School of Medicine

Implantable technology to restore sensation and walking in spinal cord injury patients

UCI-led study shows low-calorie diet may help keep body young

The American Academy of Neurology is giving UCI’s Dr. Claudia Kawas a 2017 Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s & Related Diseases for her dementia work. Sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize of Alzheimer’s research, the $100,000 award is an internationally recognized tribute to those advancing our understanding of dementia. Kawas will be […]

Engaged couple among graduating medical students who learn in dramatic ritual where they’ll serve residencies

11other fields of study place in top 25 among public universities in annual list

UCI study finds that microcins help block illness-causing bacteria in inflamed intestines

Researchers with UCI’s Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine have found that regular electroacupunture treatments can lower hypertension by increasing the release of a kind of opioid in the brainstem region that controls blood pressure. In tests on rats, UCI cardiology researcher Zhi-Ling Guo and colleagues noted that reduced blood pressure lasted for at least […]

UCI study raises questions about long-term brain health after extended spaceflights

UCI MIND takes multipronged approach to finding preventions, cures in effort to avert baby-boom crisis

Research to focus on effects of maternal experiences, environmental factors