Health

Support originated by Congressman who lost his wife to sudden cardiac death

Study to evaluate potential treatment approach for ‘chemobrain’

EVENT:  The UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new home on the University of California, Irvine campus in the Health Sciences District on the corner of California Avenue and Michael Drake Drive and will honor the generosity of Sue Gross for her commitment to advances in […]

Use of the popular weight loss drugs could threaten pediatric health

UCI empowers high school students to explore careers

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

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

Semaglutide medication may also prevent heart attack, stroke