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Jul 18, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine announces $50 million gift from Joe C. Wen and family
A transformational gift of $50 million from Southern California businessman Joe C. Wen and his family to the University of California, Irvine will support the newly created School of Population & Public Health and the growth of cardiovascular research and care.
Jul 17, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine-led study reveals relationship between nursing home staffing types and quality of care
As nursing homes constantly strive to balance staffing decisions and optimal health outcomes for residents, a new study led by the University of California, Irvine reveals the complex relationship between different staff disciplines and quality of care.
Jul 05, 2024 | UCI Health
US Navy and UCI Health expand successful trauma training collaboration
UCI Health is expanding its successful partnership with the U.S. Navy West Coast-based fleet of surgical teams by providing hands-on critical care training before deployment.
Jul 02, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UC Irvine School of Medicine student joins LA Chargers for NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative
Michael Baham was chosen to join the LA Chargers pipeline initiative. He is a fourth-year medical student at the UC Irvine School of Medicine and a scholar in the Programs in Medical Education Leadership Education to Advance Diversity - African, Black and Caribbean (PRIME LEAD-ABC).
Jun 28, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UC Irvine researchers investigate muscle cell development in muscular dystrophy
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FHSD) is one of the most common muscular dystrophies, which results in progressive weakening of skeletal muscles. Now, a new study published in Genome Research by UCI School of Medicine researchers utilize cutting-edge single-cell spatial transcriptomics to analyze gene expression in individual nuclei and myocytes of disease and control samples to determine how the disease state develops during human skeletal myocyte differentiation.
Jun 10, 2024 | UCI News
‘Cutting the cable’ between CD8+ T and T regulatory cells enhances checkpoint immunotherapy
A UCI-led multidisciplinary research team has identified a new strategy that could enhance the therapeutic effectiveness of this therapy by targeting the communication between immune cells within the tumor, a discovery that may offer a new strategy for improving melanoma treatment.
Jun 10, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UC Irvine researchers project cardiac benefits from weight-loss medication tirzepatide
New study finds that popular weight-loss medication may reduce the number of U.S. adults with obesity by 55 million and prevent up to 2 million heart attacks and strokes over a 10-year period.
May 28, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine study reveals circadian clock can be leveraged to enhance cancer immunotherapy
A multidisciplinary research team at UCI has revealed that the circadian clock can be leveraged to enhance the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitor cancer therapy, offering new avenues for prevention and treatment.
May 14, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine-led study links sleep apnea severity during REM stage to verbal memory decline
A research team led by the University of California, Irvine, has revealed the link between the frequency of sleep apnea events during the rapid-eye-movement stage and the severity of verbal memory impairment in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
Apr 26, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UC Irvine study resolves the function of a key vision-supporting protein in cellular-level detail
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered a pivotal role for cellular retinaldehyde protein (CRALBP) in the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) in supporting the physiology of the light-sensing cells in our eyes, known as photoreceptors.