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Woman holds hand of child

A culturally adapted obesity prevention for Latino families

UC Riverside-led study offers a framework for involving non-maternal caregivers in public health initiatives

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 7, 2025 | Health
Stem cells

DNA organization offers clues for advancing stem cell therapy

UC Riverside-led study could help advance treatments for injuries, aging, and diseases

By Iqbal Pittalwala | April 16, 2025 | Science / Technology

Pregnant women advised to avoid mentholated e-cigarettes

Vaping during pregnancy is becoming more common, but its impact on early human development is not well understood. A new study by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, now reports that the flavor chemical menthol used in electronic cigarettes could pose risks to a developing baby. The study, published...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | March 27, 2025 | Health
Vibration directions or polarization of the radiation

The universe’s baby pictures just got clearer

UCR physicist a key member of international collaboration that produced the images

By Iqbal Pittalwala | March 18, 2025 | Science / Technology
Jing Shi standing in front of white board

Advancing antiferromagnetic spintronics for next-gen memory and computing

UC Riverside receives $4M from UC National Laboratory Fees Research Program

By Iqbal Pittalwala | March 12, 2025 | Science / Technology
Mosquito repellent

Enhancing mosquito repellent effectiveness

Two NIH grants to UC Riverside support a machine learning approach to identify insect repellents

By Iqbal Pittalwala | March 5, 2025 | Science / Technology
Students disassemble an instrument

New technology enhances gravitational-wave detection

Instrument developed at UC Riverside will help answer fundamental questions in physics and cosmology

By Iqbal Pittalwala | February 14, 2025 | Science / Technology
AI in medicine

How is AI influencing the field of medicine?

The words “artificial intelligence” are now ubiquitous, their influence having risen dramatically in recent years and their impact being felt in healthcare and many other job sectors. In healthcare, artificial intelligence, or AI, has the potential to make drug discovery faster and cheaper and improve diagnoses and treatments. How should...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | February 4, 2025 | Health
LIGO Livingston

New diagnostic tool will help LIGO hunt gravitational waves

Machine learning tool developed by UCR researchers will help answer fundamental questions about the universe

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 30, 2025 | Science / Technology
Researchers

Probing connections between obesity and parasitic worms

NIH grant to UCR School of Medicine could improve treatments for metabolic disorders and helminth infections

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 22, 2025 | Health
3D Covid-19 Delta Variant Binds with ACE2 Receptor

Genetic mutation linked to higher SARS-CoV-2 risk

UC Riverside-led research has therapeutic implications for COVID-19 treatment

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 14, 2025 | Health
Neural network brain cells

Study links gene regulating brain circuit formation to autism and seizures

Collaborative research paves the way for future treatments to alleviate autism and epilepsy symptoms

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 8, 2025 | Science / Technology
Woman writing her New Year's resolutions

Will you keep your New Year’s resolutions?

A UC Riverside psychologist shares his thoughts on how to make them last

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 6, 2025 | Social Science / Education
GD-1 stellar stream and Milky Way

Physicists explain a stellar stream’s distinctive features

Spur and gap features seen in Milky Way’s GD-1 stellar stream could be caused by self-interacting dark matter subhalo

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 6, 2025 | Science / Technology
Anopheles mosquito

Uncovering key molecular factors behind malaria’s deadliest strain

NIH grant will allow UC Riverside-led team to focus on long non-coding RNAs in Plasmodium falciparum

By Iqbal Pittalwala | December 20, 2024 | Science / Technology, Health
Holiday gift shopping

Too much to do, too little time: How to reduce holiday stress

Dr. Peter Ureste at UC Riverside Health offers suggestions on coping with holiday stress

By Iqbal Pittalwala | December 12, 2024 | Health
PBDEs in living room

Probiotic may counteract fire-retardant chemical damage

UC Riverside mouse study shows probiotic reduced negative impacts of PBDEs on development, behavior, and metabolism

By Iqbal Pittalwala | November 22, 2024 | Science / Technology, Health
Pancreas or pancreatic cancer with organs and tumors or cancerous cells 3D rendering illustration with male body.

Protein degradation strategy offers hope in cancer therapy

UC Riverside researchers say ‘molecular crowbar’ strategy is a promising method in drug discovery

By Iqbal Pittalwala | November 11, 2024 | Health
Sustainable agriculture. Shows two hands and a plant in between.

UCR awarded $1.5M for sustainable agriculture initiatives

Three interrelated projects have been funded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 25, 2024 | Science / Technology
Graduate students

UC Riverside receives seven grants totaling $7M for graduate education

GAANN fellowships from the Department of Education will support students pursuing research in areas of national need

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 15, 2024 | Science / Technology
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