Health

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

Aspiring physician Darrys Reese found his perfect fit in the UCI School of Medicine’s PRIME LEAD-ABC program

Claudia Benavente, UCI associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, was recently featured on the Chilean TV show “Pasaporte Ciencia” (“Science Passport”) as one of the Chilean scientists conducting important research in various countries around the world. The host, Cristian Hernandez, and his team traveled to campus for the interview. “The initial challenge for the production was […]

Funding will help campus become a national center of neuroscience resources

Collaborative project aims to develop interventions for mental disorders in China

Center to accelerate research to address the lack of diversity in biomedical studies

UCI researchers dive deep in search of health-sleep links