Neuroscientist Theanne Griffith, who is also a children’s book author, has received the 2024 Society for Neuroscience Science Educator Award.
Read MoreNew research shows that even outdoor air pollution levels that are below government air-quality standards are associated with differences in children’s brains.
Read MoreThe Mary Oakley Foundation has given UC Davis Health $1 million for an endowed faculty fellowship focused on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Read MoreOtolaryngology surgeons are at the forefront of using augmented reality in surgeries. They are evaluating how this leading-edge technology can improve surgical procedures.
Read MoreThe UC Davis School of Medicine received $400 million in external research awards in fiscal year 2023-24. These federal, state and industry awards fund cutting edge medical and health research.
Read MoreUC Davis neurologist Ricardo Maselli will lead the first MDA Kickstart project to develop a gene therapy for a rare type of congenital myasthenic syndrome, an inherited neuromuscular disease.
Read MoreUC Davis Health has been designated a Center of Excellence becoming the eighth hospital in the U.S. to be recognized by the Wilson Disease Association.
Read MoreA brain-computer interface developed by UC Davis Health accurately translates brain signals into speech. The device implanted in the brain of a man with ALS is the most accurate system of its kind.
Read MoreResearchers at UC Davis have developed a noninvasive tool to track the neurons and biomolecules activated in the brain by psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin.
Read MoreThe medical center received multiple awards from the American Heart Association for the treatment of heart disease and stroke.
Read MoreU.S. News and World Report has once again ranked UC Davis Medical Center among the nation’s best in its prestigious best hospitals survey.
Read MoreVision neuroscientist Marie Burns has been appointed interim director for the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience.
Read MoreUC Davis Health hosted its fourth annual Vietnamese Mini Medical School, with a focus on the heart health and mental wellbeing of the aging Vietnamese community in Sacramento.
Read MoreAn increase in nightmares and hallucinations could signal the onset of autoimmune diseases such as lupus, according to a new study.
Read MoreThe Pitts family had just lost their home in the Camp Fire. Then their car was hit by a semi-truck.
Read MoreA new study published in JAMA Neurology found human brains are getting bigger. The increased size may lead to a brain reserve, potentially reducing the risk of dementia.
Read MoreA ketogenic diet significantly delays the early stages of Alzheimer’s-related memory loss in mice, according to a new UC Davis study.
Read MoreThe Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research ranked UC Davis School of Medicine among the nation’s leading medical schools in terms of NIH grants. The school had a record of $209 million in NIH funding.
Read MoreThe Comprehensive Epilepsy Program has opened its expanded adult epilepsy monitoring unit, which offers the most sophisticated neurological monitoring.
Read MoreUC Davis Health has adopted a new technology platform that uses AI to quickly identify patients suspected of having a stroke.
Read MoreIn January 2024, UC Davis Health opened its new Parkinson’s Disease Multidisciplinary Clinic, the first of its kind in inland Northern California.
Read MoreA new study finds some racial and ethnic groups are less likely to receive an accurate and timely dementia diagnosis or anti-dementia medication compared to non-Hispanic white Americans.
Read MoreUC Davis Medical Center has received the Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals Award, placing it among the top 2% of hospitals nationwide.
Read MoreUC Davis Health received a $24 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the NIH, to extend by five years the ongoing Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans (STAR).
Read MoreThe Dr. Jared Ament Global Neurosurgery Travel Award improves global neurosurgery accessibility by supporting neurological surgery residents in research and a yearly weeklong service trip abroad.
Read MoreOn a typical day, 5-year-old Savon would endure six to nine seizures — some days, even more. But Savon received the surgery that changed everything for him this year.
Read MoreChristina Kim received the 2023 Director’s New Innovator Award from the NIH, providing her with $2.3 million in research funding.
Read MoreUC Davis Health researchers are part of a global study to determine whether giving stroke patients a high dose of a natural protein can improve stroke recovery.
Read MoreJohn Morrison, a distinguished professor in the Department of Neurology and director of the California National Primate Research Center, has been elected president of the Society for Neuroscience.
Read MoreUC Davis Health Department of Neurology Chair Amy Brooks-Kayal is the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Child Neurology Society Bernard Sachs Award.
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