UCI-led study finds that cancer immunotherapy may self-limit its efficacy
Common tumor inhibitor drug triggers favorable and unfavorable immune effects
June 21, 2021
Research
Climate change is driving plant die-offs in Southern California, UCI study finds
Loss of vegetation cover is most stark in desert ecosystems already on edge of habitability
June 21, 2021
UCI-led meta-analysis identifies hypertension medications that help ward off memory loss
People taking drugs that cross the blood-brain barrier experienced less cognitive decline
June 21, 2021
UCI-led study links age of at-risk individuals to much higher COVID-19 hospitalization rate
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 […]
June 17, 2021
What's next: The ongoing urban exodus
Remote worker migration will depress home prices in big cities and raise them in suburbs, says UCI economist
June 14, 2021
UCI researchers win funding to shed light on interactions between metabolism, immunity
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group has named two UCI researchers as Allen Distinguished Investigators. Michelle Digman, associate professor of biomedical engineering, and Jennifer Prescher, professor of chemistry, were among 10 academic experts chosen this year to explore the relationship between metabolism and the human immune system. The UCI scientists were made co-principal investigators on […]
June 13, 2021
UCI-led team develops transplant biomaterial that doesn't trigger immune response
Based on stem cell technology, platform can offer long-term treatment for Type 1 diabetes
June 03, 2021
Pharmacists play big role in vaccination rates, acceptability in Asia-Pacific area, study finds
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 […]
June 01, 2021
Chao family gifts to UCI Health for cancer care top $50 million
Latest donation will name cancer center at new UCI Medical Center in Irvine
June 01, 2021
Lifting Prisoners Into a Brighter Future
UCI launches the UC system’s first B.A. program for incarcerated individuals
May 31, 2021