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Free pertussis vaccinations available at UC Irvine Medical Center

State, county rates of whooping cough are highest in more than 50 years.

Compound boosts marijuana-like chemical in the body to relieve pain at injury site

Drug created by UCI, Italian team inhibits enzyme that breaks down anandamide.

UCI scientists decode genomes of sexually precocious fruit flies

Breakthrough study could transform drug, aging and fertility research.

Liver defect likely cause of DHA deficiency in Alzheimer’s patients, UCI study finds.

Low levels of the omega-3 fatty acid may contribute to the neurodegenerative disease.

UCI receives prestigious grant supporting humanism in medical education

Award will fund training for anesthesiology residents in patient-centered care.

Software research project gets $10 million in NSF funding

UCI team part of effort to maximize computer performance with minimal energy.

UCI nursing researcher receives prestigious national award

E. Alison Holman, an assistant professor in UC Irvine’s Program in Nursing Science and a health psychologist, has been selected to receive a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars award to study how genes influence acute and post-traumatic stress and their role in cardiovascular disorders among those who experience traumatic events.

The Joint Commission identifies best practices at UC Irvine Medical Center

Anesthesia services, medication management and medical records among lauded areas.

Big quakes more frequent than thought on San Andreas fault.

Study finds they’ve occurred every 45 to 144 years, most recently in 1857.

Human neural stem cells restore motor function in mice with chronic spinal cord injury.

A UC Irvine study is the first to demonstrate that human neural stem cells can restore mobility in cases of chronic spinal cord injury, suggesting the prospect of treating a much broader population of patients.