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May 14, 2024 | UCI News
UC Irvine-led study links sleep apnea severity during REM stage to verbal memory decline
A research team led by the University of California, Irvine, has revealed the link between the frequency of sleep apnea events during the rapid-eye-movement stage and the severity of verbal memory impairment in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
Apr 26, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UC Irvine study resolves the function of a key vision-supporting protein in cellular-level detail
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered a pivotal role for cellular retinaldehyde protein (CRALBP) in the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) in supporting the physiology of the light-sensing cells in our eyes, known as photoreceptors.
Apr 25, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI researchers identified Alzheimer’s disease brain neural circuit alterations
A new study published in "The Journal of Neuroscience" by UCI School of Medicine researchers explores how Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects the brain's wiring, concentrating on a specific brain area called the subiculum, one of the first brain areas impacted by AD.
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UC Irvine School of Medicine alumnus Isaac O. Opole, PhD ’02, MD, has been named president of the American College of Physicians (ACP).
Claire Henchcliffe, MD, DPhil, UCI School of Medicine’s Stanley van den Noort Professor and Chair of Neurology, was recently named president elect for the Association of University Professors of Neurology (AUPN).
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May 15, 2024 | Los Angeles Times
Climate change is driving worsening allergies
Jenny J. Lee, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Basic & Clinical Immunology in the Department of Medicine, comments in this opinion column by Patrice Apodaca about how climate change has impacted people with allergies.
May 08, 2024 | Los Angeles Times
RFK Jr. says he had a dead worm in his brain. What are these parasites and how common are they?
William H. Yong, MD, professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and chief of neuropathology, explains how larvae form cysts in the brain.