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Sep 30, 2024
Disrupting the Gut’s Clock Could Fuel Colorectal Cancer
UCI researchers found that disrupting the circadian clock in mice accelerates colorectal cancer by harming the gut microbiome and intestinal barrier.
Sep 27, 2024
Circadian disruption, gut microbiome changes linked to colorectal cancer progression
Among “12 amazing UC discoveries of 2024” recently compiled by UC News is a UC Irvine study from September that links inconsistent sleep habits to colorectal cancer.
Sep 11, 2024
UC Irvine electronic patient-reported outcome tool reduces cancer care disparities
A UCI clinical pharmacy study found that racial and ethnic minorities undergoing chemotherapy are twice as likely to report pain as non-Hispanic White patients.
Aug 26, 2024
Internationally recognized cancer expert joins UCI Health as cancer center deputy director
Internationally recognized cancer expert Dr. Miguel A. Villalona-Calero has joined the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center as its deputy director and chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the UC Irvine School of Medicine.
Aug 19, 2024
CBCRP-funded study shows Manuka honey reduced tumor growth in animal models
UCLA researchers found that Manuka honey significantly reduced tumor growth in mice with ER-positive breast cancer cells without affecting normal breast cells or causing major side effects.
Aug 12, 2024 | Orange County Business Journal
UCI Health Opens Second Cancer Center in OC
The five-story, 225,000-square-foot building triples the available space of the flagship center in Orange, which is one of 57 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the nation, officials said.
Aug 07, 2024 | Healthline
Aspirin no substitute for healthy lifestyle to prevent colon cancer, says UCI Health surgeon
UCI Health colorectal surgeon Dr. Jason A. Zell, tells that the findings are unlikely to change the recommendations of the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF).
Aug 05, 2024 | OC Business Journal
UCI Develops Questionnaire for Different Languages
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have developed and electronic assessment platform that aims to make language less of a barrier in healthcare.
Aug 02, 2024 | UCI News
Decreasing Asian American health disparities
Sunmin Lee, a professor of medicine at UC Irvine, is a social epidemiologist focusing particularly on health disparities faced by the Asian American population.
Jul 29, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UC Irvine Researchers identify key enzyme contributing to cancer health disparities in Latin American population
Researchers from the UC Irvine School of Medicine’s Pannunzio Lab have discovered that an enzyme expressed in B cells is a significant factor driving cancer health disparities within the Latin American population.