The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to researchers.

Mahtab Jafari discovered that many of her students were using pharmaceuticals such as Ritalin to stay awake and Xanax to get to sleep. One drug was counteracting the other, said Jafari, associate ...

IRVINE (CBS) — A UC Irvine researcher says a spice that is common in Indian curries and other Asian dishes may be so packed with antioxidants and other good chemicals that it might extend the lifespan ...

Long successful at the University of California, Irvine, Mahtab Jafari’s Life 101 course will be available across the 10 UC campuses during the upcoming winter quarter. The class teaches healthy ...

Dr. Mahtab Jafari, director of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of California-IrvineH. Lorren Au Jr. SANTA ANA, Calif. — A stubby little plant from the icy permafrost of Siberia just might ...

Irvine, Calif., June 18, 2013 — The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 ...