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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
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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

How sepsis need not be fatal

UC Riverside-led team identifies molecular driver and protector of this life-threatening medical emergency

By Iqbal Pittalwala | September 29, 2021 | Health

Scientists to study how lungs respond to worm infections

Research supported by five-year NIH grant may have relevance for COVID-19 patients

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 21, 2020 | Health

Getting high on worms

UC Riverside researchers show that in parasitic worm infection both the host and the worm produce cannabis-like molecules

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 22, 2018 | Science / Technology

Striking a balance between immunity and inflammation

Focusing on hookworms, UC Riverside mouse study identifies role infection-fighting cells play in inflamed and damaged tissue

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 6, 2018 | Science / Technology
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