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Apr 09, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
Researchers discover neural patterns key to understanding disorders such as PTSD
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified for the first time an imbalance in a key neural pathway that explains how some people reactivate negative emotional memories. The finding could help scientists unlock new ways to treat psychiatric disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Apr 05, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
New discovery by UCI researchers may lead to alleviation of vision-related side effects caused by erectile dysfunction drugs
In a study published in Science Advances magazine, researchers from the University of California, Irvine have captured, for the first time, the full-length structure of the rod photoreceptor phosphodiesterase 6 (PDE6), an enzyme that plays an indispensable role in human vision.
Apr 04, 2019 | Reuters
Dozens of clinics market risky cell therapies to treat eye disorders
(Reuters Health) - - Scores of clinics across the United States directly advertise expensive - but unproven - cell therapy procedures to patients with serious eye diseases, often with devastating results, a new study warns.
Mar 27, 2019 | MedPage Today
Upfront Combo Shows Improved OS in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Women with metastatic hormone-sensitive breast cancer lived nearly 8 months longer with the addition of fulvestrant (Faslodex) to first-line anastrozole (Arimidex), long-term results of a phase III trial showed.
Mar 26, 2019 | HCP Live
Tackling Physician Burnout by Giving Back
How care providers can improve their perspective and better their stress with some volunteer work where it's needed most.
Mar 25, 2019 | Scary Mommy
Hell Yes: Drinking Coffee And Alcohol Every Day May Help You Live Longer
Cheers! And hell yes – a new study has found that consuming moderate amounts of both caffeine and alcohol may help you live into your 90s.
Mar 16, 2019 | Department of Radiation Oncology
Anteaters Win the Big West Basketball Tournament
The Department of Radiation Oncology attended the Big West tournament to witness the UCI Anteaters win against Cal State Fullerton 92-64, which resulted in the team's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Mar 15, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
Meeting their match- UCI medical students participate in a dramatic ceremony to learn where they’ll serve residencies
Following UCI tradition, each future doctor was called randomly to a podium – one at a time – to open an envelope and read aloud before hundreds of family members, friends and classmates the name and location of the hospital where he or she will spend the next three to seven years pursuing postgraduate medical training.
Mar 15, 2019 | OC Register
Match Day helps UCI medical student continue career inspired by mother’s struggles
This is the day when graduating medical students open an envelope announcing their acceptance to a residency program. Lunny, of Brea, was matched with the UC Irvine School of Medicine, where she has spent the past four years.
Mar 13, 2019 | Oprah Daily
Everything You Need to Know About Cannabis
Cannabis is everywhere these days, and to hear its proponents talk, it’s the fix for everything that might ail you. But is it? And do you need a degree in medicinal plant studies (yes, that exists) to know your CBD from your THC?