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UCI supports a strong culture of excellence in brain research. Below are recent articles featuring cutting-edge brain research by UCI faculty and students.

Charles Limoli stands in front of a bunch of colorful lights, some reflecting off his face

Cancer treatment without side effects: UCI & Swiss researchers eliminate brain tumors without damaging cognition

Oct 27, 2020
UCI Down Syndrome expert Dr. Ira T. Lott examines ABC-DS participant Jeremy Throckmorton.

NIH Awards Over $100 Million to Examine Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome

Oct 23, 2020
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A Big Alzheimer’s Drug Study Is Proceeding Cautiously, Despite The Pandemic

Oct 20, 2020
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How to better support Black trainees in the biomedical sciences

Oct 19, 2020
Digital art of a brain neuron

UCI-led researchers receive $3 million NIH grant for 4D Nucleome project

Oct 15, 2020
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What Doomscrolling Does to the Brain

Oct 12, 2020
Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Dr. Jennifer A. Doudna

How CRISPR Is Revolutionizing Our Study Of Complex Diseases, Like Alzheimer’s

Oct 9, 2020
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Browse the 2020 October UCI Brain Circuit E-newsletter

Sep 28, 2020
Image of a person sitting in a chair with brainscan devices on his head

Brain stimulation may enhance team performance

Sep 25, 2020
DIgital art of a brain. The left brain is blue with white lines streaming out of it. the right brain is yellow with red and yellow lines leaving.

Does ‘Brain Training’ Actually Work?

Sep 24, 2020
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8 Top Tips for Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease

Sep 21, 2020
Photo of Christian Navarro-Torres at the beach.

Unlocking Mysteries of the Bilingual Mind

Sep 3, 2020