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drugs

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

UCI scientists get ‘initial hit’ in developing drug to treat COVID-19

Synthetic molecule binds to coronavirus enzyme, blocks key function

Dr. Richard Lee, interim chief of UCI Health’s Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine principal investigator for the Aviptadil clinical trial.

UCI to take part in clinical trial of drug for critically ill COVID-19 patients

Aviptadil could save people suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome

Drugs commonly taken to improve cognition only boost short-term focus – at high cost

Nonprescribed psychostimulants impair sleep and working memory, UCI-led study finds

Study finds that drug activity boosts crime in neighborhoods regardless of stability, wealth

The influence of drug activity on crime rates is independent of a neighborhood’s stability and socioeconomic status, according to a recent UCI study. “Communities with narcotics trafficking bring in serious, high-rate offenders, whose activities spill over into surrounding neighborhoods,” said lead author Christopher Contreras, a doctoral student in criminology, law & society. “Residential stability and […]