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UC Irvine-led team discovers potential new therapeutic targets for Huntington’s disease

UCI Health — January 7, 2025

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 as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal lobar dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The findings may pave the way for…

Study challenges traditional risk factors for brain health in the oldest-old

UCI Health — January 6, 2025

Irvine, Calif. — A study led by the University of California, Irvine has found cardiovascular conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes, which are known to contribute to brain blood vessel damage in younger populations, not to be associated with an increased risk of such harm in individuals 90…

UCI Health celebrates more than 200 Physicians of Excellence

UCI Health — December 29, 2024

Orange, Calif. — More than 200 UCI Health doctors have been recognized as 2025 Physicians of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association (OCMA), more than any other health system in the region. OCMA's Physician of Excellence program, now in its 21st year, is regarded as having a fair, unbiased…

Grammy-award winning rock band musician beats lung cancer

UCI Health — December 25, 2024

IN THE NEWS: After 20 years of touring with Green Day, Jason Freese had to step away from his keyboard and saxophone last January to focus on beating lung cancer at the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Eight months later — after chemotherapy, gene therapy, surgery to remove…

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