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April 4, 2023
Apr 03, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UCI-led research team discovers mindfulness techniques and online tools ease sickle cell disease pain
Participants experienced a decrease in pain intensity, anxiety and depression after completing the study exercises
Apr 03, 2023 | Good Morning America
Parenting style can significantly influence a child's mental health, new study finds
Anju Hurria, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior talks to Good Morning America about how parenting style can influence a child's mental health.
Mar 30, 2023 | LAist
AirTalk LIVE: COVID Doctors Retrospective
Dr. Shruti K. Gohil, MD, MPH, assistant professor of infectious diseases, joined "AirTalk" with host Larry Mantle on LAist 89.3, for a special live event featuring a panel of doctors discussing what they see for the future with COVID-19.
Mar 28, 2023 | American Society for Microbiology
The Gut Microbiome and Drug Addiction: An Emerging Link
A growing body of research has associated gut microbiome composition and function with substance abuse disorders. Shahrdad Lotfipour, PhD, assistant professor of emergency medicine, pathology and pharmaceutical sciences talks to the American Society for Microbiology about studying addiction through a microbial lens.
Mar 27, 2023 | UC Irvine News
Hunting for cures to hair loss
Dermatologist Dr. Natasha Mesinkovska and UCI biologist Maksim Plikus have garnered national attention as leaders in the field in their quest to reverse baldness
Mar 27, 2023 | Culture Magazine
New Study Shows Adolescent Cannabis Use May Create Reproductive Complications in Women
In a new study co-authored by Daniele Piomelli, PhD, distinguished professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and director of the UCI Center for the Study of Cannabis, finds that exposure to THC at a young age can lead to a reduction of ovarian follicles and matured eggs by almost 50% in adulthood.
Mar 27, 2023 | Healthline News
Autism: Rates in Children Reach New Highs, Experts Explain Why
The CDC says more children are being diagnosed with autism than ever before. Peter Chung, MD, answers questions about why autism rates are rising so quickly, especially among Black and Hispanic kids.
Mar 22, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UCI School of Medicine Recognizes Women's History Month
As the only public medical school in Orange County, the UCI School of Medicine is dedicated to upholding California’s commitment to women and families of our state and beyond.
Mar 17, 2023 | Daily Pilot
UCI medical students open letters, learn their residency fates in Match Day ceremony
UCI School of Medicine hosted their Match Day ceremony on Friday, March 17, where medical students on the brink of earning doctor of medicine degrees opened envelopes and learned where their career paths would take them after graduation.