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Women and men should receive similar treatment decisions for heart disease, study argues

International research team includes two UC Riverside cardiologists
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Health
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Researchers use a molecular trojan horse to deliver chemotherapeutic drug to cancer cells

A UCR research team has discovered a way for chemotherapy drug paclitaxel to target migrating cancer cells
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Health

Scientists crack structure of enzyme complex linked to cancer

UC Riverside-led study offers important information for understanding “de novo DNA methylation"
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Health

Researchers receive $1 million for project challenging long-standing paradigm in endocrinology

W. M. Keck Foundation award supports UC Riverside research aimed at showing membrane transporters guide flow of steroid hormones into cells
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Health

What Makes Kids With Autism Less Social Than Their Typically Developing Peers?

Pick a hand, any hand. That familiar refrain, repeated in schoolyards the world over, is the basis of a simple guessing game that was recently adapted to study how and why kids with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) interact with the people around them. The game is the brainchild of Katherine...
By Tess Eyrich | | Health
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How to Avoid the Flu, and What to Do if You Get It

According to the CDC website, this year’s flu outbreak is considered “widespread” in 49 of the 50 states. CDC WEBSITE The 2017-18 flu season has become the most widespread since health officials began keeping track of the in the mid-2000s. According to the Washington Post, more than 12,000 people have...
By Ross French | | Health