UCI MIND Director Joshua Grill, PhD is featured in and comments on Alzforum’s report on “convincing and noteworthy” lecanemab results. The slightly larger effect on ADLs caught the interest of…
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Orange, Calif. – UCI Health has been named a Conservation Champion by the water efficiency group Water Savers Solutions (WSS). The academic health system continues to be at the forefront…
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Message from the Director Dear Friends of UCI MIND, As the fall MIND Matters newsletter goes to print, many of us are preparing to travel to San Francisco for the…
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IN THE NEWS: Patients who choose conservative management for advanced kidney disease have lower hospitalization rates than patients who opt for dialysis, according to a study presented at the American Society for…
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Orange, Calif. – UCI Health today was again named one of the nation's the best hospitals for maternity care for 2022-23, earning a "high-performing" rating, the highest available, by U.S. News…
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Eat This, Not That! “According to a study performed by UCI MIND and presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, there’s a connection between longevity and drinking a…
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When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave controversial accelerated approval to the first Alzheimer’s drug in nearly 20 years, it had a surprising impact on attitudes about research into…
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Contributed by Joshua Grill, PhD On the opening night of the Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) meeting, a packed room was abuzz with excitement. The evening included five presentations…
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Contributed by Joshua Grill, PhD and David Sultzer, MD An article in ScienceInsider, a news outlet published by Science magazine, reports on an unpublished case of a person who died after treatment…
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Irvine, Calif. – UCI Health and UCI Alpha Clinic have launched the first U.S. clinical trial to test the safety and tolerability of IMM01-STEM in patients with knee osteoarthritis to…
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Irvine, Calif. – UCI Health and UCI Alpha Clinic have launched the first and only U.S. clinical trial to test the safety and tolerability of IMM01-STEM in patients with muscle…
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The actor Chris Hemsworth recently publicly disclosed that he learned that he carries two copies of the Alzheimer’s disease risk gene Apolipoprotein (APOE) e4 (https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/chris-hemsworth-discovers-risk-alzheimers-disease-series-limitless-93442609). We’ve previously discussed direct-to-consumer genetic…
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Healthline – “There is a lot of evidence that links sleep apnea to Alzheimer’s disease risk,” added Bryce Mander, Ph.D, assistant professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior, School of Medicine at…
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UCI MIND Director Joshua Grill, PhD and Jason Karlawish, PhD, Co-Director of the Penn Memory Center were featured in a recent podcast episode for the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center:…
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Orange, Calif., – UCI Health received its 17th consecutive 'A' in the fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This national distinction, which recognizes a health system’s commitment to patient safety…
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Orange, Calif., – UCI Health received its 17th consecutive “A” in the fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This national distinction, which recognizes a health system’s commitment to patient safety…
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Contributed by Joshua Grill, PhD On November 14, Roche announced negative topline results for their GRADUATE program testing gantenerumab, a monoclonal antibody against the beta amyloid protein that accumulates in…
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Orange, Calif. — UCI Health and General Catalyst have formed a multiyear collaboration to advance digital transformation that increases the efficiency of healthcare delivery, expands health equity and creates new…
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Irvine, Calif. — More than 3,000 participants, donors and supporters who joined the 2022 UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge on Oct. 8 helped raise $1 million for innovative cancer research. All proceeds…
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Find out in this infographic from the National Institute on Aging: https://go.usa.gov/xtEmu The post If a family member has Alzheimer’s disease, will I have it, too? appeared first on UCI…
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