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October 13, 2021Kurt Schaberg named a top honoree of ASCP’s 40 Under Forty
Kurt Schaberg, an assistant professor in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, has been named one of the Top Six of the American Society for Clinical Pathology’s 40 under Forty honorees for 2021. Schaberg’s educational pathology website, Kurt’s Notes, has followers from 147 countries.
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June 22, 2021Switching from Western diet to a balanced diet may reduce skin, joint inflammation
Diet rich in sugar and fat leads to disruption in the gut’s microbial culture and contributes to inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis. Research shows that switching to a more balanced diet restores the gut’s health and suppresses inflammation.
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June 07, 2021MIND Institute brain bank focused on autism, diversity, education and research
The new CENE Brain Bank, supported by the MIND Institute, aims to increase the diversity of brain tissue available for research about autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions. The project includes collection sites in Latin American countries.
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April 19, 2021A behind-the-scenes department steps into the COVID-19 spotlight
In March 2020, UC Davis was in a race to create something that didn’t exist yet: a home-grown COVID-19 test. How the campus pulled together to help Pathology and Laboratory Medicine launch the first of over 100,000 COVID-19 tests this past year.
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November 12, 2020New cutting-edge rapid test detects both COVID-19 and flu
A groundbreaking, rapid combined test for COVID-19 and flu viruses has been rolled out at UC Davis Health, which is among the first in the nation to use this highly accurate “gold-standard” screening that produces results in 20 minutes.
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November 12, 2020Different types of COVID-19 tests explained
Since COVID-19 appeared, testing to detect active infections of the coronavirus has continued to evolve. UC Davis Health expert Nam Tran, a member of the California COVID-19 Testing Task Force, explains the range of tests and their uses.
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October 22, 2020COVID-19 “long-hauler” patients search for answers and help
Some COVID-19 patients are having symptoms that last months – even if they had only mild cases – and experts are just beginning to get a grasp on the array of problems long-haul COVID-19 patients face.
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October 05, 2020Excess folic acid during pregnancy harms brain development of mice
A study of pregnant mice found high levels of folic acid were associated with significant changes in brain development of offspring.
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September 24, 2020Medical student takes a ‘break’ – and develops study aid app for histology, hematology and maybe more
UC Davis School of Medicine student Brandon Fennell built an app to help his histology studies. Then he reached out to HematologyOutlines co-founder Hooman Rashidi to augment that resource. Their new app was released in mid-August.
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July 29, 2020Meet MILO, a powerful machine learning AI tool from UC Davis Health
Meet MILO, a turnkey software tool that provides a fully automated ML/AI solution to many different research and business needs.
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July 28, 2020U.S. News names UC Davis Medical Center among the nation’s best
U.S. News & World Report's rankings are out. UC Davis Medical Center is again the #1 hospital in Sacramento, and in the Top 10 in California -- distinctions it has earned for many years in a row.
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June 30, 2020UC Davis Health’s Lydia Pleotis Howell named president of Association of Pathology Chairs
Lydia Pleotis Howell, chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, will serve a two-year term as president of the Association of Pathology Chairs. She has been in the role of president-elect for the past two years.
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June 26, 2020
Community’s generous response to COVID-19 galvanizes UC Davis Health, American Red Cross partnership
Since the first American Red Cross blood drive on the Sacramento campus last August, the UC Davis Health community has donated more than 600 units of blood at 11 drives. That partnership has only grown stronger during the COVID-19 crisis.
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June 12, 2020UC Davis Health experts give status report on COVID-19 testing
The capacity for testing for COVID-19 infections has come a long way, while testing for antibodies to determine immunity is still a work in progress.
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May 21, 2020UC Davis Health performs 10,000th molecular test for COVID‑19
During the pandemic, UC Davis Health established robust pathways with 30 hospitals and health care facilities throughout the region, streamlining the receipt and molecular testing of COVID-19 specimens.
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May 20, 2020Pilot study to assess intranasal compound for prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Can an antiviral compound found in shellfish be effective against the novel coronavirus? The Covid Catalyst Fund awarded a grant to conduct a rule-out study.
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May 15, 2020UC Davis Health identifies biomarker for early blood vessel damage due to sickle cell anemia
Unique computer-assisted microscope offers non-invasive, real-time approach to assess blood vessels
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April 29, 2020UC Davis Health conducts first plasma transfusions for COVID-19
UC Davis physicians put out a call for blood donations from those who have tested positive to COVID-19 and been symptom-free for at least 28 days.
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April 29, 2020UC Davis expert panel weighs in on COVID-19 research, response and readiness in the U.S.
Experts in immunology, infectious diseases, pathology and emergency medicine presented the latest research and insights on COVID-19 in an online symposium.
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April 06, 2020UC Davis Health named to governor’s Task Force for COVID-19 testing
Associate Professor Nam Tran, who oversees UC Davis Health’s coronavirus testing efforts, is named to public-private partnership to ensure California boosts capacity for detecting COVID-19
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