Researchers including UC Riverside environmental scientist Ying-Hsuan Lin found that aged vape aerosols contain fine particles bearing metals and highly reactive compounds that have the potential to damage lung tissues.
Scientists including UCR entomologist Kerry Mauck have created a small-scale system that transforms food waste into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer using black soldier flies, offering a sustainable solution to a major environmental problem.
University of California, Riverside mycologist Sydney Glassman and colleagues have published a study describing how inconspicuous fungi hidden in soil evolved to protect themselves from heat and how they acquired the genes that allow them to munch on charcoal.
A parasite that lives inside as many as 1 in 3 people worldwide may be much harder to treat than once believed, according to new research led by Emma Wilson, a professor of biomedical sciences at UC Riverside.
UCR bioengineers, professor Xiaoping Hu and doctoral student Amin Ghaffari pinpointed a little-known part of the brain crucial to maintaining strength and vitality as we age.
What happens when research stops mid-stream? In this podcast, Brandon Brown breaks down the practical & ethical challenges of abrupt study terminations — and how the research community can prepare.
Psychologist Ilana Bennett says she was struck by a recent study’s finding that adolescence may stretch from age 9 all the way to 32, a span she expected would show more pronounced developmental shifts.
The role of Rose in “It: Welcome to Derry” is more than the next acting gig for UC Riverside professor Kimberly Guerrero. It’s an important step by a Native American actor in a Hollywood that has seen few significant Native characters in movies and TV shows.
UCR's Iman Noshadi and Prince David Okoro Scientists have for the first time developed functional brain-like tissue without relying on animal-derived materials or biological coatings.
Mitochondria have their own genetic material, known as mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). While it has long been known that mtDNA is prone to damage, scientists didn't fully understand the biological processes. New UCR-led research identifies a culprit: glutathionylated DNA (GSH-DNA) adducts.
Athletes and coaches have long known that even modest fluid loss can hurt endurance and speed. However, research on laboratory mice, led by UCR's Ted Garland, has uncovered a puzzling exception. The fittest animals actually ran more, not less, when deprived of water for 24 hours.
A study from UCR found the Salton Sea’s contaminated dust seemed to alter lung microbiome, which could trigger pulmonary problems that have been reported around the lake.