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Apr 16, 2025 | UCI Health
Stem-cell therapy is a 'big leap' for Parkinson's treatment
The journal "Nature" reported that a stem-cell therapy improved patients' symptoms in a clinical trial conducted by researchers at UC Irvine, and centers in New York and Toronto.
Apr 02, 2025 | UC Irvine News
AI effectively predicts dementia risk in American Indian/Alaska Native elders
UC Irvine study provides framework for how machine learning algorithms utilizing electronic health records can effectively predict two-year dementia risk among American Indian/Alaska Native adults aged 65 years and older,
Mar 18, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UC Irvine researchers found links that may provide therapeutic targets for neurological diseases
Wei Li, PhD, UC Irvine School of Medicine
Mar 17, 2025 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine research reveals how childhood adversity shapes the brain and behavior
Early-life adversity affects more than half of the world’s children and is a significant risk factor for cognitive and mental health problems later in life. In an extensive and up-to-the-minute review of research in this domain, scholars from the UC Irvine School of Medicine illuminate the profound impacts of these adverse childhood experiences on brain development and introduce new paths for understanding and tackling them.
Feb 21, 2025 | UCI Health
Neuroscientist awarded $4.6 million for promising pan-cancer immunotherapy
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has awarded UC Irvine neuroscientist Dr. Michael Demetriou $4.6 million to advance studies of a novel immunotherapy that holds the potential to revolutionize cancer treatment by targeting all major cancer types.
Jan 07, 2025 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine-led study challenges traditional risk factors for brain health in the oldest-old
A study led by the University of California, Irvine, has found that cardiovascular conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes, which are known to contribute to brain blood vessel damage in younger populations, are not associated with an increased risk of such harm in individuals 90 and older.
Sep 06, 2024 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
In Memoriam: Carl Cotman, PhD
Carl Cotman, PhD, died on August 5, 2024. Professor Cotman was an early and constant leading light in the fight against Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative conditions.
Sep 05, 2024 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine, USC scientists begin research effort for damaged brain region treatments
With newly awarded funding from the National Science Foundation, researchers at UC Irvine and the Keck School of Medicine of USC will seek to revolutionize the treatment of neurological diseases through intelligent biocomputing.
Aug 14, 2024 | The Daily Show
Could Cognitive Tests Save America From Gerontocracy?
Mark Fisher, MD, JD, professor in the Departments of Neurology and Anatomy & Neurobiology, and director of the UCI Center for Neuropolitics, appears on The Daily Show to explain how the brain deteriorates and what’s covered on a cognitive test.
Aug 04, 2024 | Business Insider
American's corporate gerontocracy
Mark J. Fisher, MD, professor in the Departments of Neurology and Anatomy & Neurobiology, and director of the UCI Center for Neuropolitics, talks about cognitive decline and how it tends to manifest at different speeds and in different ways.