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Oct 27, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

UC Irvine Researchers Patent Formula to Block the Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain

Can a dietary supplement help prevent chronic pain? A new study by researchers at UC Irvine has led to a patent application for a potential formula to block the transition from acute to chronic pain.
Federico E. Vaca stands next to a car door, in front of a large wrap-around screen showing a city road.

Oct 24, 2025 | UC Irvine News

Driving Ambition

Federico Vaca and his team combine behavioral science and technology to improve teen and young adult safety behind the wheel.
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Oct 24, 2025 | AP News

Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening

Several recent studies, including one co-authored by Sean Young, PhD, have suggested that listening to music can either reduce the perception of pain or enhance a person’s ability to tolerate it.

Stanley Behrens with scholarship recipient Kiyarash Khanessari ’23.

Oct 23, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

An Empowering Legacy: Stanley Behrens Fellowship Paves the Way for Future Scholars, Scientists & Trailblazers

In 2016, Stanley Behrens created the first basic science research graduate fellowship funded by an individual at the School of Medicine with the Stanley Behrens Fellows in Medicine program to support doctoral students engaged in novel translational research.
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Oct 23, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Alumni Spotlight: Melanie Matheu’s Passion for Immunology Sparks Biotech Innovation

Learn what put Melanie Matheu on the road to launching two biotech startups in 10 years and how she’s leveraging novel technology to develop life-saving therapeutics.
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Oct 23, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

In Memoriam: Robert H. Bartlett, MD

Former UC Irvine Professor of Surgery Robert H. Bartlett, "Father of ECMO," dies at 86.

Jonathan Steller standing arms crossed with a earth and astronaut graphic overlay that say: Medicine Meets Micro-gravity: Launching students into space-age careers

Oct 22, 2025 | The Anteater Alumni Magazine

Medicine Meets Micro-gravity

Professors Jonathan Stellar, MD, and Ariana Nelson, MD, are developing the first-ever mission-based space medicine program.
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UC Irvine School of Medicine Research Insider

October 21, 2025
Robert H. Bartlett

Oct 21, 2025 | Newswise

Robert H. Bartlett, ‘Father of ECMO,’ dies at 86

Former UC Irvine School of Medicine faculty member Robert H. Bartlett, MD, died on Oct. 20, 2025 after a long illness.

Cameron Carter

Oct 20, 2025 | UC Irvine News

UC Irvine's Cameron Carter is Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Cameron S. Carter, MD, Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the nation’s highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.