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May 13, 2021 | UCI School of Medicine
New study finds low levels of a sugar metabolite associates with disability and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis
A new University of California, Irvine-led study finds low serum levels of the sugar N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), is associated with progressive disability and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS).
May 03, 2021 | General Surgery News
New Antireflux Technique Combines Laparoscopic, Transoral Approaches
A surgeon and gastroenterologist team from the University of California, Irvine, has developed a new approach for the treatment of antireflux disease.
Apr 21, 2021 | AARP
Minorities Receive Less Timely Dementia Diagnoses Than Whites
Study of Medicare recipients finds racial and ethnic disparities
Apr 18, 2021 | UCI News
NIH grant will fund study of novel approach to repairing permanently damaged retinas
Magdalene Seiler, Ph.D., UCI associate professor of physical medicine & rehabilitation, has been awarded a five-year, $3,823,950 grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a preclinical study on rodent models of an innovative co-graft approach to repair permanently damaged retinas.
Apr 14, 2021 | KQED
Dr. Jose Mayorga joined the KQED Forum discussion about California's Expanded Vaccine Eligibility and the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause
Dr. Jose Mayorga, executive director of the UCI Health Family Health Centers and assistant clinical professor of family medicine with UCI School of Medicine
Apr 14, 2021 | UCI School of Medicine
New discovery could lead to therapies for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
A new study, led by the University of California, Irvine (UCI), reveals how chronic inflammation promotes muscle fibrosis, which could inform the development of new therapies for patients suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a fatal muscle disease.
Apr 08, 2021 | UCI School of Medicine
Geoff Abbott, PhD, speaks on Super Human Radio about the Antihypertensive Properties of Green and Black Tea
A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications.
Apr 06, 2021 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI awarded 5-year, $4.2M grant to study rare muscle disorder affecting aging Americans
Currently untreatable, sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) causes muscle weakness and severe disability
Apr 06, 2021 | CNBC
Medical students haven’t been deterred by the stress of Covid on hospitals and staff — they are eager to help
As we head into the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, health-care workers have been applauded as heroes for fighting an unpredictable and deadly virus. It’s taken a toll on them physically and mentally, yet applications to medical schools for the 2021 academic year have surged by 18%, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Apr 01, 2021 | UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence
UCI School of Medicine community members honored at 2021 Latino Excellence and Achievement Awards
This LEAD gala honors key leaders, graduate students, staff and faculty who support and champion student success and research excellence in the Latinx/Hispanic community at UCI and in Orange County.