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Jun 16, 2026 | UC Irvine News
Immunology Researcher Secures Nearly $4 Million NIH Grant to Advance Therapeutic Vaccine to Help End Genital Herpes
UC Irvine immunologist Lbachir BenMohamed receives NIH grant to support an innovative ‘Prime/Pull/Keep’ strategy to achieve long-lasting protection against HSV-2.
Jun 16, 2026 | Elseveir
Utah’s stricter 0.05 BAC limit significantly reduces drunk driving fatalities
A study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine provides timely evidence to other states considering similar laws that lowering the legal alcohol limit can save lives.
Jun 10, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Sounding the Alarm: A New Strategy in Cancer Therapy
A new study by UC Irvine researchers has identified a mechanism that could enhance both DNA damage and inflammatory signaling in tumor cells, potentially improving cancer treatment response.
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MD/PhD candidate Emily Tom represented the class of 2026 at UC Irvine’s Graduate Hooding Ceremony, speaking to fellow graduates about persistence and curiosity, problem-solving for the next generation, and the patience of a Greenland shark.
The UC Irvine Peer Support Program has expanded beyond the School of Medicine to include inaugural cohorts from the School of Nursing and the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, strengthening a growing network of colleagues dedicated to supporting one another through challenging moments in their professional lives.
The Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries is the first institute in the nation to formally unite multiple academic schools in a coordinated effort to address depression.
Jun 11, 2026 | Medscape
Adding Dexamethasone to Occipital Nerve Block Offers No Benefit in Headache
These data are helpful in resolving an outstanding question in headache management, said Nan Cheng, MD, assistant professor of neurology at the University of California Irvine, who was not involved in the study. “In our field for a long time, there’s always been this debate of whether you use steroids or not with these blocks, and I think this goes to show that you don’t have to do it with steroids,” Cheng told Medscape Medical News.
Jun 11, 2026 | Medical Xpress
Cancer Drug Combo Activates Inflammatory Signal That Could Boost Immune Response
"Our study revealed that a combination of cancer drugs can do more than damage cancer-cell DNA to kill the cancer cells," explains postdoctoral fellow Elodie Bournique, PhD. "They can also trigger an 'alarm signal' inside the cancer cells that alerts the body to their presence and recruits immune cells to help eliminate them."