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May 13, 2019 | UCI News
Study touts new method to reduce cognitive side effects of brain cancer radiation treatment
In hopeful news for brain cancer patients, researchers from UCI led by Charles Limoli, PhD, in collaboration with investigators from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, have discovered how an experimental technology called FLASH radiotherapy dramatically reduces the adverse cognitive side effects unleashed by traditional radiation treatments.
Apr 23, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
John Christian “Chris” Fox, MD, appointed chair of the UCI School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine John Christian “Chris” Fox, MD, has been appointed chair of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, effective immediately. He served as interim chair since 2017.
Apr 22, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI to establish skin biology, diseases resource center with $4 million NIH award
With nearly $4 million in funding from the National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, the University of California, Irvine will establish the UCI Skin Biology Resource-based Center.
Apr 18, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
New UCI-led study defines when is the best time to exercise to get the most rejuvenating results
A new study led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine finds exercising in the morning, rather than at night, may yield better results.
Apr 11, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI-led research team catalogs mitochondria deletions in the human brain using a single test
In a recent University of California, Irvine-led study published in Nucleic Acids Research, a team of scientists described a catalog of 4489 putative mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions, including their frequency and relative read rate. This catalog comprises the first comprehensive database of mitochondrial deletions derived from human brain.
Apr 09, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
Researchers discover neural patterns key to understanding disorders such as PTSD
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified for the first time an imbalance in a key neural pathway that explains how some people reactivate negative emotional memories. The finding could help scientists unlock new ways to treat psychiatric disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Apr 05, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
New discovery by UCI researchers may lead to alleviation of vision-related side effects caused by erectile dysfunction drugs
In a study published in Science Advances magazine, researchers from the University of California, Irvine have captured, for the first time, the full-length structure of the rod photoreceptor phosphodiesterase 6 (PDE6), an enzyme that plays an indispensable role in human vision.
Feb 28, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI researcher awarded nearly $4 million for studies related to neurological disorders including epilepsy
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine researcher Geoff Abbott, PhD, has been awarded a $2 million Outstanding Investigator Award/Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) R35 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and a $1.7 million R01 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Feb 04, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
CIRM approves $6 million in funding for UCI Researchers to study new treatment for Huntington’s disease
Following a California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Independent Citizens Oversight Committee meeting held last week, University of California, Irvine (UCI) researchers learned they will receive $6 million in funding to support the continued development of a promising new treatment for Huntington’s disease (HD).
Jan 24, 2019 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI-led study reveals that when it comes to brain connectivity, cell location matters most
A University of California, Irvine-led study reveals that connectivity within the brain appears to be largely dictated by spatial architecture rather than cell type-specific cues. The study was published this month in Cell Reports.