A glucosamine-like dietary supplement suppresses the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis, according to a UC Irvine study. UC Irvine’s Dr. Michael Demetriou, Ani Grigorian and others found that oral N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), which is similar to but more effective than the widely available glucosamine, inhibited the growth and function…
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register reports that a group of infectious disease and emergency specialists from UC Irvine and the Orange County Health Care Agency attended a special screening of the film Contagion on Friday then held a panel discussion afterward. The verdict: It’s accurate. “I thought one…
IN THE NEWS: The website Gizmodo recently asked UC Irvine neuro-opthalmologist Dr. Robert Wade Crow why people tend to see stars when struck on the head. “If you irritate the brain, it may create a response like it’s normally used to creating, which is, in this case, a visual response,”…
Notable levels of calcium buildup in coronary arteries can be strong predictors of heart attacks and strokes in people with diabetes and metabolic syndrome, according to a study led by UC Irvine’s Heart Disease Prevention Program. The researchers also found that individuals with diabetes or metabolic syndrome but no evidence…
Orange, Calif, Sept. 23, 2011 — UC Irvine’s Michael J. Stamos, MD, has been installed as president of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, which sets standards and maintains certifications for surgeons that specialize in colorectal surgery. “I look forward to fulfilling this responsibility to an organization which…
Dr. Leslie Randall, assistant professor of gynecologic oncology, will appear this week on Healthy OC to discuss ovarian cancer awareness, treatment and research. Healthy OC airs on PBS SoCal, formerly known as KOCE-50. The interview will be broadcast during the Real Orange news program at 5:30 p.m. and 11 p.m…
Philippe Caupain puts the Belgian in Belgian waffle. The Brussels native is the seasoned chef behind the crisp and yeasty waffles that have been selling like hotcakes since his restaurant, Bruxie, opened in Old Towne Orange in November 2010. That was a sweet finish to an otherwise dire year. Just…
In its ongoing effort to foster economic growth through innovation, UC Irvine is establishing a new technology company incubator and reaching out to industry in novel ways. The successful 2010 launch of TechPortal, a business/technology incubator in UC Irvine’s California Institute for Telecommunications & Information Technology that houses five UC…
IN THE NEWS: An ABC News report about Michigan’s attempts to curb childhood obesity cited UC Irvine pediatrician Dr. Dan Cooper, who questioned whether the effort’s reliance on the body mass index as a measure of obesity is appropriate. “BMI is a very poor tracking mechanism for a child, because…
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