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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.
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 24, 2026 | The Orange County Register
UC Irvine Neurobiologist Had His 'A-HA' Moment in 1981. Now He's Won the Prestigious Kavli Prize.
Oswald Steward, PhD, is the director of UC Irvine’s Reeve-Irvine Research Center, where he has led efforts to understand neural repair and regeneration after spinal cord injury.
Jun 19, 2026 | Live Science
Estrogen Levels in Both the Male and Female Brain May Share Memory's Resilience in Face of Stress
The study suggests that these local estrogen concentrations may influence one's vulnerability to memory problems following major acute stress. Although the research was conducted in mice, the authors think it likely has relevance to humans. "I think this is highly translatable," study senior author Tallie Z. Baram, MD, PhD, a professor, developmental neuroscientist and child neurologist at the University of California, Irvine, told Live Science.
Jun 18, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
CBD to Alleviate ‘Chemo Brain’ in Cancer Survivors
A new study by UC Irvine researchers suggests that CBD can help treat “brain fog” for people with cancer-therapy-related cognitive impairments (CRCI), addressing an unmet medical need.
Jun 10, 2026 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine's Oswald Steward is Awarded 2026 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
UC Irvine neuroscientist Oswald Steward receives one of the world's most prestigious honors in science for his breakthrough discoveries on how the brain learns, adapts and heals.
Jun 09, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Celebrating Excellence and Unabated Productivity: The Sixth Annual Research & Faculty Mentoring Awards
The Sixth Annual Research & Faculty Mentoring Awards celebrated faculty, staff and trainees for groundbreaking achievements in basic science and clinical research, excellence in mentoring, and contributions with a lasting impact on their fields.
May 29, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Save the Brain, Kill the Cancer: Extracellular Vesicle (EV) Treatment for Glioblastoma Patients
UC Irvine researchers find that human neural stem-cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) improve cognitive function following glioma chemoradiation therapy.
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.
May 18, 2026 | Neuroscience News
Parkinson's Drug Restores Memories in Alzheimer's
Imagine if patients with Alzheimer’s could have their memories restored. Such a future may seem like a pipe dream, but a new study by researchers at Tohoku University, in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, has identified dopamine dysfunction as a previously unrecognized mechanism underlying memory impairment, unlocking a potential therapeutic means of reversing cognitive decline.