Health

Targeting ovarian cancer

Dr. Robert Bristow finds disparities in access to the top-quality care that boosts survival.

Gloria Mark and Stephen Voida

Email ‘vacations' decrease stress, increase concentration

Being cut off from work e-mail increases focus and reduces stress.

Daniele Piomelli

Finding his bliss

Behind its stylish art deco facade, the Gillespie Neuroscience Research Facility has hosted some of the most important scientific discoveries in UC Irvine’s brief history. From its laboratories came the first stem cell therapies for spinal cord injury, and breakthrough findings by researchers there on the roots of neurodegenerative diseases offer real hope for people with Alzheimer’s […]

Armaan Rowther

A meal with a message

Armaan Rowther’s campus project also includes hunger banquet, interfaith dialogue, community service initiative.

The day they became doctors

They entered the UC Irvine School of Medicine with dreams of making a difference someday, five eager students armed with distinctive skills, talents and experiences they hoped could be used to improve human health. They saw their dreams come into focus on Match Day, March 16, when they learned where they will start their careers as doctors.

Something in the air

UCI-led team makes key discovery about smog in their innovative lab.

Raymond Novaco

When uncontrolled anger becomes a soldier's enemy

Professor’s anger assessment tool predicts severity of PTSD in combat veterans.

Cheng-Wei “Aaron” Chen

Mending a broken heart

UC Irvine doctoral candidate Cheng-Wei “Aaron” Chen’s research using human embryonic stem cells to create a heart patch has earned him a $10,000 2011-12 Public Impact Fellowship.

Sweat, tears lead to breakthrough

Chemist Greg Weiss’ personal loss motivates major new scientific work by him and others.

Acting out ageism

The UC Irvine Program in Geriatrics has instituted an innovative live theater performance that highlights the dos and don’ts of patient care for older adults.