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Measles vaccine

Measles on the rise

UC Riverside biomedical scientists discuss the causes, consequences, and public health challenges of measles

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 23, 2025 | Health
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
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
Man eating a burger

Like father, like daughter

UC Riverside-led mouse study finds fathers on unhealthy diets can cause cardiovascular disease in their daughters

By Iqbal Pittalwala | September 10, 2024 | Health
brain scans

How does traumatic brain injury progress to Alzheimer’s disease?

An NIH grant to UC Riverside and Indiana University will explore the question

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 8, 2024 | Health
Overweight man

Brain changes linked to obesity result in low sperm count

UC Riverside-led mouse study finds primary site of obesity’s effects on reproductive function is the brain

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 18, 2024 | Health
Bird flu

With H5N1 detected in dairy cows, is it safe to drink milk?

Scott Pegan at UC Riverside shares his thoughts on how safe our milk supply is

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 10, 2024 | Health
Hina Singh and Marcus Kaul

Small protein plays big role in chronic HIV infection

UC Riverside-led study on innate immune system may lead to new treatments for patients with neuroHIV

By Iqbal Pittalwala | April 4, 2024 | Health
Surface expressed nucleocapsid protein on infected cells

Novel protective antibody target identified against Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus

CCHFV poses a threat to U.S. military personnel and hospital staff as well as residents of a growing number of countries, says UC Riverside biomedical scientist

By UCR News | February 27, 2024 | Health
A person's arm is shown getting the vaccine

New vaccine design uses immunity against influenza to offer faster protection against emerging pathogens

Strategy developed by UC Riverside-led research team speeds up production of antibodies against COVID-19

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 17, 2024 | Health

Partnership between UCR and City of Hope aims to increase diversity in cancer research

$13.7M grant from National Cancer Institute will support several projects on breast and pancreatic cancers

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 24, 2023 | Health
Thymus

Study reports discovery of new cell type in thymus

UC Riverside biomedical scientists say the cells are like M cells in the gut and airways

By Iqbal Pittalwala | September 6, 2023 | Health
nematode

Are we right to be frightened of brain worms?

Has the news about an Australian woman with a living, wriggling roundworm in her brain got you spooked? After experiencing abdominal pain and night sweats that developed into forgetfulness and depression, the 64-year-old woman was sent to a hospital. An MRI scan did reveal something unusual in her brain, but...

By Jules Bernstein | September 1, 2023 | Science / Technology
Cholesterol plaque in arteries

Could exposure to chemicals in plastics predispose you and your children to cardiovascular disease?

Exposure to environmental chemicals, including those in common plastic products, has been linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, or CVD, the leading cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019. Changcheng Zhou, a professor of biomedical sciences in...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 15, 2023 | Health
Weighing scale

Protein found to protect females against obesity

UC Riverside mouse study describes mechanisms underlying sex differences for obesity

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 25, 2023 | Health
Stomach ache

UC Riverside-led study sheds light on how IBD can develop

Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, describes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, two chronic diseases that cause inflammation in the intestines. IBD, which affects about 3 million adults in the United States, is an autoimmune disorder — a condition in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissues. Its symptoms include...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | April 6, 2023 | Health
Plastic objects

Health impact of chemicals in plastics is handed down two generations

UC Riverside mouse study finds paternal exposure to phthalates increases risk of metabolic diseases in progeny

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 26, 2023 | Health

Discovery of antibody structure could lead to treatment for Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus

Study provides insights into fighting broad range of pathogen’s viral strains

By Iqbal Pittalwala | November 28, 2022 | Health, Science / Technology

Monkeypox explained

UC Riverside experts discuss disease symptoms, vaccines, and anxiety management

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 10, 2022 | Health
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