Month: August 2023

Use of the popular weight loss drugs could threaten pediatric health

Highly regarded UCI program trains researchers in safe use of specialized labs to study dangerous pathogens

UCI empowers high school students to explore careers

Philanthropists will be among 24 honorees at Lauds & Laurels event

The escalating rate of opioid use disorder in the elderly population is a serious public health issue. As the number of older adults increases, the proportion seeking treatment is on the rise. These patients are seen in hospitals, ambulatory clinics and post-acute care settings such as skilled nursing facilities. In an article recently published online in […]

Transformative technique replaces manual process, accelerating discovery of new drugs

UC awards total of more than $80 million for progress toward California’s climate goals

School of Social Ecology, United Way partner to find solutions

UCI has been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the sex-specific differences in circuits that connect the brain’s stress and reward centers. Building on the earlier discovery of how brain circuit operation is disrupted by exposure to early-life adversity, researchers will study the emergence of gender as […]

Caution warranted given increased public exposure in recent decades