During Mental Health Awareness Month, a UC Davis MIND Institute expert offers tips for incorporating mindfulness into everyday life to improve resilience and practice self-care.
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A UC Davis MIND Institute analysis of 13 studies finds that a common autism screening tool is useful, but a clinician’s judgment is still needed.
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Roy Ben-Shalom and Geoanna Bautista were selected for the 2022 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards. These fund early-stage, innovative and cutting-edge biomedical research benefiting children in the U.S.
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UC Davis MIND Institute sibling groups are now available for children and teens ages 7-16 and include optional in-person events.
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Differences in genes involved in inflammation, immunity response and neural transmissions begin in childhood and evolve across the lifespan in brains of people with autism, a UC Davis MIND Institute has found.
Read MoreA UC Davis MIND Institute experts shares strategies for parents who are concerned about their child’s skin picking or hair pulling.
Read MoreUC Davis researchers have been awarded $1.35 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to study the health impacts of wildfire smoke on pregnant people and children.
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In 2022, the UC Davis School of Medicine scored a record amount of NIH research funding — more than $200 million in grants. This placed UC Davis among the nation’s best medical schools, ranking 32nd nationally.
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A new study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers finds that changes in the IQ level of autistic youth may help predict their developmental path as adolescents.
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The holidays were merrier for hospitalized kids at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, thanks to $28,989 that was raised during the 2022 Virtual Toy Drive.
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The MIND Institute-led fifth International Conference on FMR1 premutation: Molecular Mechanisms, Clinical Involvements and Target Treatments takes place in New Zealand in late February and early March.
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Five UC Davis Health faculty members have been recognized in Research.com's 2022 ranking of the Top 1000 Female Scientists in the World.
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The UC Davis MIND Institute created a winter wonderland in its parking lot last weekend to thank the families who take part in research.
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A new UC Davis MIND Institute study finds the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery is a promising option for measuring cognitive change in people with intellectual disability.
Read MoreThe UC Davis MIND Institute’s Fall Festival last weekend attracted hundreds of families and featured a trunk-or-treat and resource booths. It was the first walk-through event since 2019 and was a great event for children with fragile X syndrome, ADHD and autism.
Read MoreThe UC Davis MIND Institute has installed a Peace Pole, a 9-foot-tall public art piece that celebrates neurodiversity, the concept that neurological differences are not deficits. The pole was designed and painted by more than 100 community members and was dedicated in a ceremony this week.
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The UC Davis MIND Institute, along with a large group of community partners, is hosting a virtual conference focused on neurodevelopmental disabilities, special education and mental health. The event, which will be delivered in Spanish, is open to the community.
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The UC Davis MIND Institute’s annual Fall Festival will take place Oct. 21. The sensory-friendly event features a trunk-or-treat and resource booths. It is open to the public and is a great fit for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities such as autism.
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UC Davis School of Medicine faculty members Melissa Bauman and Debbie Aizenberg have been selected to participate in the prestigious Drexel University national Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® and Executive Leadership in Health Care programs.
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The UC Davis MIND Institute’s Distinguished Lecturer Series returns in October with in-person presentations for the first time in more than two years. The lineup of speakers includes scientists doing impactful research on autistic youth, brain development, ADHD in girls and women and more.
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