Jul 13, 2026 | NeurologyLive

Inside the World's First Stem Cell Trial for Huntington's Disease

The trial is the result of more than 12 years of research and eight years of clinical planning at the University of California, Irvine, supported by a $12 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

Jul 10, 2026 | Bioengineer.org

First Clinical Trial of Stem Cell Therapy for Huntington's Disease Announced

Leslie Thompson, PhD., a Huntington’s disease pioneer affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, emphasized the trial’s monumental nature, reflecting decades of preclinical research, rigorous safety evaluations, and regulatory collaboration.

Jul 06, 2026 | News Medical Life Science

Psychiatry May Be Moving Closer to Precision Medicine

A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Mass General Brigham-affiliated McLean Hospital suggests that psychiatry may be moving toward something far more precise. … Diego A. Pizzagalli, founding director of UC Irvine's Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries and Distinguished Professor of psychiatry and human behavior, neurobiology and behavior, and biomedical engineering, led the effort.

Jul 03, 2026 | The Washington Post

I Said Yes to an Alzheimer's Blood Test. Then I Panicked.

Unlike a blood draw, a result can have a blast radius that reaches far beyond the exam room — into your family, your finances, your future. Once this information is out, cautioned Joshua Grill, a professor at the University of California, Irvine and director of UCI MIND who has received research funding from makers of Alzheimer’s drugs and diagnostic tests, “you cannot put the toothpaste back in the tube.”

Jun 24, 2026 | Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

First-in-Human Stem Cell Therapy Trial for Huntington’s Disease Begins at UCI Health

“This clinical trial highlights the important role that an interdisciplinary academic and clinical team together with the HD families, plays in advancing medicine,” said Leslie M. Thompson, PhD, professor of psychiatry and human behavior at UC Irvine.

Jun 15, 2026 | HD Buzz

First Participant Dosed in Pioneering Neural Stem Cell Trial for Huntington's Disease

The study is being conducted at the University of California, Irvine through the UCI Alpha Clinic, with support from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). The trial is led by Leslie Thompson, PhD, a long-time HD researcher.

May 28, 2026 | Being Patient

Treating Alzheimer's Before Memory Loss Begins

Joshua Grill joins us to discuss how new blood tests and biomarkers are changing the way researchers identify Alzheimer’s disease, including the possibility of detecting disease-related brain changes years before memory loss begins. … Grill is the director of UCI MIND and co-director of UC Irvine’s NIA-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

May 26, 2026 | BBC – Science Focus Magazine

Feeling Just 'Meh' About Life? It Could Be Anhedonia - Here's How to Reverse It

In past decades, researchers defined anhedonia as simply the loss of the ability to feel pleasure. More recent work has slightly expanded that definition, says Prof Diego Pizzagalli, a neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine.