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August 20, 2024
Aug 19, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
Research study examines Alzheimer's disease drug on tissue samples from people with Down syndrome
People with Down syndrome are likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease at a young age, with autopsy studies showing that by age 40 years, the brains of individuals with Down syndrome have amyloid plaques.
Aug 14, 2024 | The Daily Show
Could Cognitive Tests Save America From Gerontocracy?
Mark Fisher, MD, JD, professor in the Departments of Neurology and Anatomy & Neurobiology, and director of the UCI Center for Neuropolitics, appears on The Daily Show to explain how the brain deteriorates and what’s covered on a cognitive test.
August 13, 2024
Aug 13, 2024 | UCI News
White coats mark the beginning of the journey
The journey to becoming a physician officially began for the UC Irvine School of Medicine’s class of 2028 as they donned their first white coats.
Aug 12, 2024 | UCI News
A journey rooted in community and purpose
New medical student Carla Vazquez Vergara says UC Irvine’s Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC) continues her journey rooted in community and purpose.
Aug 08, 2024 | KNBC
Olympians with glasses inspiring athletes with imperfect vision
Stephen Prepas, MD, pediatric ophthalmologist at UCI Health and the UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, talks about Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik and the eye issues he deals with.
Aug 06, 2024 | Healio
Optical coherence tomography shows variability in port wine birthmark density, size
Kristen M. Kelly, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology, talks to Healio about a study on treatment for port wine birthmarks.
Aug 06, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine-led team reveals how TREM2 genetic mutation affects late-onset Alzheimer’s
Researchers led by the University of California, Irvine have discovered how the TREM2 R47H genetic mutation causes certain brain areas to develop abnormal protein clumps, called beta-amyloid plaques, associated with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Their first-of-their-kind insights into brain effects could yield new targets for early intervention.
August 6, 2024