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Dec 17, 2023 | Rolling Stone
The Gerontocracy Waged War on Gen Z. Now They’re Fighting Back
Mark E. Mapstone, PhD, chief of the Division of Neuropsychology in the Department of Neurology, talks to Rolling Stone about age and cognitive flexibility.
Nov 20, 2023 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine-led study is first to find brain hemorrhage cause other than injured blood vessels
Discovery deepens understanding of cerebral microbleeds and may offer new therapeutic targets.
Oct 24, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UCI/CHOC Diagnostic Center of Excellence Joins the Undiagnosed Diseases Network
The NIH approves UCI/CHOC as a site for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network with an expertise in neurogenetic and neurometabolic conditions.
Oct 12, 2023 | Popular Science
New human brain atlas is the most detailed one we’ve seen yet
Mark E. Mapstone, PhD, professor and chief of the Neuropsychology Division in the Department of Neurology, talks to Popular Science about the new human brain atlas, the most detailed one we’ve seen yet.
Oct 11, 2023 | The Wall Street Journal
The Secret to Living to 100? It’s Not Good Habits
Claudia H. Kawas, MD, professor in the Department of Neurology, talks to The Wall Street Journal about what she and her team at UCI have found when tracking the habits of the “oldest old,” those older than 90, in Southern California.
Oct 10, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
University of California, Irvine researchers awarded $2.4 million 'Fast Track' grant to develop a novel cancer immunotherapy treatment
The University of California, Irvine, has been awarded a $2.4 million ‘Fast Track’ Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to further develop a highly novel cancer immunotherapy treatment. The project, a joint grant with GlyTR Therapeutics Inc, will build upon work at UCI originally funded by the President Biden Cancer Moonshot Program.
Oct 05, 2023 | Neurology Today
The Role of Socioeconomic Factors and Race in Access to Services at a Memory Clinic
Claudia H. Kawas, MD, professor in the Department of Neurology, talks about recent research examining racial and economic disparities in accessing health services.
Sep 14, 2023 | BBC Future
Should we be worried about older politicians?
BBC Future talks to Mark J. Fisher, MD, JD, director of the UCI Center for Neuropolitics and professor in the Departments of Anatomy & Neurobiology and Neurology, and Mark Mapstone, PhD, professor and chief of the Neuropsychology Division in the Department of Neurology.
Sep 14, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UCI researchers announce publication of an open-label clinical trial suggesting that N-acetylglucosamine restores neurological function in Multiple Sclerosis patients
Researchers say this dietary supplement reduced inflammation and neurodegeneration markers in patients already on FDA-approved immune therapy.
Sep 13, 2023 | Healthline
Taking Medication for High Blood Pressure May Lower Your Dementia Risk
S. Ahmad Sajjadi, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Departments of Neurology and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, talks to Healthline about a new study on those who take medication for high blood pressure.