used inside buildings, tents, and electronic devices https://news.uci.edu/2019/04/29/squid-skin-inspires-creation-of-next-generation-space-blanket/ 7 comments science
- Lab-grown cartilage transplant eases TMJ disease in a mini pig model, has promise for other joint diseases https://news.uci.edu/2018/06/20/joint-venture-uci-others-create-breakthrough-treatment-for-crippling-jaw-disease/ 4 comments science
- Scientists project a drier Amazon and wetter Indonesia in the future https://news.uci.edu/2018/04/27/scientists-project-a-drier-amazon-and-wetter-indonesia-in-the-future/ 2 comments science
- Projected increases in greenhouse gas emissions could suppress marine biological productivity for a thousand years or more. By 2300, continued warming could drive declines in fisheries yields by more than 20% globally and by nearly 60% in the North Atlantic. https://news.uci.edu/2018/03/08/global-fisheries-to-be-on-average-20-percent-less-productive-in-2300-uci-study-finds/ 11 comments science
- Teens work very hard to create a favorable online image through careful selection of which photos, activities and links to post on Facebook and Instagram, according to a recent study. Content that makes them appear interesting, well-liked and attractive to their friends and peers is a primary goal. https://news.uci.edu/2018/02/12/teens-post-online-content-to-appear-interesting-popular-and-attractive-uci-study-finds/ 628 comments science
- UCI chemists create battery technology with off-the-charts charging capacity https://news.uci.edu/2016/04/20/all-powered-up/ 9 comments technology
- Teens’ online friendships just as meaningful as face-to-face ones, UCI study finds. Many of these digital behaviors serve the same purpose and encompass the same core qualities as face-to-face relationships. https://news.uci.edu/2017/09/26/teens-online-friendships-just-as-meaningful-as-face-to-face-ones-uci-study-finds/ 8 comments science
- Small climb in mean temperatures is linked to far higher chance of deadly heat waves: An analysis of heat-related mortality in India between 1960 and 2009 found that a mean temperature increase of 0.5°C increases the probability of a heat wave killing more than 100 people by 146% https://news.uci.edu/research/small-climb-in-mean-temperatures-linked-to-far-higher-chance-of-deadly-heat-waves/ 218 comments science
- India’s outsized coal plans would wipe out Paris climate goals https://news.uci.edu/research/indias-outsized-coal-plans-would-wipe-out-paris-climate-goals/ 15 comments worldnews
- Canadian glaciers now major contributor to sea level change: From 2005 to 2015, surface melt off ice caps and glaciers of the Queen Elizabeth Islands grew by an astonishing 900% https://news.uci.edu/research/canadian-glaciers-now-major-contributor-to-sea-level-change-uci-study-shows/ 4 comments science
- Today’s parents spend more time with their kids than moms and dads did 50 years ago https://news.uci.edu/research/todays-parents-spend-more-time-with-their-kids-than-moms-and-dads-did-50-years-ago/ 1337 comments science
- UCI study finds that the perception of risk when leaving children unsupervised is affected by moral judgments about parents https://news.uci.edu/research/why-are-we-so-afraid-to-leave-children-alone/ 4 comments science
- UCI physicists confirm possible discovery of fifth force of nature https://news.uci.edu/research/uci-physicists-confirm-possible-discovery-of-fifth-force-of-nature/ 4 comments science
- Rams sign three-year deal to hold training camp at The University of California in Irvine. https://news.uci.edu/campus-life/uci-and-los-angeles-rams-bring-professional-football-back-to-orange-county/ 35 comments nfl
- Study finds good-looking people report higher salaries. Women who put more effort into grooming made more money, regardless of physical attributes like nice skin or symmetrical faces. Men, while still rewarded for grooming, were also judged for their biological traits. https://news.uci.edu/feature/beauty-is-as-beauty-does/ 150 comments science
- UC Irvine Scientists Accidentally Discovers a battery that can Virtually Last Forever https://news.uci.edu/research/all-powered-up/ 5 comments science
- UC study links brain inflammation triggered by chronic pain to anxiety and depression http://news.uci.edu/press-releases/uc-study-links-brain-inflammation-triggered-by-chronic-pain-to-anxiety-and-depression/ 61 comments science
- Neurobiologists have successfully re-created a critical juvenile period in the brains of adult mice. In other words, the researchers have reactivated brain plasticity – the rapid and robust changes in neural pathways and synapses as a result of learning and experience. http://news.uci.edu/press-releases/uci-neurobiologists-restore-youthful-vigor-to-adult-brains/ 12 comments science
- UCI scientists capture first-ever movie of ‘breathing’ molecule: A team of UC Irvine chemists has scored a scientific first: capturing moving images of a single molecule as it vibrates, or “breathes,” and shifts from one quantum state to another. http://news.uci.edu/features/uci-scientists-capture-first-ever-movie-of-breathing-molecule/ 12 comments science
- West Antarctic glacier loss appears unstoppable, UCI-NASA Study Finds: A rapidly melting section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet appears to be in irreversible decline, with nothing to stop the entire glacial basin from disappearing into the sea, according to researchers at UC Irvine and NASA. http://news.uci.edu/press-releases/west-antarctic-glacier-loss-appears-unstoppable-uci-nasa-study-finds/ 144 comments science
- People trust strangers with easier-to-pronounce names more than strangers with difficult-to-pronounce names – even when those strangers are from the same foreign country http://news.uci.edu/press-releases/uc-irvine-led-study-finds-truthiness-in-peoples-names/ 49 comments science