May 28, 2026 | Medscape

Conference MDAngle: AHS2026 Migraine Treatment

Nan Cheng, assistant professor, Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine said, “The AHS Scientific Meeting is my favorite meeting of the year because this is really where the latest, hottest science for headache medicine is shown.

May 28, 2026 | Being Patient

Treating Alzheimer's Before Memory Loss Begins

Joshua Grill joins us to discuss how new blood tests and biomarkers are changing the way researchers identify Alzheimer’s disease, including the possibility of detecting disease-related brain changes years before memory loss begins. … Grill is the director of UCI MIND and co-director of UC Irvine’s NIA-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

May 26, 2026 | BBC – Science Focus Magazine

Feeling Just 'Meh' About Life? It Could Be Anhedonia - Here's How to Reverse It

In past decades, researchers defined anhedonia as simply the loss of the ability to feel pleasure. More recent work has slightly expanded that definition, says Prof Diego Pizzagalli, a neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine.

May 21, 2026 | Mindbodygreen

Could This Be the Real Reason Women Struggle More with Migraines?

“What we find when we think about estrogen and brain health is that things are a bit more complex than we thought would be. And that is kind of a tough message,” says Tallie Z. Baram MD, PhD, a distinguished professor of neurology at the University of California, Irvine. … When it comes to migraines, Baram says “Data suggests that the combination of high estrogen levels and stress is not great.”

May 18, 2026 | Neuroscience News

Parkinson's Drug Restores Memories in Alzheimer's

Imagine if patients with Alzheimer’s could have their memories restored. Such a future may seem like a pipe dream, but a new study by researchers at Tohoku University, in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, has identified dopamine dysfunction as a previously unrecognized mechanism underlying memory impairment, unlocking a potential therapeutic means of reversing cognitive decline.

Apr 22, 2026 | Daily Pilot

Apodaca: Continued support for new scientific endeavors will bring life-changing advancements

I’m tempted to compare the breakthrough achieved by the UCI team and its collaborators to a moon shot. I shared that thought with the three team leaders that spoke to me recently via Zoom: Dr. An Do, UC Irvine associate professor of neurology; Payam Heydari, UC Irvine professor of electrical engineering and computer science; and Zoran Nenadic, UC Irvine professor of biomedical engineering.