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Jul 31, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Ed Monuki, MD, PhD, Appointed Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program
Dr. Monuki replaces Al Goldin, MD, PhD, who served as MSTP director for the past 33 years.
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June/July 2025 Newsletter
Jul 30, 2025 | U.S. News & World Report
9 Daily Habits to Boost Your Mental Health
Dr. Robert McCarron, professor of psychiatry and human behavior, discusses how you can incorporate mindfulness throughout the day by intentionally using your thoughts and senses to increase your awareness of yourself and the world around you.
UC Irvine School of Medicine Research Insider
July 29, 2025
Jul 29, 2025 | The Guardian
The herb linked to reduced inflammation, lower anxiety, and reduced blood sugar
Geoff Abbott, PhD, explains how a component of cilantro called dodecenal binds to a specific part of the potassium channels to open them, reducing cellular excitability that may lead to a more effective use of cilantro as an anticonvulsant, or to modifications of dodecenal to develop safer and more effective anticonvulsant drugs.
Jul 28, 2025 | WebMD
The Overlooked Symptom That Makes Depression So Hard to Treat
People need to take anhedonia very seriously because it can have very negative consequences, including a heightened risk of suicide, said Diego Pizzagalli, PhD, founding director of the Noel Drury, MD, Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries at UC Irvine.
Jul 24, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Lotfipour Lab Launches Podcast Series Exploring Addiction
The Lotfipour Lab has launched a new podcast series, The Translational Addiction Podcast, exploring cutting-edge addiction science through timely and relatable topics.
New Podcast Explores Matthew Perry, Opioids, and the Gut-Brain Connection
July 22, 2025
Jul 20, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Advancing Gene Therapy to Address Deafness
Gene therapy is safe and effective for treating hereditary deafness in both children and adults, according to findings from a first-of-its-kind multicenter clinical trial.