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The non-native black rat was the only small mammal infected with Hantavirus in an immensely biodiverse region of Madagascar. Animals trapped in agricultural fields carried the disease more often than those trapped in homes or in the rainforest.

Hantavirus in Madagascar linked to black rats in agricultural areas

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Meghan Morrissey behind lab equipment.
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Matt Perko
Meghan Morrissey

‘Brave and bold’ new strategies for cancer immunotherapy
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Film still from the documentary “Walk With Me” about Los Angeles designer Charlie Hess and his journey into early-onset Alzheimer’s.

UCSB research featured in Alzheimer’s documentary at SBIFF
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Neuroscientist Bianca Acevedo examines the impact and challenges of sensory processing sensitivity
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Ferrets are among the vertebrates that get the most tumors, while black footed penguins get the fewest

Researchers complete the largest compilation of cancer prevalence across vertebrates
students working out at the Recreation Center
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Elena Zhukova
Exercising with battle ropes is a popular high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout

Bursts of exercise boost cognitive function, UCSB neuroscientists find
Denise Montell
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Matt Perko
Denise Montell

Professor Denise Montell wins second NIH Pioneer Award, receiving $5.5 million for immune therapy research
scientist looking at brain imaging scans
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Matt Perko
Emily Jacobs

New study reveals changes in the brain throughout pregnancy
A globe made out of healthy foods with a stethoscope against a blackboard background.
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Udra via iStock

Billions worldwide consume inadequate levels of micronutrients critical to human health
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Matt Perko
The small, wearable device is part of a system that monitors drug concentrations and delivers accurate dosages

New drug delivery technology promises more accurate dosing
researchers working with Senegalese partners
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UCSB geographer David López-Carr, center left, and Stanford University health and environmental scientist Andrea Lund, center right, working with Senegalese partners

Research and efforts to combat schistosomiasis earn geographer David López-Carr several high-profile awards
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Investigating the changing disease ecology of California
An illustrative image of small peptide helices.
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Matt Perko
This is a story about proteins, how they malfunction, and what cells do to prevent that.

Researchers reveal a new approach for treating degenerative diseases
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