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Common Cholesterol Drugs Show Promise Against Chemotherapy-Resistant Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer can become harder to treat when tumors stop responding to chemotherapy, leaving patients and families with few options. UC Irvine researchers have identified a weakness that emerges as cancer cells resist a widely used chemotherapeutic, pointing to a possible new use for cholesterol-lowering statins.
Lbachir BenMohamed, PhD, Receives $3.2 Million NIH Grant to Develop Immunotherapy Against Recurrent Ocular Herpes
“Our goal is to develop a safe and durable immunotherapy that can reduce potentially blinding recurrent herpetic disease, limit transmission and ultimately improve the lives of millions of people worldwide,” says Lbachir BenMohamed, PhD.
UC Irvine Receives $4.2 Million NIH Award to Continue All of Us Enrollment and to Study Cardiometabolic Health in Underrepresented Communities
A collaborative project supported by the NIH All of Us Research Program and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities explores genetics, environment and lifestyle factors.
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Mahina Mitul talks about finding her path to becoming a postdoc at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, including the tweet that led her from Bangladesh to UC Irvine.
UC Irvine medical students Tatum Ego and Zoe Adams collaborate with the nonprofit Art for the Isolated to help beautify a free healthcare clinic for the underserved, creating a more welcoming space.
As the UC Irvine School of Medicine celebrated the fifth annual National Latino Physician Day, the message was clear: Necesitamos más — we need more.
Neurologists Say Normal Age-Related Forgetfulness Looks Different From the Memory Changes They Worry About
Brian Hitt, MD, assistant professor of neurology, explains the difference between normal age-related forgetfulness and concerning memory changes, emphasizing the importance of early evaluation.
Mouse study reveals molecular link between high-fat diets and impaired brain function
Albert La Spada, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor of pathology and neurology, collaborated with researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo to identify a molecular pathway linking calorie-rich diets to synaptic function and cognitive impairment.