Age increases the likelihood of hospitalization and poor outcomes for COVID-19 patients with such preexisting conditions as heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, kidney disease and diabetes, according to a recent study led by UCI researchers. An analysis of the UC COVID Research Data Set – which contains SARS-CoV-2 testing results and COVID-19 […]
Pharmacists improve vaccination acceptability and rates in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a recent study published online in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. Research team members from UCI included John Szeto, who earned a bachelor’s degree in public health sciences in 2020; Anhthai Nguyen, a graduate student in human-computer interaction & design; and […]
UCI and UCSD researchers tracked drug usage rates throughout the pandemic
UCI scholars Zachary W. Wagoner, a graduate student researcher in cellular & molecular biosciences, and Weian Zhao, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, have identified a new mechanism by which transplanted stem cells treat disease. Their findings are contrary to the long-standing conventional wisdom that diseased tissue is repaired through stem cells differentiating into new cells or […]
Funding will support health coaching, research and educational programs
The National Institutes of Health has granted $2 million to researchers in UCI’s School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences. The new Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award will fund drug discovery technology development in the laboratory of Brian Paegel, UCI professor of pharmaceutical sciences. “The NIH has generously supported my laboratory over the years in reaction miniaturization […]
By using a synthetic genetic polymer, the UCI researcher overcomes prior limitations and lets you hold the world in the palm of your hand
Long working behind the scenes in COVID-19 research and education, they’re now helping to distribute and administer the vaccine
Findings demonstrate how factors such as poverty further reduce access to pharmacies
Workplace ‘ATMs’ promoted patient health, saved money, maintained quality of care