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health

Blocking inflammation prevents cell death, improves memory in Alzheimer's disease

UCI mouse study points to new treatments to limit effects of neurological disorder

Body's immune system may play larger role in Alzheimer's disease than thought

UCI mouse study finds dramatic increase in brain plaques when key cells are lacking

New class of inhibitory compounds developed to aid melanoma treatments

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

To walk again

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

Dr. Howard J. Federoff

New ‘top doc' has heavy caseload

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

Susan Samueli receives an award at the UC Irvine Health Heroes Gala

Community celebrates health heroes with record $1.75 million in support

More than 500 community and business leaders came together to honor wellness advocate Susan Samueli and other health heroes of the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine at the UC Irvine Health Heroes Gala held June 6 at the Disneyland Hotel.

Charles Limoli

Long-term galactic cosmic ray exposure leads to dementia-like cognitive impairments

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.

UCI MIND redesignated as Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

UC Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders has received a five-year, $11 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to renew its status as one of only 27 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers in the nation – and the only one in Orange County.

Public health junior selected for CDC internship

Cindy Elizabeth Ventura, a junior in public health policy, has been awarded a Public Health Leadership & Learning Undergraduate Student Success internship from the national Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. The eight-week summer internship provides sophomore and junior scholars with research and community health activities, mentorship and professional development. The PLUSS Program aims to […]

Howard Federoff

Dr. Howard Federoff named UCI vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of medicine

Irvine, Calif., March 11, 2015 — Dr. Howard Federoff – a nationally renowned clinical and research leader at Georgetown University and a groundbreaking investigator for neurological disorders – will join UC Irvine as vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. In this position, Federoff will oversee and guide the development […]