Sep 10, 2026 | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Predictive Biomarkers Tested in Clinical Trial Corresponded With 66% Improvement in Antidepressant Response Rate

Researchers led by UC Irvine’s Diego A. Pizzagalli, Ph.D., identified biomarkers that may predict antidepressant response, potentially improving treatment selection and advancing precision psychiatry for depression.

Sep 09, 2026 | Bioengineer.org

New Polycarbonate Polyurethanes Show Promise for Durable Polymer Mitral Valves

A new UC Irvine study led by Arash Kheradvar, MD, PhD, evaluates polycarbonate-based polyurethanes for mitral valves, demonstrating strong durability, desirable mechanics and physiologic blood-flow performance.

Sep 05, 2026 | Business Insider

Two scientists made huge bets on 'impossible' cancer treatments. They're finally paying off.

It's taken at least 40 years," mRNA vaccine researcher Phil Felgner, a University of California, Irvine professor who helped develop early versions of the lipid nanoparticle technology that powers the new vaccines, said. "It's taken this much time for it to mature.

Sep 01, 2026 | Knowridge

Damaged Blood Cells May Trigger Tiny Brain Bleeds

Scientists have discovered a possible new cause of tiny areas of bleeding in the brain. … The study was led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, including Dr. Mark Fisher and Dr. Xiangmin Xu. Their findings were published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation.

Sep 01, 2026 | Women's Health

What Doctors Want You to Know About the New 'Personalized' Cancer Vaccine Making Headlines

According to Philip Felgner, PhD, a DNA and mRNA-based vaccine development expert at UC Irvine, “This is the first large phase 3 study to demonstrate meaningful clinical benefit from an individualized mRNA cancer vaccine."

Aug 31, 2026 | PsyPost

Blood Markers Reveal Two Separate Inflammatory Pathways Driving Alzheimer’s Disease

“There is growing evidence that inflammation and the brain’s immune response play an important role in Alzheimer’s disease, potentially well before symptoms emerge. But the literature has been somewhat inconsistent,” said study co-authors Michael A. Yassa, the James L. McGaugh Endowed Chair, and director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at the University of California, Irvine.

Aug 25, 2026 | AARP

Bill Ritter, Captain Sully, Danny Glover and the New Reality of Alzheimer’s

“We often only talk about or see people who are in more advanced stages, where it’s quite obvious that they’re impaired. But there are lots of people who are still [in] very mild [stages] and still functioning well in society and able to do most of their day-to-day activities without too much difficulty,” says Hayley B. Kristinsson, a [UCI Health] neuropsychologist and Alzheimer’s researcher at the University of California, Irvine.

Aug 24, 2026 | GQ

The Actual Benefits of Intermittent Fasting, According to Experts

"What became known as intermittent fasting was really the concept of a window in which you consume calories,” says Ashley Koff, RD, nutrition course director for UC Irvine’s Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute’s Integrative and Functional Medicine Fellowship.

Aug 23, 2026 | Medical Xpress

Automatic Crash Alerts Should Be Standard and Free in All New Vehicles, Experts Say

"Seat belts and airbags are standard because they are safety features, not luxury services. Automatic crash notification should be treated the same way," said lead author Theresa L. Chin, MD, MPH, FACS, a trauma and burn surgeon at UCI Health. "In a serious crash, the system can tell EMS where the crash happened and provide early signs of the severity of the crash and potential for significant injury.

Aug 22, 2026 | ScienceDaily

This Shark Can Live 400 Years. Its Eyes Barely Seem to Age

Because the Greenland shark lives in the dim depths of the ocean and is often infested with parasites that attach to its eyes, scientists believed the large, long-lived species to be functionally blind. But UC Irvine researcher Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk and colleagues have disproved this, challenging what is known about aging, vision, and longevity. … "You see it move its eye," says the University of California, Irvine associate professor of physiology and biophysics, pointing to the footage. "The shark is tracking the light -- it's fascinating."