May 23, 2023 | Everyday Health

Battling Self-Blame and Misconceptions About Renal Cancer as a Black American

M. Leon Seard II, MD, associate professor in the Department of Urology, talks to Everyday Health about how the roadblocks Black Americans face with renal cancer diagnosis and treatment are the same as those they face when dealing with the American healthcare system.

May 19, 2023 | Healthline

Ninety Percent of People Get Epstein-Barr Virus Early in Life. Here’s How It Can Lead to Multiple Sclerosis

New research has uncovered why the Epstein-Barr virus (EPV) may contribute to multiple sclerosis (MS). Michael Sy, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, talks to Healthline about the findings in recent research.

May 15, 2023 | Healthline

1 in 3 Americans Exposed to Excessive Noise Levels. How to Protect Your Hearing

One in three Americans are exposed to excessive noise levels, according to the latest findings in the Apple Hearing Study. Hamid Djalilian, professor of otolaryngology, shares about causes of excessive noise pollution and insights on hearing loss progression.

May 10, 2023 | Live Science

Sleep apnea linked to changes in the brain's wiring that may raise risk of dementia, stroke

Sleep apnea and a lack of deep sleep may be linked to abnormalities in the brain’s white matter, which may raise the risk of dementia and stroke. Live Science talks to Bryce Mander, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, about this recent study published in the journal Neurology.

May 10, 2023 | Ophthalmology Times

UCI researchers discover new drugs with potential for treating leading causes of blindness in age-related and inherited retinal diseases

Ophthalmology Times covers this UCI-led study where researchers discover new drugs with the potential for treating leading causes of blindness in age-related and inherited retinal diseases.

May 08, 2023 | Neuroscience News

Eye-Opening Drug Discovery May Help Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD, Donald Bren Professor of Ophthalmology at the UCI School of Medicine, was a corresponding author on a UCI-led study that was published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."

May 08, 2023 | Medical Xpress

Team discovers new drugs with potential for treating world's leading causes of blindness in AMD, other diseases

Medical Xpress shares about UCI-led study where researchers have discovered small-molecule drugs with potential clinical utility in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy (DR), and retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

May 05, 2023 | Everyday Health

‘Stuck’ Stem Cells Appear to Cause Graying Hair

Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, PhD, associate professor of dermatology and vice chair for clinical research in dermatology, who was not involved in the mice study, shares how the new findings could help dermatologists better understand other hair conditions, not just graying.

May 05, 2023 | Yahoo News

Black maternal mortality rates have spiked. Here’s why, according to experts.

Carol Major, MD, assistant dean and professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, talks to Yahoo Life about why Black maternal mortality rates have spiked.

May 05, 2023 | Medical News Today

Cannabis relieves pain, improves sleep, and lifts brain fog in cancer patients

Medical News Today talks to Daniele Piomelli, PhD, director of the UCI Center for the Study of Cannabis and professor in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, about medical cannabis.