Health

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Most online liquid nicotine vendors fail to prevent sales to minors

UCI-led study shows that self-regulation of e-cigarette industry isn’t working

UCI study finds safer stem cell-derived therapy for brain radiation recovery

Microvesicle injections restored cognition without adverse side effects

Controlling blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol linked to 62 percent lower cardiovascular disease risk in patients with diabetes

UCI report also reveals only 7 percent in major heart studies successfully managed these 3 factors

Alzheimer's: It's Not What You Think

Claudia Kawas turns the study of the disease on its head, leading other researchers to change their assumptions

Music vs. Alzheimer's

Favorite songs from a person’s past can ease depression, agitation and other symptoms of dementia, says a UCI researcher who donates iPods to nursing homes

Stroke of the Future

In 20 years, stem cells, genetics and robotics will get patients back on their feet after a blood clot in the brain

UCI scientists receive $8 million to help develop Q fever vaccine

Federally supported effort is aimed at mitigating bioterrorism threat

Match Day: The day they became doctors

UCI’s graduating medical students look to the future on March 18 as they learn where their careers will start

Professor named to state panel on toxic waste

Oladele Ogunseitan, chair of UCI’s Program in Public Health, has been appointed to a nine-member state advisory committee on hazardous waste. Ogunseitan, who studies pollution prevention, will help the Department of Toxic Substances Control evaluate and select three pilot projects to reduce hazardous waste as part of the agency’s Community Protection & Hazardous Waste Reduction Initiative.

Blocking inflammation prevents cell death, improves memory in Alzheimer's disease

UCI mouse study points to new treatments to limit effects of neurological disorder