In a first of its kind randomized trial, researchers from the UCI School of Medicine found therapy dogs to be...

Children who have been in the U.S. foster care system are at a significantly higher risk of mental and physical...

Regularly snapping selfies with your smartphone and sharing photos with your friends can help make you a happier person, according...

Leaving a child unattended is considered taboo in today's intensive parenting atmosphere, despite evidence that American children are safer than...

Using cutting-edge imaging technology, University of California, Irvine biologists have determined that uncontrolled fluctuations (known at "noise) in the concentration...

Immune cells that normally help us fight off bacterial and viral infections may play a far greater role in Alzheimer’s...

The hormone oxytocin, which has been associated with interpersonal bonding, may enhance the pleasure of social interactions by stimulating production...

For decades, the tobacco and alcohol industries have been accused of advertising their products to kids. Tremendous public pressure has...

What happens to an astronaut's brain during a mission to Mars? Nothing good. It's besieged by destructive particles that can...

While recent reports question whether fish oil supplements support heart health, UC Irvine scientists have found that the fatty acids...

Long the stuff of science fiction, the disembodied "brain in a jar" is providing science fact for UC Irvine researchers,...

When subjects in a smoking cessation program tweet each other regularly, they're more successful at kicking the habit, according to...

The ravaged faces of methamphetamine addicts tell a terrible tale - abusing the drug dramatically accelerates aging. Now scientists from...

A newly discovered biomarker – visible in brain scans for hours after febrile seizures – predicts which individuals will subsequently...

People who can accurately remember details of their daily lives going back decades are as susceptible as everyone else to...