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Feb 17, 2022 | UCI News
Physiology & biophysics professor co-writes book on how membranes, their proteins work
Stephen H. White, a professor of physiology & biophysics in the UCI School of Medicine since 1973, has co-authored a book that he calls the culmination of his career.
Feb 15, 2022 | Forbes
University Of California, Irvine Launches Institute For Precision Health
UCI is launching an Institute for Precision Health which will help advance our understanding of an individual’s genes, biological test results, health history, environment, and lifestyle.
Feb 09, 2022 | UCI News
UCI study reveals neurobiological processes occurring during puberty that trigger sex differences in learning and memory
New findings suggest optimal teaching tactics, psychiatric treatment, should adapt to reflect brain differences.
Stemming the Rising Mental Health Crisis
UCI researchers help illuminate the complexities of the mind and find solutions to prevent a twin pandemic
Jan 26, 2022 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI researchers discover cause, develop pharmacological treatment for reducing retinitis pigmentosa vision loss
Inhibiting ceramide accumulation in retina protects photoreceptors, improves vision
Jan 26, 2022 | ABC10 News San Diego
In-Depth: How a scientist laid the groundwork for the mRNA COVID vaccines in San Diego
Dr. Philip Felgner's contributions to mRNA vaccine technology were highlighted by ABC10 San Diego.
Jan 12, 2022 | Insider
Tell-tale signs of pelvic inflammatory disease and how it's diagnosed
Untreated PID can lead to complications like scar tissue that can block the fallopian tubes, infertility, and chronic abdominal pain, says Donna Gin Baick, MD, an OB-GYN with UCI Health and an associate clinical professor at the UCI School of Medicine.
Jan 11, 2022 | Broad Institute
Engineered particles efficiently deliver gene editing proteins to cells in mice
Researchers have developed virus-like particles that deliver therapeutic levels of protein to animal models of disease.
Jan 11, 2022 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI-led research team discovers a molecular feature in prostate cancer with prognostic value, distinguishes ancestral differences
Expression signatures may be useful for assessing greatest risk of progression in prostate and other cancers
Jan 10, 2022 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI-led team first to discover new neural circuits that regulate spatial learning and memory in the brain’s hippocampal formation
Understanding of novel functional roles can advance research in Alzheimer’s disease, other learning and memory disorders