Mar 23, 2026 | Spectrum News 1

LA-Based Project Sleep Works to 'Make Sleep Cool'

March is Sleep Awareness Month, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 3 adults in the United States reported not getting enough rest or sleep every day. … UCI Health Sleep Disorder Center Medical Director, KyongBin Im, MD, discusses the potential health effects of chronic sleep loss and deprivation.

Mar 18, 2026 | Orange Coast Magazine

Kickass Women: Dr. Leslie M. Thompson

For more than 30 years, Dr. Thompson has been researching new therapies for Huntington’s disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive breakdown of the brain’s nerve cells, causing irreparable decline in patients’ physical and mental abilities.

Mar 06, 2026 | ABC7

Daylight Savings Time

As we prepare to “spring forward” into Daylight Saving Time this weekend, the shift can take a real toll on sleep, mood, and overall health. UC Irvine's School of Medicine Train New Trainers (TNT) program director, Robert McCarron, DO, recently spoke with reporter Denise Dador about practical ways to help your body adjust to the time change and maintain healthy routines.

Dec 30, 2025 | Futurism

Doctors Say AI Use Is Almost Certainly Linked to Developing Psychosis

“They simulate human relationships,” said Adrian Preda, a psychiatry professor at the University of California, Irvine. “Nothing in human history has done that before.”

Dec 30, 2025 | Los Angeles Times

UC Irvine Secures $12M CIRM Grant To Launch Phase 1/2 Stem Cell Trial for Huntington's

Leslie M. Thompson, Donald Bren Professor of psychiatry and human behavior and of neurobiology and behavior at the University of California, Irvine, has received a $12-million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to test a novel stem cell therapy for Huntington’s disease. “This trial is an exciting step for regenerative medicine and its potential to change the course of Huntington’s disease,” said Thompson, in a statement. “It provides additional hope to patients and families who currently have very few options.”

Dec 27, 2025 | The Wall Street Journal

AI Chatbots Linked To Psychosis

Doctors say recent AI-related cases are different because the chatbots are participating in the delusions and, at times, reinforcing them. “They simulate human relationships,” said Adrian Preda, a psychiatry professor at the University of California, Irvine. “Nothing in human history has done that before.” Preda likens AI-induced psychosis to monomania, a state of fixation on certain ideas, which he described in a recent article.

Dec 12, 2025 | Daily Pilot

Family's Donation Leads To Plan To Build Home for UCI MIND Researchers

UC Irvine will begin planning the construction of a new home for its Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, school officials announced this week, the result of significant donations that have so far reached approximately $80 million.

Dec 11, 2025 | Everyday Health

Thinking of Stopping Antidepressants? Take It Slow

Bryan Shapiro, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine, says the common guidance for slow tapering is to cut dosage by 10 to 25 percent each month to give brain and body time to adapt.