Aug 21, 2026 | Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

Lab-Grown Neocortex Models Mimic Early Brain Organization

Scientists at the University of California (UC), Irvine, have developed a new approach that lets them engineer lab-grown human brain tissue with a defined regional identity. The result is brain organoids with characteristics of either the front or back of the developing cerebral cortex that could be used in studies of how neurodevelopmental disorders develop.

Aug 17, 2026 | The Scientist

How a Neuroscientist's Genetic Discovery Treated Her Daughter's Epilepsy

“Tracy is very good at bringing scientists and clinicians with very different scopes of expertise to all work together,” said Jennifer Gelinas, a UCI Health neurologist, a pediatric epileptologist and scientist at the University of California, Irvine. “She has been really transformative in terms of helping patients and families to understand their diagnosis, to know what options are available to them, [and] to have a sense of agency and ownership,” said Gelinas.

Aug 14, 2026 | Everyday Health

Is Your Cold Actually COVID? What to Know as the Summer Surge Begins.

“We may anticipate an upswing over the next few weeks before rates come back down as fall approaches,” says Shruti Gohil, MD, associate medical director in the division of epidemiology and infection prevention at UCI Health in Orange, California. … “For most healthy people, given that the new COVID-19 vaccine is imminent, it seems reasonable to await the newest formulation,” says Gohil.