Mental Health – Page 3 – UC Irvine Wen Public Health

National Geographic, July 2, 2024

The hidden toll of July Fourth fireworks

"L.A. has less stringent policies regarding bigger fireworks shows and purchases by residents. A lot of the fireworks displays typically happen in the bigger cities, especially along coastal communities, and lower income [minority] communities typically are closer to those ports." (Jun Wu)

Forbes, June 27, 2024

I’m Cautiously Optimistic About The New Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments

"As a social epidemiologist with decades of research defining and intervening on social determinants of disease, I believe the approval of Leqembi and Donanemab raise important ethical, safety, and economic concerns that cannot be ignored by academia, healthcare, and pharmaceutical stakeholders." (Bernadette Boden-Albala)

TIME, June 27, 2024

The Health Risks of Fireworks

"What level of exposure you get depends on your activity levels—for instance, whether you’re outdoors—and, if you’re indoors, how leaky your house is. If you have to go outside, wearing a [N95] mask would be good." (Jun Wu)

The Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2024

Apodaca: Expert weighs in after small earthquakes shake things up in O.C.

"It seemed to me a more challenging problem because you can’t ever prevent earthquakes. The solution to the earthquake problem is a human one." (Lisa Grant Ludwig)

Psychology Today, June 25, 2024

Sometimes It’s OK to Be Emotional

"Research on the relationship between emotional approach coping (EAC) and health provides mixed results. EAC could exert a salutary impact on physical and psychological health, but so far research fails to show specific outcomes across health domains." (Michael Hoyt)

Patient, June 24, 2024

What is your gut microbiome?

"Trillions of bacteria, viruses and fungi live inside your gut, colonizing different areas. They each have assigned behaviors and functions that help keep the body healthy." (Saurabh Chatterjee)

The Los Angeles Times, June 12, 2024

Antibiotics wreak havoc on the gut. Can we kill the bad bugs and spare the good ones?

"Increasingly, researchers are recognizing the benefits of protecting the human gut microbiome, particularly because its integrity and diversity is linked to metabolic influences on mental health and physical health conditions." (Oladele A. Ogunseitan)

VerywellHealth, June 11, 2024

What Extreme Heat Does to Your Brain

"Cooling shelters are extremely limited in availability, and not everyone can get easy access to them. Also, the locations are not distributed in the population where they need the cooling centers the most. The operation hours may not be ideal. For instance, they use libraries and senior centers, and the hours are limited—they exist in the operation hours of these facilities." (Jun Wu)

12News, May 31, 2024

New research suggests chronic extreme heat exposure negatively affects gut, liver and brain

"The first-of-its-kind research revealed how extreme heat can have damaging effects on our gut, liver and brain. The research published out of UC Irvine showed how chronic exposure to high heat can result in an imbalance of the gut microbiome. " (Saurabh Chatterjee)

Allure, May 30, 2024

Is Oat Milk Causing My Acne?

"In its most simple form, oat milk is just a mixture of oats and water, but what we typically find in the grocery store has been modified. Manufacturers have added extra ingredients to give it a more desirable taste or a better texture. " (Matthew Landry)