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UCI Down syndrome expert Dr. Ira T. Lott examines ABC-DS participant Jeremy Throckmorton

NIH awards over $100 million to examine biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome

Project aims to improve quality of life of aging populations

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National Academy of Medicine elects UCI biomedical engineer Kyriacos A. Athanasiou

Distinction recognizes his contributions to orthopedics, surgery and emergency care

Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD, the Irving H. Leopold chair and a distinguished professor in the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology at the UCI School of Medicine

UCI-led study reveals significant restoration of retinal and visual function following gene therapy

New generation CRISPR technology lays foundation for therapeutics to treat a wide range of inherited ocular diseases

A man smokes an electronic cigarette on a gray background, blowing a stream of smoke

Early study results point to heating element in vaping and e-cig devices as cause for serious lung injuries

Nicotine, THC or Vitamin E oil may not be the primary factor in e-cig or vaping product use-associated lung injury

Dania Maldonado, a student in UCI’s Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community

Paying it forward through preventive care

First-gen medical student – a fellowship recipient – aims to help the underserved avoid chronic diseases

Women with diabetes and high levels of coronary artery calcium at greater risk of death than men

UCI, Cedars-Sinai study is a call-to-action for more aggressive risk factor management

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UCI to launch innovative School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

First of its kind in LA-OC area, it will bring new solutions to advance health and wellness

Brianne Donaldson, UCI assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies with a pig in a pen

What’s next: The future of food

Pandemic has heightened awareness of weaknesses in nation’s animal-based supply chain, which could accelerate trend toward plant-derived products

UCI researchers quantify, characterize and identify functions of collagen, its subtypes

Found in cartilage, bones, blood vessels, skin and other connective tissues, collagens are the most abundant proteins by weight in the human body. In an article published recently in Nature Reviews Materials, UCI biomedical engineering researchers provide an exhaustive description of the superfamily of this biomaterial, which includes 28 subtypes. “Collagen – which has known connections […]

Following the infection

UCI trains contact tracers to disrupt COVID-19 transmission – with an emphasis on health equity issues