News
September 2025
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RheumatologySeptember 18, 2025UC Davis Health study finds potential keys to reversing bone loss
A new study from rheumatology and orthopaedic researchers reveals a promising new way to treat various bone loss conditions, including age-related osteoporosis.
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MIND InstituteSeptember 17, 2025Autistic children more likely to experience persistent gastrointestinal problems
Stomach issues in autistic children are linked to greater challenges with sleep, communication, sensory processing and behavior, finds a study by the UC Davis MIND Institute.
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Infectious DiseasesSeptember 12, 2025New global collaboration uses UC Davis experts and AI to spot the next pandemic
An infectious diseases team from UC Davis is taking a leading role in an international collaboration to identify viruses that may cause the next global pandemic.
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School of MedicineSeptember 10, 2025UC Davis Health’s IFM Fund backs Delix Therapeutics in first investment
UC Davis Health Ventures announced the first investment from its Investing in the Future of Medicine Fund, backing UC Davis spinoff Delix Therapeutics.
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ResearchSeptember 03, 2025Dream team to develop in utero gene editing therapy for a rare neurological genetic disorder
Professor Aijun Wang won a $3.2 million NIH grant to develop a cure to Dup15q syndrome using an in-utero gene editing formula.
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ResearchSeptember 01, 2025Total-Body PET imaging takes a look at long COVID
A new project involving UC Davis and UC San Francisco researchers will use total-body PET imaging to get a better understanding of long COVID disease. The effort is funded by a $3.2 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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August 2025
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Heart and VascularAugust 28, 2025New study shows stress impacts the heart at a molecular level
New research reveals that stress affects more than just the mind — it also alters heart function at the molecular level.
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Mental HealthAugust 25, 2025Having a sense of purpose may protect against dementia
People who reported a higher sense of purpose in life were about 28% less likely to develop cognitive impairment, according to a new UC Davis study.
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ResearchAugust 21, 2025New method allows researchers to study how the brain interacts with other organs in animal models
Cardiovascular researchers have developed a novel technique for preserving brain tissue in mice while simultaneously collecting living (unfixed) samples from other organs.
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MIND InstituteAugust 18, 2025Autism, ADHD or both? Research offers new insights for clinicians
New UC Davis Health research offers insights for clinicians about the connections between autism and ADHD, which commonly occur together.
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GI and Liver HealthAugust 12, 2025UC Davis scientists find a microbial molecule that restores gut and liver health
Researchers have discovered a natural molecule made by gut bacteria that can reverse liver damage and repair the gut lining caused by toxic exposure.
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MIND InstituteAugust 08, 2025Does a parent’s exposure to workplace chemicals affect autism in their children?
Parents’ workplace exposure to chemicals may be linked to a range of behavioral challenges and developmental delays in their children with autism.
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Cancer CareAugust 07, 2025New hybrid imaging breakthrough could transform detection of cancer and other diseases
Funding from National Institutes of Health allows further testing of a powerful combination of imaging technologies that promise greater visibility of cancer and other diseases.
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Cancer CareAugust 01, 2025UC Davis scholar’s prostate cancer research gets federal funding boost
UC Davis cancer researcher gets $480,000 grant to explore how blocking a gene activation will help stop prostate tumor growth and overcome resistance to treatment.
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MIND InstituteAugust 01, 2025Self-harm and autism: Hunting for clues about the challenging behavior
A UC Davis researcher is studying the brain mechanisms behind self-harm in profound autism.
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July 2025
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ResearchJuly 29, 2025UC Davis sees jump in records of invention, driven by health innovation
UC Davis has seen a big jump in records of invention, driven by health innovation. This is especially true in the School of Medicine.
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ResearchJuly 29, 2025UC Davis nursing school fellowship brings national nurse leaders to Washington, D.C.
The nation’s capital served as a fitting backdrop for the program’s sixth event, which focused on policy, politics and nursing innovation.
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Neurological HealthJuly 28, 2025U.S. POINTER Study shows lifestyle program improves cognition in older adults
A new study published in JAMA finds lifestyle interventions like diet and exercise improved cognition in older adults at risk of cognitive decline.
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ResearchJuly 23, 2025X chromosome switch offers hope for girls with Rett syndrome
Researchers developed a promising gene therapy that reactivates healthy but silent genes and could treat Rett syndrome.
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Eye Health and Vision ScienceJuly 22, 2025UC Davis Health receives $3.6 million grant from NIH to improve eye gene therapy
The UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology received a five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Eye Institute to explore a new way to treat vision loss using gene therapy.
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ResearchJuly 21, 2025What makes the human brain distinctive?
New research led by Prof. Megan Dennis found two genes linked to human brain features, which could lead to insights into brain functioning and evolution, as well as the roots of language disorders and autism.
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Cancer CareJuly 21, 2025July is Sarcoma Awareness Month; Shingle Springs Subaru helps with race for a cure
It's Sarcoma Awareness Month. Shingle Springs Subaru is honored by cancer center for raising support and money for research to fight the disease.
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Betty Irene Moore School of NursingJuly 18, 2025UC Davis nursing school welcomes new associate dean for research
Jennifer Lingler is tapped to lead the research program at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis.
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MIND InstituteJuly 17, 2025UC Davis experts call for greater physician awareness and screening of fragile X-related conditions
During Fragile X Awareness Month, two MIND Institute researchers call for more screening of the genetic condition.
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General Health NewsJuly 15, 2025Orthopaedic Surgery receives over $2.2 million in research funding from defense department
More than $2.2 million in Department of Defense research funding is headed to Orthopaedic Surgery scientists to study bone and joint health.
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Cancer CareJuly 10, 2025New hope for patients with head and neck cancer
Cancer center scientists may have uncovered a breakthrough treatment for head and neck cancer using a common blood pressure medicine.
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Neurological HealthJuly 07, 2025How war trauma affects Vietnamese Americans’ brain health
Insights from a new study on war trauma on Vietnamese Americans can shape future research on aging, trauma and brain health.
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ResearchJuly 03, 2025Yolo County high school students gain hands-on experience in UC Davis research labs
A partnership between the School of Medicine’s Department of Medical Microbiology and Yolo County high schools introduces teenagers to academic research during a 10-week, hands-on internship
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ResearchJuly 03, 2025Opening Doors: Building an inclusive clinical research workforce in Sacramento
The City of Sacramento has provided a grant to expand a UC Davis Health workforce development program that trains people to become Clinical Research Coordinators.
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ResearchJuly 02, 2025A single genetic mutation may have made humans more vulnerable to cancer than chimpanzees
An evolutionary change in an immune protein, Fas Ligand, makes it vulnerable to inactivation from a tumor-associated enzyme, plasmin. The insight may lead to better cancer treatments.
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