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Dec 09, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
The Translational Addiction Podcast #5: Nicotine on the Developing Brain
In this episode of the Translational Addiction Podcast, produced by the Lotfipour Lab, hosts examine the article “Nicotine and the Developing Brain,” by researchers Emily Castro, Shahrdad Lotfipour and Frances Leslie. In this episode, they discuss how nicotine impacts neurodevelopment across the lifespan.
UC Irvine School of Medicine Research Insider
December 9, 2025
Dec 08, 2025 | UC Irvine News
$80 Million in Donations Propels UCI MIND Toward World-Class Center Focused on Dementia
A $50 million lead gift from the Quilter family anchors the campaign to create a dedicated center for UC Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders.
Dec 08, 2025 | Verywell Health
We Asked An Eye Expert If Vitamin A Can Actually Improve Vision
To understand whether vitamin A really affects eyesight, we talked to Philip D. Kiser, PharmD, PhD, an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at UC Irvine School of Medicine.
Dec 05, 2025 | CBS News
First All-Electric Acute Care Hospital To Open In California
Treating patients without harming the environment: that is the goal of the nation’s first all-electric acute care hospital opening next week in California. UCI Health hospital in Irvine, California, is breaking ground in more ways than one. Joe Brothman, director of general services at UCI Health, said, "What that means is there's no natural gas coming into this entire campus." It’s welcoming patients this month and also opening the door to hospital innovation.
Dec 04, 2025 | The Atlantic
The Chatbot-Delusion Crisis
Researchers are scrambling to figure out why generative AI appears to lead some people to a state of “psychosis.” Dr. Adrian Preda, a psychiatrist at UC Irvine who specializes in psychosis, says that “the interactions with chatbots seem to be making everything worse” for his patients who are already at risk.
Dec 04, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
2025 Clinical Innovation Incubator Program Awardees
Drs. Sidharth Chand and Melissa Shive were the award recipients for the 2025 Clinical Innovation Incubator Program.
From Petri Dish to Patient Care: Translating Science into Improved Healthcare
The Master of Science in Biomedical and Translational Science (MS-BATS) program at UC Irvine gives researchers and clinicians the knowledge and tools needed to translate laboratory research into medical breakthroughs.
Dec 02, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Alumni Spotlight: Steven Feinberg, MD ’72, Finds Joy in Helping Others
The recipient of the 2025 Lauds & Laurels Distinguished Alumni Award for the School of Medicine is Steven Feinberg, MD ’72, whose whole-person approach to medicine has made him a leading physician in pain management.
December 2, 2025