Health

Fan-Gang Zeng

The future of hearing healthcare is (almost) here

UCI professor of otolaryngology sees AI revolutionizing diagnosis and treatment

UCI researchers discover cause, develop pharmacological treatment for reducing retinitis pigmentosa vision loss

Inhibiting ceramide accumulation in retina protects photoreceptors, improves vision

Amal Alachkar

UCI study could explain why Parkinson's drug improves, then diminishes quality of life

L-dopa-protein complex may cause cellular iron overload in brain, leading to side effects

Vanessa Scarfone (left), flow & mass cytometry core manager at the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, and research associate Pauline Nguyen analyze data from the first Helios experiment.

Novel instrument could transform research at UCI

Mass cytometer expands cell profiling capabilities of scientists across campus

Marcela Dos Santos

Marcela Dos Santos looks inside to find wellness

The nursing DNP student wants to break down prejudice about mental health

Public health study presents strategies for increasing diversity of clinical trials

In a paper published online in cell.com/Neuron, Bernadette Boden-Albala, founding dean of the planned School of Population & Public health and director of the Program in Public Health, highlights three key areas for increasing the participation of women and racial/ethnic minorities in clinical trials. Diversity delivers greater generalizability of results, more ethically sound research and […]

UCI-led research team discovers a molecular feature in prostate cancer with prognostic value, distinguishes ancestral differences

Expression signatures may be useful for assessing greatest risk of progression in prostate and other cancers

Professor of public health gets grant to study in utero effects on male and female lifespans

Tim Bruckner, Ph.D., professor of health, society and behavior in the Program in Public Health, has been awarded a two-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging to study the differences in male and female lifespans. According to health data, men do not live as long as women, and Bruckner and his team will […]

Sue Gross (left), with Adey Nyamathi

Sue J. Gross Foundation $3 million gift to UCI will advance nursing training, education

Funding will support construction of simulation center, scholarship for doctoral students

Theresa Duong

Giving back to her community

Ph.D. student Theresa Duong seeks to raise awareness of HPV among Vietnamese-Americans