May 21, 2026 | The Orange County Register

Researchers at UCI want to build biggest database ever on Asian American health

Sunmin Lee, ScD, hopes the ASPIRE Cohort helps unravel some mysterious and troubling links between cancer and race.

May 20, 2026 | Becker's Hospital Review

20 Most Trusted Health System Brands

Brand consultancy Monigle surveyed more than 3,000 nationally balanced U.S. healthcare consumers for the report, which examined trust, engagement, compassion and healthcare consumer sentiment. Here are the 20 most trusted health system brands, according to the report: … 10. UCI Health

May 20, 2026 | NPR

The Loh Down on Science

For centuries, Native American communities used conifer trees to treat pain, weakness, and even paralysis. Could this traditional knowledge hold real medical power? Enter Alvin Yu and team from UC Irvine. They studied a rare genetic disorder, Episodic Ataxia Type One.

May 18, 2026 | Everyday Health

8 Daily Rituals to Help You Manage Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)

Building stress busters into your day can help you feel more levelheaded all while potentially keeping attacks at bay, says Donald Levy, MD, an allergist and immunologist with UCI Health in Irvine, California. … “Excessive anything can bring on an HAE attack,” says Dr. Levy, including extreme temperatures, sun exposure, and sweating on a very hot day

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.

May 18, 2026 | Spectrum News 1

‘I couldn't imagine ever doing much better than struggling to stay sober’: Using ibogaine to treat substance use disorder

Through a grant-funded study at UC Irvine, Rick Harris, PhD, who is leading the study, said the ultimate goal of the treatment is to stop the addiction cravings altogether. … “We try it once and it breaks the addiction, and then you don’t have to take it anymore.”

May 11, 2026 | Everyday Health

Heart-Healthy Eating When You Have Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

“Too much sodium can increase blood pressure and fluid retention, potentially worsening shortness of breath or heart strain,” says Behram Mody, MD, the director of the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy program at UCI Health in Orange, California.

May 06, 2026 | Medscape

Robotic Colonoscopy System Poised for the Clinic

"We proved the concept absolutely works,” said principal investigator Jason Samarasena, MD, chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UC Irvine School of Medicine, who presented the data at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2026.

May 04, 2026 | Live Science

Estrogen in Both the Male and Female Brain Shapes Responses to Trauma, Study Suggests

High estrogen in the brain's memory center may worsen one's resilience against traumatic events, swaying the tendency to develop memory problems or post-traumatic stress in the aftermath, a new study in mice suggests. … Although the research was conducted in mice, the authors think it likely has relevance to humans. "I think this is highly translatable," study senior author Dr. Tallie Z. Baram, a [Distinguished] professor, developmental neuroscientist and child neurologist at the University of California, Irvine, told Live Science.

May 04, 2026 | UPI

Cannabis Reclassification Removes Some Hurdles for Industry

Daniele Piomelli, PhD, distinguished professor of anatomy and neurology at the University of California, Irvine, told UPI it is an acknowledgement of cannabis' medical uses.