Health

Popular weight loss medication may benefit 93 million U.S. adults, UC Irvine study found

Semaglutide medication may also prevent heart attack, stroke

Darrys Reese receives his first physician’s white coat and a welcome from Dr. Michael J. Stamos, dean of the School of Medicine, at an Aug. 4 ceremony.

Seeking to serve the underserved

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

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Associate Professor Claudia Benavente featured on Chilean TV show

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 […]

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UCI awarded $3.8 million NIH grant to advance BRAIN Initiative research

Funding will help campus become a national center of neuroscience resources

UCI researchers receive $600,000 grant from the Cyrus Tang Foundation

Collaborative project aims to develop interventions for mental disorders in China

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UCI launches Center for Data-Driven Drugs Research and Policy

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

A student wearing a head cap with sensors attached for a sleep study.

Wake-Up Call

UCI researchers dive deep in search of health-sleep links

Dr. Rami Khayat, UCI professor of clinical medicine

Sweet Dreams

UCI Health’s Sleep Center can help myriad disorders

Jonathan Watanabe, Associate Dean, UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Treating the Opioid Epidemic

Q&A with Jonathan Watanabe, associate dean of the UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

UC Irvine to lead multi-institutional study of single-cell vulnerabilities to Alzheimer's disease

Campus awarded $10 million NIH grant to analyze early-stage impact of tau protein deposits