School of Medicine News

18 Feb
Research paper turns spotlight on special needs of stroke survivors
UC Riverside medical student Marilyn Corrales Arevalo is a coauthor
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17 Feb
Experts weigh in on whether COVID-19 is here to stay
COVID-19 is far from beaten. Vaccines may not be the ultimate panacea to haul us out of the pandemic crisis. In the future, will outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, arrive in waves every winter? Might COVID-19 never go away?
Experts at the University of California, Riverside, weigh in.
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12 Feb
Study explores differences in payments between biomedical and sociobehavioral research
Compared to sociobehavioral studies, biomedical studies typically require more time and visits, tend to be more quantitative, more in-person, and of greater risk
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11 Feb
Star-shaped brain cells may be linked to stuttering
UC Riverside-led study examined the effects of the medication risperidone on brain metabolism in stuttering
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02 Feb
Remyelinating drug could improve vision in patients with multiple sclerosis
UC Riverside-led mouse study stresses MS treatment should be started early
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27 Jan
Should we be double masking?
UC Riverside epidemiologist answers this and other questions in Q&A
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19 Jan
Voices of the Vaccinated
We asked members of the UCR SOM community to share their thoughts, concerns, and experiences before and after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
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19 Jan
Campus is well prepared to store COVID-19 vaccines
The University of California, Riverside, expects to receive a shipment of 400 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses on Wednesday, Jan. 20. An initial shipment of 100 Moderna vaccines was delivered to Student Health Services earlier this month in order to begin inoculating frontline health care staff.
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