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Sep 18, 2025 | UC Irvine Health Affairs
UC Irvine Pioneers Space Medicine Education
UC Irvine School of Medicine is the first medical school in the U.S. to create a foundational Space Medicine Mission-Based Program for medical students. Learn more about this first-of-its-kind program and two School of Medicine faculty members leading this innovative program.
Sep 18, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Blending Psychiatry and Computer Science to Improve Mental Health
UC Irvine faculty in psychiatry and computer science are collaborating with Asahi Breweries to develop a smartwatch-based application for diagnosing and predicting stress and depression.
Sep 16, 2025 | NPR
Parkinson's is on the rise. Here's one future treatment giving researchers hope
Science correspondent Jon Hamilton talks with Dr. Claire Henchcliffe about her Parkinson's research and a future where scientists can prevent the disease altogether.
UC Irvine School of Medicine Research Insider
September 16, 2025
Sep 15, 2025 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine Awarded $18 Million Grant to Lead Landmark Dementia Study
UCI MIND secures National Institute on Aging funding to study an important new degenerative brain disease.
Sep 15, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Understanding How Fiber Improves Metabolic Health
A new study describes how dietary fiber intake prevents and even reverses dietary fructose-induced liver disease.
Sep 14, 2025 | The Brighter Side of News
Scientists link sleep apnea to faster mental decline
A study from UC Irvine explains how obstructive sleep apnea contributes to cognitive decline associated with aging and Alzheimer’s disease through the degeneration of brain regions that support memory consolidation during sleep.
Sep 12, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Power of Philanthropy — Alejandro Cañas
Meet Alejandro Cañas, a fourth-year medical student and the first in his family to pursue higher education. Driven by a passion to give back, Cañas is using his medical education to uplift his community.
LCME Accreditation Announcement
We are pleased to share that the UC Irvine School of Medicine has received continued full accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for another eight-year term, the longest possible term.
September 11, 2025
September 9, 2025