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Shaping the future of education through frontiers of learning and the mind
11/16/2009

Stem cells alleviate tumor treatment side effects

FEATURE: Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study.

11/09/2009

Stem cells restore mobility in neck-injured rats

FEATURE: The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries - a finding that could expand the clinical trial to include people with cervical damage.

10/27/2009

Race against the clock

FEATURE: Leslie M. Thompson has her eye on a treatment for the fatal Huntington's disease. Stem cells may hold the key.

10/23/2009

Alzheimer's lesions found in the retina

FEATURE: UC Irvine neuroscientists have found that retinas in mice genetically altered to have Alzheimer's undergo changes similar to those that occur in the brain - most notably the accumulation of amyloid plaque lesions.

10/22/2009

Bad driving may have genetic basis, UCI study finds

FEATURE: Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists.

09/23/2009

UCImpact: Stem cell research

FEATURE: California and UC Irvine take advances in stem cell research in stem cell research on the road as high school classes and educators participate in Stem Cell Awareness Day.

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