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How algae help corals bounce back after bleaching

Jules Bernstein — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0800

Amidst the decline of reefs worldwide, UCR scientists have launched a $1.1 million project to uncover how coral regains life-giving algae after suffering from heat stress.

How video games could unlock new treatments for Parkinson’s

Jules Bernstein — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0700

A $5 million NIH grant is adding an ‘extra life’ to Parkinson’s research, with patients playing video games during brain surgery to help researchers understand better how the brain regulates movement.

Scientists uncover COVID’s weakness

Jules Bernstein — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0700

New UC Riverside research has revealed COVID’s Achilles heel — its dependence on key human proteins for its replication — which can be used to prevent the virus from making people sick.

The best drug combos to prevent COVID recurrence

Jules Bernstein — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0700

A groundbreaking machine-learning study has unmasked the best drug combinations to prevent COVID-19 from coming back after an initial infection. It turns out these combos are not the same for every patient.

No more flu for you? Discovery blocks influenza virus’ replication in cells

Holly Ober — Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 -0700

SUMOylation inhibitor could lead to highly effective ways to treat the flu and other respiratory viruses

Candy-coated pills could prevent pharmaceutical fraud

Holly Ober — Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Colorful nonpareils can uniquely identify drug capsules and counterfeit fashions

Turmeric compound helps grow engineered blood vessels and tissues

Holly Ober — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Magnetic hydrogels embedded with curcumin-coated nanoparticles promote the secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor

UC Riverside program for high school students aims to diversify STEM workforce

Holly Ober — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Underrepresented students will participate in carefully designed summer research and educational activities at UC Riverside

Biocompatible glue for corneal repair is a sight for sore eyes

Holly Ober — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

The adhesive would replace stitches and conventional adhesive to speed healing and reduce complications and cost

Still life in shades of gray

Holly Ober — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0700

How Toni Morrison helped an economics professor turn grief into art

Air-powered computer memory helps soft robot control movements

Holly Ober — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0700

“Airhead” robot uses pneumatic RAM to play piano

Study of perception and memory in older adults will improve understanding of dementias

Holly Ober — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700

UC Riverside scientists will use a $2 million NIH grant to study the brain’s locus coeruleus

Implantable piezoelectric polymer improves controlled release of drugs

Holly Ober — Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:00 -0700

Repeated tests showed a similar amount of drug release per activation, confirming robust control of release rate

Picosecond electron transfer in peptides can help energy technologies

Holly Ober — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0700

Hydrogen bonds reshape peptides to move electrons a million times faster than previously known

Glass nanopore pulls DNA like spaghetti through a needle

Holly Ober — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0700

The purely electrical technique captures cell-free DNA from the surface of a sample

Simple new testing method aims to improve time-release drugs

Holly Ober — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0800

Glass tuning-fork-shaped tubing gives accurate, continuous measurements of drug dissolution

Improving treatment of spinal cord injuries

Holly Ober — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0700

Osmotic therapy device reduces swelling to prevent secondary injuries in rats

Coveting yeast? It's much more than a loaf of bread

Holly Ober — Tue, 19 May 2020 00:00:00 -0700

While quarantined bakers discover sourdough starters, bioengineers tweak yeast to produce compounds that could fight cancer

Sterilizing surgical masks for safer reuse

Holly Ober — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0700

UC Riverside engineers are developing low-temperature plasma technology to sterilize masks

UC Riverside bioengineer seeks to calm influenza’s cytokine storms

Holly Ober — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0700

Work on selective immune system suppression in influenza could transfer directly to COVID-19