Neurological Health
Do environment and life experiences shape dementia risk?
NIH funds UC Davis Health and 23 centers nationwide to investigate links between neighborhood factors and dementia
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Medical CenterAUGUST 04, 2026UC Davis Medical Center earns multiple rankings in latest U.S. News survey
UC Davis Medical Center is the No. 1 hospital in the Sacramento region and nationally ranked in six adult specialties by U.S. News & World Report.
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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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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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Heart and VascularJULY 08, 2026UC Davis Medical Center receives four awards for heart and stroke care from the American Heart Association
UC Davis Medical Center earned four American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines awards for excellence in heart attack, heart failure and stroke care.
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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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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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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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Neurological HealthMAY 18, 2026From paralysis to cheer practice: Neurosurgeons help Emily “be a kid again”
Emily Roberts awoke one morning with her left leg paralyzed. She was airlifted to UC Davis Children’s Hospital, where neurosurgeons performed three surgeries to get her walking (and jumping!) again.
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Neurological HealthAPRIL 17, 2026Comprehensive guidance on surgical management of ossified posterior longitudinal ligament
A new review explains how doctors diagnose and treat ossified posterior longitudinal ligament, a condition causing cervical spinal cord compression. It compares surgical approaches and offers a practical decision guide to improve patient outcomes.
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Neurological HealthAPRIL 01, 2026NIH awards $15.8 million to UC Davis Health for major Hispanic-Latino brain health study
The NIH has awarded neurologist and dementia expert Charles DeCarli a $15.85 million grant to support one of the nation’s most extensive studies on brain aging in Hispanic-Latino communities.
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