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Dec 12, 2025 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine receives $12 million to test novel stem cell therapy for Huntington’s disease
The CIRM award will support a first-of-its-kind clinical trial of a novel neural stem cell therapy for Huntington’s disease.
Dec 11, 2025 | UC Irvine News
Vision Scientist Tibor Juhasz, PhD, Elected to National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors has chosen two University of California, Irvine researchers to its class of 2025 fellows. Biomedical engineer Tibor Juhasz, PhD, and computer scientist Marios Papaefthymiou, PhD, are among 185 new NAI fellows elected this year.
Dec 08, 2025 | UC Irvine News
$80 Million in Donations Propels UCI MIND toward World-class Center Focused on Dementia
A $50 million lead gift from the Quilter family anchors the campaign to create a dedicated center for UC Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders.
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Researchers from the UC Irvine School of Medicine have identified a protein involved in regulating cocaine intake. The findings suggest that blocking this protein could help address substance use disorders.
Lauren Otsuka was awarded the Epigenetics Fellowship in recognition of her doctoral research in the Borrelli Lab, exploring the genetic, epigenetic and metabolic mechanisms contributing to psychiatric disorders.
On Dec. 10, UCI Health – Irvine welcomed the first patients into its 144-bed facility, offering a new kind of hospital and a new kind of patient experience.
Dec 12, 2025 | Daily Pilot
Family's Donation Leads To Plan To Build Home for UCI MIND Researchers
UC Irvine will begin planning the construction of a new home for its Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, school officials announced this week, the result of significant donations that have so far reached approximately $80 million.
Dec 11, 2025 | Everyday Health
Thinking of Stopping Antidepressants? Take It Slow
Bryan Shapiro, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine, says the common guidance for slow tapering is to cut dosage by 10 to 25 percent each month to give brain and body time to adapt.