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Apr 07, 2023 | Healthline
Pfizer RSV Vaccine Trials Show Protection for Infants and Older Adults
A new study finds that an experimental RSV vaccine appears to be effective in protecting newborns against severe disease. Coleen Cunningham, MD, professor of pediatrics, who was not involved in the trials, talks to Healthline about this study.
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.
Feb 27, 2023 | UCI News
Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain’s reward circuits, promoting disorders
UCI discovery offers new therapeutic target for treating mental illness
Jan 01, 2023 | The Lancet Neurology
Comparison of amyloid burden in individuals with Down syndrome versus autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease: a cross-sectional study
A new study delves into the brains of individuals with different Alzheimer's risk factors, comparing the timing and location of protein deposits linked to memory loss. This research could unlock key differences in disease progression and offer valuable insights for future treatments.
Aug 05, 2022 | UCI News
COVID may be tied to rise in brain infections in children
Dr. Coleen Cunningham, professor and chair of pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine, said these infections might be linked to COVID-19, but this study can’t prove that. … Even so, Cunningham emphasized that kids should be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Jul 28, 2022 | Academic Minute
Tallie Z. Baram, University of California Irvine – Early Adversity and Brain Development
Early life adversities can have a lifelong impact. Tallie Z. Baram, distinguished professor in the Departments of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Pediatrics, Neurology, and Physiology & Biophysics at the University of California, Irvine, determines why.
Jul 18, 2022 | UCI News
What gene changes and blood could tell us about the opioid crisis
UCI scientists win $3.5 million grant for bold addiction research
Jun 24, 2022 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI Professor Honored With the Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Distinguished University Service Award
Dan M. Cooper, MD, professor of pediatrics at the UCI School of Medicine, associate vice chancellor of clinical and translational research, and founding director of the Institute for Clinical Translational Science, has been awarded the Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Distinguished University Service Award.
Mar 29, 2022 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI-led study links early life adversity, microglia dysfunction, to aberrant adult stress responses, mental illness
Targeting neuroimmune interaction during brain circuit maturation may provide treatment
Nov 08, 2021 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping Investigators receive funding from three federal awards for a total of more than $7M
The University of California, Irvine Center for Neural Circuit Mapping (CNCM) has been awarded three new grants.