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Feb 28, 2023
February 2023
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology accomplishments and recognition in February 2023.
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
Feb 27, 2023 | Forbes
Health Benefits Of Cannabis
Cannabis continues its rise in popularity as more and more states legalize its use either as a medical or recreational drug. Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, but a number of medical experts and researchers appear to disagree with this decision maintained by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Feb 07, 2023 | UCI News
UCI School of Medicine associate professor awarded 19th Japan Academy Medal
Kei Igarashi, associate professor of anatomy & neurobiology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, has been named one of six scholars to win the 19th Japan Academy Medal.
Feb 03, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI School of Medicine Recognizes Black History Month
As the only public medical school in Orange County, the UCI School of Medicine aims to embody the spirit of Black History Month by promoting academic excellence and health equity for the betterment of African, Black and Caribbean communities.
Jan 31, 2023
January 2023
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology accomplishments and recognition in January 2023.
Dec 19, 2022 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI-led study shows cognitively impaired degu is a natural animal model well suited for Alzheimer’s research; Chilean degu rodents display behavioral and neuropathological features that resemble human Alzheimer’s Disease
Led by researchers from the University of California at Irvine, a new study reveals that a long-lived Chilean rodent, called Octodon degus (degu), is a useful and practical model of natural sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease.
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 21, 2022 | Healthline
CBD Sales Projected to Hit $11 Billion by 2027: Is It Safe, Effective?
A data research firm says sales of cannabidiol (CBD) could reach as high as $11 billion by 2027.
Jul 19, 2022 | Icter News
How to inhibit photoreceptor death? A new way to fight pigmentary retinopathy
Why do photoreceptors in the retina die? Can this process be inhibited? Research conducted by an international team of scientists, with the participation of Dr. Andrzej Foik of ICTER, may help develop therapies to slow vision loss.