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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,
UCI School of Medicine Research Insider
April 1, 2025
March 25, 2025
UC Irvine School of Medicine Reaches Semifinals of STAT Madness
UC Irvine School of Medicine’s research team has made it through to the Semifinals of STAT Madness, an annual competition by STAT that brings together the best biomedical research from the past year. Research from institutions across the country face off against each other in a bracket-style matchup in which votes determine the winner.
March 18, 2024
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.
March 11, 2025
Doctors Shocked After Woman with Alzheimer’s Disease Stays Cognitively 'Intact’: ‘Remarkable'
Elizabeth Head, PhD, professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, shares about a study that involved a patient with Down syndrome who had all the “brain changes” of Alzheimer’s disease but didn’t exhibit any of the cognitive symptoms that are characteristic of the progressive dementia.
Dean's News & Events Newsletter | 31st Edition
March 2025
Woman Donated Her Brain to Science — Alzheimer's Experts Shocked by Discovery
Elizabeth Head, PhD, professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, talks to Newsweek about the findings from a woman who participated in the Alzheimer Biomarker Consortium—Down Syndrome Research Study.