School of Medicine

UCI-led discovery helps healthy cell processes that can block tumor growth

UCI brain-computer interface enables paraplegic man to take historic steps

Strong community, donor involvement lead to funding for scholarships, academic chairs, high-impact research and projects that make a difference

Proof-of-concept study shows possibilities for mind-controlled technology

Study also points to potential new drug discovery advances

Ancient Chinese practice lowers blood pressure, may lessen stroke, heart disease risks

As head of the county’s largest hospital and only medical school, Howard Federoff has his finger on the pulse of the vast UC Irvine Health enterprise

Brain inflammation caused by chronic nerve pain alters activity in regions that regulate mood and motivation, suggesting for the first time that a direct biophysical link exists between long-term pain and the depression, anxiety and substance abuse seen in more than half of these patients, UC Irvine and UCLA researchers report.

What happens to an astronaut’s brain during a mission to Mars? Nothing good. It’s besieged by destructive particles that can forever impair cognition, according to a UC Irvine radiation oncology study appearing in the May 1 edition of Science Advances.