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April 16, 2024
Apr 15, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UC Irvine-led research team shows importance of under-recognized genetic factor lipoprotein(a) in predicting heart disease in a large multiethnic US population
In what is the largest, most ethnically diverse long-term study of a U.S. population, a UC Irvine research team found that an under-recognized genetic cholesterol-like particle called lipoprotein(a) can help predict future cardiovascular disease.
Apr 10, 2024 | National Geographic
What's the right way to wean off antidepressants?
Bryan B. Shapiro, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, talks to National Geographic about antidepressant withdrawal. This article is available to subscribers only.
Dean's News and Events Newsletter | 26th Edition
April 2024
Apr 09, 2024 | Huntington's Disease News
New genetic database may help in better understanding Huntington’s
Huntington's Disease News covers recent UCI-led research on the first tandem repeat expansions genetic reference maps, a tool to study mutations connected to several human diseases, including Huntington's.
April 9, 2024
Apr 08, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
PhD Student Alexa Tierno receives 2024 Latino Excellence and Achievement Award
Alexa Tierno, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, received the Excellence in Research and Health for the Latino Community Award at UC Irvine's 7th Annual Latino Excellence and Achievement Awards Dinner in April.
Apr 07, 2024 | Los Angeles Times
An AI app claims it can detect sexually transmitted infections. Doctors say it's a disaster
Sean Young, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, talks to the Los Angeles Times about the potential harm of a new AI app that claims to provide accurate sexual health information.
Apr 05, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine-led research team builds first tandem repeat expansions genetic reference maps
Tool gives potential to expand insight into diseases, neurological disorders and cancers.
Apr 03, 2024 | The Orange County Register
Check out our OC photographers’ favorite images from March 2024
Photographers from The Orange County Register selected their favorite images from March 2024, which included moments from the UCI School of Medicine's Match Day on March 15. Check out photo 1 and 13 for moments from Match Day.