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Sep 18, 2025 | UCI News
Members, Maheswari Senthil, MD, and Farshid Dayyani, MD, PhD - Successful STOPGAP Study Receives Approval for a Multi-site, National Trial
Innovative treatment draws referrals from outside the region
Sep 18, 2025
Member, Cholson Jang, PhD - Understanding How Fiber Improves Metabolic Health
“By identifying specific gut bacteria and metabolic pathways involved, our findings can guide personalized nutrition strategies”
Member, Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN - 8 Healthy Leafy Greens Nutritionists Say You Should Eat More Often
The leafy green is rich in vitamin K, which is key for blood clotting and bone health
Member, Ariana Nelson, MD - Expert Leader in Space Medicine Education, UC Irvine's First-of-Its-Kind Program in the US
“The goal is to train future physicians to support the diversity and expansion of humans in spaceflight"
Member, Gary Deng, MD, PhD - Acupuncture Deemed Effective for Chronic Lower Back Pain in Seniors
"If you take a pain pill for chronic pain, the effects will stop once you stop taking the pills. Not so for acupuncture, according to this study.”
Cancer In Focus - Events, Funding Opportunities, Announcements, & News
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September 17, 2025
Sep 15, 2025 | UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health
Member, Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN - The Food Is Medicine Movement Needs a Lesson in Equity
New editorial urges healthcare leaders and policymakers to expand ‘Food is Medicine’ coverage
Member, Dabao Zhang, MS, PhD - Groundbreaking miRNA-Based Therapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Research supported by the V Foundation
Sep 15, 2025 | UCI Health
Gastrointestinal Cancers Increasing in Young Adults - Robert Fearn, MD
Dr. Fearn is affiliated with the new sports nutrition program at the UCI Health Chao Digestive Health Institute.
Sep 12, 2025
Member, Katrine Whiteson, PhD - A Healthy Microbiome in Your Digestive Tract Can Help Stave Off Heart Disease, Cancer, and Other Ailments
“The goal is to get their diet and microbiome in good shape during that time and improve their chance of success.”