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For years, pediatricians have relied on a widely used checklist to identify children who have experienced traumatic events such as abuse, neglect or household violence. But a new UC Irvine-led study suggests that another, less visible form of adversity may be shaping children’s mental health, and it often goes undetected. Researchers found that growing up…

Irvine, Calif., July 15, 2026 — On a summer afternoon in the Sierra Nevada, a mountain pond can look calm and still, reflecting granite peaks and alpine sky. But beneath the surface, these small, shallow waters are anything but stable. In fact, they are among the most thermally variable aquatic ecosystems on Earth, with water temperatures…

Observing a neutrino is a lot like listening to a weak radio signal. It’s there, but it can be hard to pinpoint and decipher what the signal is saying. A neutrino is a tiny, nearly invisible particle that rarely interacts with matter. When it does, it leaves behind a signal called a neutrino event. During…

For millions of people living with depression, finding an effective treatment can feel like a long and uncertain journey. Patients often spend months trying different medications, enduring side effects and persistent symptoms while waiting to discover whether a prescription will help. A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Mass…

The new planet is about twice the size of Earth. The planet’s atmosphere may be the right thickness for life to survive on the planet’s surface. The study helps reveal how Earth-like planets close to our solar system may be more common than thought. Irvine, Calif., June 30, 2026 — A team led by astronomers…

Researchers in UC Irvine’s Department of Biomedical Engineering are relying on the microgravity environment of the International Space Station to help build new cartilage tissue. For a project funded by the National Science Foundation, the UC Irvine researchers began by preparing cartilage-producing cells for the trip to space. In mid May, an experiment was launched…

When Jun Wu and her colleagues published a study in 2023 showing that exposure to neighborhood green space was associated with a lower risk of postpartum depression, the findings helped illuminate a powerful connection between environment and maternal mental health. Today, the UC Irvine professor is building on that work with an expanding research agenda…

Huntington’s disease is a genetic disorder that gradually destroys brain cells over the course of 10 to 30 years, typically starting between the ages of 35 and 50 Phase 1b/2a will evaluate the safety of the treatment and provide hope for those with few options to slow the progression of the disease The clinical trial…

Irvine, Calif., June 16, 2026 — University of California, Irvine immunologist Lbachir BenMohamed has been awarded a $3.93 million National Institutes of Health grant to develop and test a novel therapeutic vaccine designed to prevent recurrent genital herpes, a lifelong viral infection that affects more than 60 million Americans and over 530 million people worldwide.…