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Two Anti-viral Enzymes Transform Pre-Leukemia Stem Cells into Leukemia

UC San Diego Health — January 26, 2021

Viral infections and space travel similarly trigger inflammation and the enzymes APOBEC3C and ADAR1; UC San Diego researchers are developing ways to inhibit them as a means to potentially lower cancer risk for both astronauts and people on Earth.

UCI to build world-class hospital on Irvine campus

UCI Health — January 20, 2021

Plans to build a world-class, acute care hospital on the northern edge of the University of California, Irvine academic campus advanced significantly today, as the University of California Board of Regents granted approval of the project’s 144-bed acute care facility, ambulatory care center and cancer center. The hospital joins the…

UCI campus COVID-19 patient vaccination site opens

UCI Health — January 19, 2021

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, UCI and UCI Health have been committed to leading our community’s fight against the disease. Last weekend, UCI Health began offering the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 2,700 UCI Health patients 65 years of age and older on the UCI campus in Irvine…

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