Health

Man and woman in a lab.

School of Medicine awarded $1.5 million suicide prevention grant

Identification of blood-based biomarkers may predict risk to help save lives

The UC Irvine team conducting this research is (upper left, clockwise) Dr. An Do, Hung Cao, Leigh Turner and Zoran Nenadic.

UC Irvine, USC scientists begin research effort for damaged brain region treatments

NSF-funded team to combine stem cell research with intelligent biocomputing

UC Irvine researchers advocate for tissue-engineering approach for arthritis relief

Joint diseases cause pain to hundreds of millions of people and add to healthcare costs

Suellen Hopfer, UC Irvine associate professor of health, society and behavior.

UC Irvine study reveals health impacts of repeated wildfires and smoke exposure

Research focused on impacted communities in eastern Coachella Valley

Joyce Lee standing in the produce section of a market in front of apples stacked in bins.

Preventing prediabetes

Joyce Lee enlists supermarket pharmacists for personalized, on-site coaching of select patients

Man in a lab coat looking at a computer screen.

UC Irvine discovery of ‘item memory’ brain cells offers new Alzheimer’s treatment target

Finding significantly deepens understanding of crucial component of cognitive function

Kevin Beier, UC Irvine associate professor of physiology and biophysics standing with arms folded in front of him.

UC Irvine-led team finds that compound in rosemary extract can reduce cocaine sensitivity

Specific neuron circuit may provide new avenue for treating addiction

Hands-on experience

Innovative summer camp at UC Irvine helps teens explore and prepare for nursing careers

As part of the tradition, Dr. Michael Stamos, dean of the School of Medicine, presents their first physician’s white coat to all first-year UC Irvine medical students.

White coats mark the beginning of the journey

UC Irvine School of Medicine welcomes the Class of 2028

Carla Vasquez Vergara. Smiling woman wearing a medical coat.

A journey rooted in community and purpose

New medical student Carla Vazquez Vergara says UC Irvine’s PRIME-LC program continues that path