Content Marked with: School of Medicine

Not so quiet, please

UC Riverside mouse study finds early exposure to sounds can address hypersensitivity to noise associated with Fragile X Syndrome

By Iqbal Pittalwala | November 6, 2019 | Health

Students in Mona Eskandari's lab experimenting on pig lungs

Crimped or straight? Lung fiber shape influences elasticity

The shape and architecture of collagen and elastin fibers can improve our understanding of lung diseases, including the one associated with vaping

By Holly Ober | October 28, 2019 | Science / Technology, Health

Research identifies earlier origin of neural crest cells

UC Riverside-led research could aid regenerative stem cell therapies

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 22, 2019 | Health, Science / Technology

Ecopipam reduces stuttering symptoms in proof-of-concept trial

UC Riverside-led open-label pilot study leads to a double-blind clinical trial to further test ecopipam’s efficacy and safety in adult patients who stutter

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 28, 2019 | Health

New center to address health disparities in inland Southern California

Five-year, $16 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help launch Center for Health Disparities Research at UC Riverside

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 23, 2019 | University, Health, Social Science / Education

An alternate theory for what causes Alzheimer's disease

A UC Riverside study points to lysosomal storage observed in all brains afflicted with the disease; finding could open up new avenues for treatment and prevention

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 12, 2019 | Science / Technology, Health

Biomedical scientist to study how body’s cannabis-like molecules influence obesity

Research is supported by a five-year grant to UC Riverside from the National Institutes of Health

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 10, 2019 | Health

Curbing your enthusiasm for overeating

UC Riverside-led mouse study focuses on cannabis-like molecules that augment feeding behavior

By Iqbal Pittalwala | June 11, 2019 | Health

UCR receives its first cannabis grant

School of Medicine’s Nicholas DiPatrizio will lead a team tasked with assessing the impact of long-term cannabis exposure on metabolic health and disease

By Iqbal Pittalwala | June 10, 2019 | Health

On the front line of medicine

Medical school graduate Hurnan Vongsachang will start her residency in emergency medicine this summer

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 28, 2019 | Students, Health

Maurizio Pellecchia in the lab. Credit: Carrie Rosema.

A new approach to targeting cancer cells

UC Riverside researchers develop new drugs that target therapeutically relevant protein surfaces

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 17, 2019 | Health

Hope on the horizon for treating stroke

UC Riverside biomedical scientist’s decades-long work moves to clinical trials

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 9, 2019 | Health

PCORI award seeks to support students in recovery

Project is the first major effort in the UC system to assess the needs of students in recovery

By Iqbal Pittalwala | April 24, 2019 | Health

Why don’t veterans share their stories?

What makes veterans feel they can't connect with society? That’s a question David Lane is trying to answer through interdisciplinary research. Lane, 34, is a U.S. Army veteran and current graduate student with the School of Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside. His initial work and personal conversations...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | April 3, 2019 | Students

Breast cancer study by UCR medical student could help patients live longer

Surgery is associated with increased survival for patients with HER2-positive stage 4 breast cancer

By Iqbal Pittalwala | April 2, 2019 | Students, Health

UCR student housing part of major expansion

On a sunny morning at the north end of UC Riverside, bulldozers and dump trucks are busily grading dirt while construction crews put together a frame foundation for the campus’ newest housing and dining complex. The Dundee Residence Hall and Glasgow Dining Project, which began construction in December on Linden...

By Imran Ghori | March 27, 2019 | University

After four years of hard work, Match Day arrives for UC Riverside medical students

38 students in Class of 2019 were matched for a residency program of their choice

By Iqbal Pittalwala | March 15, 2019 | Health

Research offers superior therapeutic approach for MS

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide. This debilitating condition periodically shutters communication between the brain and other parts of the body, resulting in symptoms that range from numbness and tingling in the arms and legs to blindness and paralysis. While treatments are...

By Stacy Kish | February 20, 2019 | Health

A match made in neural heaven: How a neuron grows an axon

Scientists unlock new molecular secrets to unravel the mystery

By Stacy Kish | February 4, 2019 | Health, Science / Technology

Keeping the peace when mom and grandma disagree on feeding the kids

Nutrition education programs for children should incorporate all family members who act as caregivers

By Holly Ober | February 1, 2019 | Health, Social Science / Education

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