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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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Discover how Shruti K. Gohil, MD, MPH, and Erlinda (“Chulie”) Ulloa, MD — recipients of the Fall 2025 Rising Star Award for the UC Irvine School of Medicine — are fighting infectious disease and impacting patient care.
UC Irvine radiation oncologist Priya Mitra, MD, joins Radiating Hope on a medical mission to Ethiopia, helping expand access to brachytherapy, a lifesaving treatment for women with advanced cervical cancer.
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk’s astonishing findings about Greenland sharks may lead to new ways of preserving vision as we age.
Jan 07, 2026 | Scientific American
OpenAI Would Like You to Share Your Health Data with Its AI Chatbot
Dr. Peter D. Chang says the tool represents a “step in the right direction” toward more personalized medical care, but cautions that users should approach any AI-generated medical advice with a grain of salt.
Jan 05, 2026 | Verywell Health
6 Supplements That Help You Stay Healthy Throughout the Winter
Zinc helps block viruses from multiplying in the nose and throat and supports the development and function of important immune cells, including T cells and natural killer cells, said Shruti K. Gohil, MD, a board-certified infectious diseases specialist and the associate medical director for UCI Health Epidemiology and Infection Prevention.