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Aug 21, 2024 | UCI News

UC Irvine discovery of ‘item memory’ brain cells offers new Alzheimer’s treatment target

Mark Fisher, MD - study chronic kidney disease and stroke

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Could Cognitive Tests Save America From Gerontocracy?

Aug 06, 2024 | UCI News

UC Irvine-led team reveals how TREM2 genetic mutation affects late-onset Alzheimer’s

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EpiCenter Seminar Series (2024–2025)

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Featured Publications

Conditional deletion of neurexin-2 alters neuronal network activity in hippocampal circuitries and leads to spontaneous seizures(Chen Lab)

Transl Psychiatry,2023

Probing neural circuit mechanisms in Alzheimer’s disease using novel technologies(Xu Lab)

Mol Psychiatry,2023

Adolescent exposure to low-dose THC disrupts energy balance and adipose organ homeostasis in adulthood(Piomelli Lab)

Cell Metabolism,2023

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