Leslie Thompson, PhD, a world renowned scientist and UCI MIND faculty member who studies Huntington disease, was recently quoted in Science about a new landmark paper in Cell. The paper…
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Orange, Calif. — UCI Health and nationally recognized infectious disease physician-scientist Dr. Susan Huang were recently celebrated at the Greater Irvine Chamber Excellence in Healthcare & Innovation Awards. Huang earned the Lifetime Achievement…
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Orange, Calif. — Tatyana Popkova, UCI Health chief strategy officer and senior vice president of ambulatory, is the community volunteer chair of the 2025 Orange County Go Red for Women movement. Go…
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Happy Lunar New Year. UCI MIND is committed to improving Asian American representation in Alzheimer’s disease research and highlighting the important contributions to research being made by our local communities.…
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IN THE NEWS: A variety of illnesses caused by viruses are in heavy rotation this winter, including norovirus, the flu and COVID-19. If you haven’t been infected already, there are several…
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IN THE NEWS: The benefits of having strong social connections are well-documented. They reduce the risk of disease and contribute to improved eating habits and better sleep, according to the Centers…
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Recent research has indicated that Americans face an increased lifetime risk of developing dementia. This finding has served as the topic of conversation from the New York Times to Saturday…
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Irvine, Calif.— The UC Irvine School of Medicine announced today that it has received a $1 million state grant to promote driver safety among Latino youth. The award from the…
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If you live with or have lost a loved one to Alzheimer’s disease you may find yourself with an inbox filled with well-intentioned emails from family and friends, about the…
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Irvine, Calif. — A University of California, Irvine-led research team has discovered intricate molecular mechanisms driving the RNA processing defects that lead to Huntington’s disease and link HD with other neurodegenerative disorders such…
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Results from Dr. Joshua Grill’s Nicotinamide as an Early Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment (NEAT), a phase 2 clinical trial of nicotinamide in early Alzheimer’s, were recently published in Neurology and highlighted…
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Since 2017, UCI MIND has partnered with the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM) founded by Maria Shriver, to fund the Women’s Initiative. The initiative provides funding for research to better understand…
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IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine researchers analyzed data from more than 111,000 adult first-time, pre-dialysis kidney transplant candidates between 2001 and 2020 and found significant racial disparities. UCI Health Dr. Fawaz…
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IN THE NEWS: Although 40% of Californians identify as Latino, they make up just 6% of physicians. That disparity contributes to inequities in the healthcare system, says Dr. Charles Vega, the…
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IN THE NEWS: Thousands of U.S. teenagers are taking popular semaglutide drugs for weight loss despite concerns about their long-term health effects. UCI Health pediatrician Dr. Dan Cooper worries that because the…
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Orange, Calif. — The eighth annual UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge set new records with 4,200 passionate participants and a remarkable $1.5 million raised to combat cancer. The Oct. 5 event, the…
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IN THE NEWS: Co-workers, community partners and first responders came together for pediatric patients at UCI Health ― Fountain Valley on Halloween and threw a colorful parade. Fountain Valley Nursing Manager Crysal…
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IN THE NEWS: A recent study led by UC Irvine cancer researcher Joel Milam, PhD, found that less than 40% of childhood cancer survivors undergo recommended screenings for late effects of…
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IN THE NEWS: Co-workers, community partners and first responders came together for pediatric patients at UCI Health ― Fountain Valley on Halloween and threw a colorful parade. Fountain Valley Nursing Manager Crysal…
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Orange, Calif. — Anne Marie Watkins, DNP, chief nursing executive and senior vice president at UCI Health, has been named in the Becker’s Hospital Review CNOs to Know list for her work…
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