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drugs

Kevin Beier, UC Irvine associate professor of physiology and biophysics standing with arms folded in front of him.

UC Irvine-led team finds that compound in rosemary extract can reduce cocaine sensitivity

Specific neuron circuit may provide new avenue for treating addiction

Quinton Smith

Boosting health equity with organ avatars

UCI engineer named one of Popular Science’s Brilliant 10 for using lab-grown blood vessels to benefit marginalized groups

Jonathan Watanabe, UCI professor of clinical pharmacy.

UC Irvine study reveals surge in use of weight loss-linked drugs in California health system

Access, supply and cost issues for GLP-1 agonists must be addressed as more growth projected

UC Irvine-led research team leverages power of ribosomes to develop chemical libraries

Transformative technique replaces manual process, accelerating discovery of new drugs

Jonathan Watnabe looking at camera.

A new approach to opioid addiction

UCI professor advocates easier access to medication-assisted treatment – and eradicating the social stigma

Amal Alachkar

UCI study could explain why Parkinson’s drug improves, then diminishes quality of life

L-dopa-protein complex may cause cellular iron overload in brain, leading to side effects

Jean Ho, postdoc, and psychological science professor Daniel Nation photo: Steve Zylius/UCI

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

Efforts to treat COVID-19 patients chronicled in UC Health medications data

UCI and UCSD researchers tracked drug usage rates throughout the pandemic

UCI commentary expands understanding of how transplanted stem cells address disease

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 […]

Jan D. Hirsch, dean of UCI’s School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

UCI, UCSD study: People more likely to pick up prescriptions via automated kiosks

Workplace ‘ATMs’ promoted patient health, saved money, maintained quality of care