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May 31, 2023
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Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology accomplishments and recognition in April - May 2023.
UCI School of Medicine Research Insider
May 30, 2023
May 24, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
New UCI-led research shows people who live to be 90+ with superior thinking skills are resilient to Alzheimer’s pathology in their brains
A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers have discovered that the oldest-old, those who live to be 90+ and have superior cognitive skills, have similar levels of brain pathology as Alzheimer’s patients, however, they also have less brain pathology of other neurodegenerative diseases that cause memory and thinking problems.
May 24, 2023 | UCI News
#IamUCI – Hinesh Patel
Q&A with Class of 2023 graduate Hinesh Patel, dual MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program.
May 24, 2023 | Medical Xpress
People who live to be 90+ with superior thinking skills found to be resilient to Alzheimer's pathology in their brains
New UCI-led research shows people who live to be 90+ with superior thinking skills are resilient to Alzheimer’s pathology in their brains. The research team included María M. Corrada, ScD, professor in the Department of Neurology, and Roshni Biswas, post-doctoral scholar with The 90+ Study. Read more about this study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
May 23, 2023
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 17, 2023 | UCI School of Medicine
Albert La Spada, MD, PhD, appointed the Jack W. Peltason Endowed Chair
Albert La Spada, MD, PhD, distinguished professor in the Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Neurology at the UCI School of Medicine, associate dean of research development and director of the UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics, has been appointed the Jack W. Peltason Endowed Chair, effective April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028.
May 16, 2023