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August 2026
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ResearchAugust 14, 20263 UC Davis Health researchers awarded state grants to advance health equity through precision medicine
Three UC Davis Health researchers will soon begin projects to advance health equity, thanks to grants from the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine.
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Children's HealthAugust 07, 2026Physicians call for urgent reforms to sustain the future of neonatal critical care
Physicians warn that neonatal critical care is facing a significant workforce and professional identity crisis, despite the specialty’s essential role in caring for the sickest newborns.
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Heart and VascularAugust 06, 2026UC Davis Medical Center first in U.S. to treat heart valve condition with investigational device
UC Davis Medical Center became the first U.S. hospital to treat functional mitral regurgitation with an investigational device, which helped a patient regain his health.
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School of MedicineAugust 05, 2026UC Davis medical student awarded prestigious grant to advance maternal-fetal research
Fourth-year medical student Maria Clarke has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Daniel T. O’Connor, M.D. Memorial Research Grant to research reproductive health
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Neurological HealthAugust 04, 2026Dementia after age 90
A new study of people over 90 years old finds significant dementia risk disparities between genders and racial and ethnic groups.
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Mental HealthAugust 04, 2026A good night’s sleep may help adolescents thrive in school and with friends
Sleep may matter more than screen time, exercise or diet for young people to succeed in school and maintain healthy friendships.
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July 2026
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ResearchJuly 30, 2026Probiotic-derived bioactive metabolite reverses gut dysfunction and boosts HIV treatment response
Researchers have identified a metabolite that repairs gut damage caused by HIV infection and improves the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy in an animal model of the disease.
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Children's HealthJuly 29, 2026Phase 3 trial shows investigational cell therapy slowed disease progression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Researchers have reported positive results from a late-stage clinical trial evaluating deramiocel, an investigational cell therapy infusion for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Neurological HealthJuly 24, 2026Can the ‘worried well’ detect cognitive decline before objective diagnostic tests?
Professor Sarah Tomaszewski Farias has been awarded a $3.3 million federal grant to study possible cultural differences in how people perceive cognitive change as they age.
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Cancer CareJuly 23, 2026UC Davis Health launches effort to advance at-home cervical cancer screening
UC Davis Health and Teal Health have launched a pilot program to evaluate the benefits of at-home cervical cancer screening.
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ResearchJuly 22, 2026Clinical trial produces excellent safety results for kidney disease patients with anemia
A clinical trial found that an oral medication, timed with dialysis visits, was as safe as standard anemia treatment and may improve outcomes.
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AgingJuly 14, 2026What does resilience show about healthy aging after trauma?
Findings from the Vietnamese Insights into Cognitive Aging Program come as the landmark study receives a $13.3 million NIH award to expand dementia research.
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SurgeryJuly 07, 2026UC Davis Health study highlights health equity challenges, financial burden of aesthetic surgery complications
Researchers from UC Davis Medical Center have identified significant socioeconomic disparities among patients seeking treatment for complications after aesthetic surgery.
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Cancer CareJuly 01, 2026Discovery could help prevent cancer drug resistance before it starts
New UC Davis research provides key insights into cancer drug resistance and offers hope for the creation of more effective therapies.
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June 2026
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Neurological HealthJune 30, 2026Smartwatch study finds older adults can accurately judge their mental sharpness in daily life
A new study shows that older adults’ perceptions of their mental sharpness closely align with their actual cognitive performance. The findings may help clinicians better understand and support patients.
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Emergency CareJune 30, 2026Emergency medicine physician Angela Jarman wins award from national organization
Angela Jarman earned the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine's Young Investigator Award for her impactful work in addressing gender disparities in emergency care.
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Heart and VascularJune 26, 2026UC Davis Health among first in the nation to offer new clinical trial for high-risk heart patients
UC Davis Health is among the first to enroll participants in a new clinical trial for cardiovascular patients undergoing high-risk coronary artery stenting procedures.
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ResearchJune 25, 2026From Labs to Lives: UC Davis receives $40 million NIH award to speed up access to new treatments
The UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center has bridged the gap between research and patient care for 20 years.
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MIND InstituteJune 23, 2026
Can friendly social robots help ease a child’s anxiety at the doctor’s office?
A study at the UC Davis MIND Institute is examining if social robots, called LOVOTS, can reduce stress for children at medical appointments.
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Children's HealthJune 18, 2026Delivering better care for premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
A study has demonstrated a new computational method that could better predict which infants will develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
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Cancer CareJune 17, 2026Historic study looks at cancer risk in Asian Americans
ASPIRE study recruits Asian Americans in Sacramento to examine cancer disparities, risk factors, with the aim of improving prevention, screening and culturally tailored interventions.
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Violence PreventionJune 16, 2026Data suggests ‘red flag’ laws are linked to sustained reductions in arrests
Individuals issued extreme risk protection orders, also known as “red flag” laws, had lower arrest rates during the order — and even after it expired.
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Neurological HealthJune 16, 2026Neuroscientist Sergey Stavisky wins prestigious Pew Biomedical Scholar Award
UC Davis neuroscientist Sergey Stavisky will join the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences to continue his work studying how the brain encodes speech and language.
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Neurological HealthJune 15, 2026
Brain-computer interface enables independent, accurate communication for man living with ALS
A new UC Davis study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, shows a brain-computer interface system allows man living with ALS to ‘speak’ clearly, unassisted for a prolonged period.
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Children's HealthJune 12, 2026NIH grant to fund innovative bladder repair option for children
A UC Davis pediatric urologist and bioengineer are developing grafts designed to grow their own blood supply.
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Cancer CareJune 11, 2026New study looks at pesticide exposure and bladder cancer risk among Hmong farmworkers
UC Davis researchers partner with the Hmong community in Merced to study potential links between pesticide exposure, bladder health and cancer risk among Central Valley farmworkers.
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ResearchJune 09, 2026Decoding Dementia
The multi-year initiative is a collaboration between Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Brittany Dugger and Child Family Professor in Engineering Chen-Nee Chuah.
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Public HealthJune 03, 2026Air pollution may be harming your brain’s ‘encyclopedia’
A new study finds higher long-term exposure to fine air pollution (PM2.5) is linked to lower semantic memory — the type of memory used for facts, words and general knowledge.
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Violence PreventionJune 01, 2026Survey shows little shift in Americans’ views on political violence
Despite ongoing polarization in the U.S., a large, nationally representative survey of adults finds support for political violence remained largely stable from mid‑2024 to mid‑2025.
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Children's HealthJune 01, 2026Children’s Miracle Network at UC Davis awards more than $492K in grants
Children’s Miracle Network at UC Davis has awarded nine grants, totaling $492,007, to clinicians and researchers at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
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