Health

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

August 28, 2024
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

August 22, 2024
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

August 21, 2024
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

August 20, 2024

Hands-on experience

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

August 14, 2024
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

August 13, 2024
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

August 12, 2024
Brittany Morey, associate professor of health, society and behavior in the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health

Link found between sociocultural institutions in ethnic enclaves and resident health

UC Irvine-led study used novel measures in Asian American and Hispanic neighborhoods

August 08, 2024
Jonathan Watanabe, UC Irvine professor of clinical pharmacy practice and director of the campus’s Center for Data-Driven Drugs Research and Policy.

National Academies progress report: health disparities

Reducing diversity gaps in clinical trials is a societal imperative, according to UC Irvine professor

August 07, 2024
Xiangmin Xu, UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor of anatomy and neurobiology and director of the campus’s Center for Neural Circuit Mapping

UC Irvine-led team reveals how TREM2 genetic mutation affects late-onset Alzheimer's

First-of-their-kind insights into brain effects could yield new targets for early intervention

August 06, 2024