| Date | Description |
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| DEC 21 | UC Irvine’s Anthony James honored as one of Orange County’s most influential by the Orange County Register. |
| DEC 21 | UC Irvine medical school grad inspires $1.75-million gift to the Pediatric Exercise and Genomics Research Center to develop childhood exercise curriculum. |
| DEC 09 | A UC Irvine study led by Dr. Mark Fisher shows that 75 percent of emergency room stroke cases may have been prevented by early intervention. |
| DEC 02 | UC Irvine’s Daniele Piomelli led a study that helps healthy cell processes that can block tumor growth. |
| NOV 30 | To help find Alzheimer’s biomarkers in people with Down syndrome, National Institute on Aging grants $4.7 million to Dr. Ira Lott’s research team. |
| NOV 23 | University of California scientists create malaria-blocking mosquitoes that may help eradicate disease that sickens millions annually. |
| NOV 23 | Biological chemistry professor Robert Moyzis named fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. |
| NOV 17 | Anthony James, professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, collaborates on efforts to edit a mosquito genome to prevent spread of malaria. |
| NOV 17 | Dr. Sheldon Greenfield, co-executive director of the Health Policy Research Institute, shares how the public can rebuild their trust in medicine. |
| NOV 16 | We can use urine specimens for one-step screening and diagnosing of HCV infection, says Dr. Ke-Qin Hu, director of hepatology services. |
| NOV 06 | Dr. Ninh T. Nguyen, UC Irvine Health chief of gastrointestinal surgery, comments on new gastric balloon device. |
| OCT 30 | UC Irvine Health breast cancer specialist Dr. Alice Police and radiologist Dr. Freddie Combs highlight techniques for finding and treating breast cancer. |
| OCT 28 | UC Irvine’s first undocumented medical student, Oscar Hernandez, is determined to serve the Latino community. |
| OCT 26 | Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, UC Irvine associate professor of psychiatry, on the importance of physicians having end-of-life care conversations with patients. |
| OCT 26 | UC Irvine study led by professor Daniele Piomelli uncovers role of oxytocin in triggering marijuana-like neurotransmitters. |
| OCT. 21 | UC Irvine’s Dr. Israel DeAlba speaks to 89.3 KPCC regarding the American Cancer Society’s new breast cancer screening guidelines. |
| OCT 21 | Mammography is absolutely indispensable, says Dr. Stephen Feig, director of breast imaging at UC Irvine Health. |
| OCT 15 | Joint Commission renews Gold Seal for UC Irvine Health heart failure program. |
| OCT 02 | UC Irvine's Institute for Clinical & Transitional Science gets $19 million grant to speed up practical use of scientific discoveries. |
| OCT 02 | Radiological sciences professor Dr. Robert Detrano receives the Yunnan Friendship Award for ChinaCal efforts. |
| SEP 24 | We showed that you can restore intuitive, brain-controlled walking after a complete spinal cord injury, says neurologist An Do, MD. |
| SEP 15 | The UC Irvine School of Medicine will begin using the MAggPI digital pathology imaging system to train medical students. |
| SEP 14 | Dr. Naoto Hoshi, associate professor of pharmacology and physiology & biophysics, and colleagues discovered that valproic acid preserved the M-current during seizures. |
| SEP 08 | Dr. Howard Federoff, UC Irvine Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, plans clinical studies to follow his landmark discovery of a blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease. |
| AUG 26 | NIH awards $19 million to UC Irvine's Institute for Clinical & Translational Science to continue transforming scientific discoveries into medical advances for patients. |
| AUG 19 | UC Irvine cardiologist Dr. John Longhurst explains how patients treated with electro-acupuncture experienced drops in blood pressure that lasted up to a month and a half. |
| AUG 12 | UC Irvine’s Dr. Henry Klassen leads first clinical trial of stem cell-based retinitis pigmentosa treatment. |
| AUG 10 | About 68 percent of pregnant women who stop taking medication will suffer a relapse of their depression or bipolar disorder, says UC Irvine’s Dr. Julianne Toohey. |
| AUG 05 | UC Irvine’s Bongkyoo Choi emphasizes the importance of reduced sedentary time in the workplace. |
| AUG 04 | UC Irvine research led by Dr. Susan Huang prompts CDC call for coordinated efforts by the nation's healthcare centers to stop the spread of drug-resistant infections. |
| AUG 04 | Sitting for prolonged periods at work, even if you exercise regularly, is linked to chronic diseases, says UC Irvine researcher Bongkyoo Choi, ScD, MPH. |
| JUL 16 | UC Irvine neurologist and former chair Dr. Arnold Starr is named an honorary member of the American Academy of Neurology. |
| JUL 15 | UC Irvine infectious disease expert Dr. Alan Barbour tells NBC News that climate change and other factors have led to the spread of Lyme disease. |
| JUL 02 | Dr. Warren Wiechmann, associate dean of instructional technologies, contributes to a new report from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. |
| JUN 29 | UC Irvine Health dermatologist, Dr. Janellen Smith, shares the five things you need to know about sunscreen with 89.3 KPCC. |
| JUN 23 | Pediatric geneticist Dr. June-Anne Gold is named chair of the American Medical Association's international graduates council. |
| JUN 23 | Dr. Steven Potkin, UC Irvine professor of psychiatry & human behavior, leads Huntington’s disease study. |
| JUN 23 | When it comes to brain health, learning plus exercise is better than either alone, says neuroscientist Carl W. Cotman, PhD. |
| JUN 19 | Roxane Cohen Silver, PhD, professor of psychology and social behavior, lets us know when it’s okay to unplug from tragic media coverage. |
| JUN 16 | Cathy Cahill, associate professor of anesthesiology and perioperative care, has published research linking chronic pain to mood and addiction disorders. |
| JUN 08 | Alan Barbour, MD, an expert on tick-borne diseases helps us understand lyme disease in his recent interview with WNYC 93.9 FM. |
| JUN 08 | UC Irvine Health burn specialist Dr. Victor Joe talks to CBS Los Angeles about fire pit injuries. |
| MAY 29 | Ralph Clayman, MD, professor of urology, shared views of shock wave lithotripsy with MedPage Today. |
| MAY 27 | UC Irvine physicians discuss how technology is shaping medicine with the Orange County Register. |
| MAY 06 | The future of surgery is limited, according to Jaime Landman, MD, professor and chair, Department of Urology. |
| MAY 06 | UC Irvine’s Dr. Shahram Lotfipour says it might be easier to lose your balance on a treadmill than while running outside because of the treadmill’s moving surface. |
| MAY 01 | A study conducted by Charles Limoli, professor of radiation oncology, finds that long-term exposure to galactic cosmic rays leads to dementia-like cognitive impairments. |
| APR 30 | Federal program supports UC Irvine effort to combat antimicrobial-resistant pathogens with grant up to $5 million. |
| APR 29 | UC Irvine neurologist, Steven Cramer, says looking to Instagram is just another way to practice exercising the brain after a stroke. |
| APR 16 | UC Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders receives a five-year, $11 million grant from the National Institute on Aging. |
| APR 14 | The web-based tool VisualDx can help physicians pinpoint a diagnosis with little more than a rash to go on, UC Irvine’s Dr. Warren Weichmann tells Wired magazine. |
| APR 13 | Dr. William Bunney, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior awarded prestigious Payne Whitney Award for Extraordinary Public Service. |
| APR 09 | Richard Haier, PhD, professor emeritus of pediatrics says there’s no one way to define genius. |
| APR 07 | UC Irvine geriatric neurologist, Claudia Kawas, shares an overview of aging and dementia risk on the Medical Daily website. |
| APR 06 | UC Irvine’s Ralph J. Delfino, MD, PhD, led study which examined the effect of chronic exposure in asthmatic children living in homes near traffic pollution. |
| APR 03 | The Optical Society honors UC Irvine professor of surgery and biomedical engineering Bruce Tromberg, PhD, with its Michael S. Feld Biophotonics Award. |
| APR 03 | Dr. J. Christian Fox, UC Irvine's director of ultrasound medical education, is named among the "25 Top Sonography Professors. |
| APR 02 | To say reading in dim light damages your eyes is akin to saying listening to whispers will make you go deaf, says UC Irvine ophthalmologist Dr. Wade Crow. |
| APR 02 | Dr. William Karnes, director of the UC Irvine Health high-risk colon cancer program, discusses working towards a colon cancer-free Orange County with the Orange County Register. |
| APR 01 | WebTIPS has the potential to transform the delivery of behavioral interventions for children and families undergoing surgery, says UC Irvine anesthesiologist Dr. Zeev N. Kain. |
| APR 01 | UC Irvine neurologist Mark Fisher and colleagues identify presence of a heart pouch that may explain strokes of unknown origin. |
| MAR 26 | UC Irvine's Leslie Thompson, PhD, is awarded $5 million to continue efforts to create stem cell treatments for Huntington’s disease. |
| MAR 25 | Leslie Randall, assistant professor of gynecologic oncology, comments on Angelina Jolie’s recent surgery announcement. |
| MAR 25 | Joyce Keyak, professor in residence of radiological sciences, inducted into the American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering‘s College of Fellows. |
| MAR 17 | With $9 million in NASA funding, UC Irvine professor of radiation oncology, Charles Limoli, will lead a national effort to study underlying mechanisms of ‘space brain’. |
| MAR 12 | Dr. Dan Cooper, chair of the Department of Pediatrics, is named Pediatrician of the Year by the American Academy of Pediatrics-Orange County Chapter. |
| MAR 11 | Dr. Howard Federoff named UC Irvine vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of medicine. |
| MAR 04 | We’re taking cancers that are previously incurable and we’re curing them, says Dr. Richard Van Etten, director of the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. |
| FEB 26 | In the March issue of Discover, UC Irvine's Frank LaFerla says finding a treatment for Alzheimer's disease is like "trying to put out a raging fire with a bucket of water." |
| FEB 20 | UC Irvine melanoma researcher Dr. Frank E. Meyskens comments on a Science article on how the sun’s rays continue to damage skin cells long after it sets. |
| FEB 19 | Anthony James, UC Irvine professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, comments on the mosquito gene trial in the Florida Keys. |
| FEB 18 | UC Irvine professor, Daniele Piomelli, shares research discoveries on a signaling process that is at the heart of the accelerated aging influenced by methamphetamine abuse. |
| FEB 17 | Charles Limoli, UC Irvine professor of radiation oncology, shares how human neural stem cell treatments are showing promise for reversing learning and memory deficits after chemotherapy. |
| FEB 13 | People who consider suicide don't want to die, but are looking to escape intolerable suffering, says Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior. |
| FEB 11 | UC Irvine and Italian scientists limit accelerated cellular aging caused by methamphetamine use. |
| FEB 10 | UC Irvine Health first in Orange County to use remote heart failure monitoring system. |
| FEB 09 | UC Irvine Health neurosurgeon Dr. Sumeet Vadera talks about the use of the Rosa robot in complex brain surgery. |
| FEB 09 | The Society of Gynecologic Oncology honors UC Irvine Health surgeon Dr. Ramez Eskander with its 2015 Presidential Award. |
| FEB 05 | The Department of Urology's High School Summer Surgery Program will accept applications starting March 1. Space is limited. Learn more › |
| JAN 29 | UC Irvine geriatric neurologist, Claudia Kawas, has been working on a longitudinal study of people age 90 and older since 2003 called the 90-plus study. |
| JAN 22 | UC Irvine medical students and undergraduates, led by family medicine specialist Dr. Baotran Vo, help the uninsured at new student-founded Free Clinic Project. |
| JAN 15 | UC Irvine anatomy and neurobiology professor, David Reinkensmeyer, discusses the technology behind a device designed for stroke patients called the music glove. |
| JAN 07 | Adding anti-oxidants to one's diet may not prolong life span, a UC Irvine study finds. |
| JAN 06 | Body-clock rhythms play a key role in the metabolism and division of cells, UC Irvine researchers find in a study published in Cell Reports. |
