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September 2025
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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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Children's HealthAugust 29, 2025Free heart screening for 12- to 25-year-olds on Nov. 2
A free youth heart screening will help identify young people who may have an undiagnosed heart condition.
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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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Eye Health and Vision ScienceAugust 28, 2025Center for Neuroscience names Marie Burns new director
Vision neuroscientist Marie E. Burns has been appointed director of the Center for Neuroscience after serving as interim director for the past year.
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Eye Health and Vision ScienceAugust 27, 2025Thiran Jayasundera appointed chair of Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science
Kanishka Thiran Jayasundera has been appointed professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science in the UC Davis School of Medicine.
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MIND InstituteAugust 26, 2025MIND Institute event to spotlight path to adulthood for neurodivergent individuals
The MIND Institute kicks off its popular lecture series with a symposium on the transition to adulthood for individuals with autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
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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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Children's HealthAugust 21, 2025Football injury leads to discovery of a tumor in boy’s leg
An 8-year-old boy needed treatment for an osteoid osteoma. His family turned to UC Davis Children’s Hospital to get him back in the game.
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Medical CenterAugust 20, 2025UC Davis Medical Center to become first Special Pathogen Treatment Center in Northern California
UC Davis Medical Center is on track to become the first Special Pathogen Treatment Center in Northern California, to handle patients with contagious infectious diseases.
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Emergency CareAugust 19, 2025James F. Holmes appointed chair of Emergency Medicine
James F. Holmes has been named the chair and Bo Tomas Brofeldt Endowed Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine.
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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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General Health NewsAugust 15, 2025
‘A beacon for our community’: UC Davis Health unveils Folsom Medical Care Clinic
UC Davis Health has unveiled its new Folsom facility, which offers primary and specialty care and new services, including infusion, MRI and bone density scans.
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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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Heart and VascularAugust 11, 2025UC Davis Health and WellSpace Health team up: Closing the gap in heart failure care
UC Davis Health and WellSpace Health have teamed up to open a heart failure clinic at WellSpace’s Oak Park health center.
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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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MIND InstituteAugust 04, 2025Conference on neurodevelopmental disabilities for Spanish-speaking community Sept. 20
The seventh annual conference on neurodevelopmental disabilities for the Spanish-speaking community will be held Sept. 20 at the UC Davis MIND Institute.
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Heart and VascularAugust 04, 2025UC Davis Medical Center recognized for quality cardiovascular care
UC Davis Medical Center earned the American Heart Association’s Commitment to Quality award for excellence in three or more Get With The Guidelines areas.
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School of MedicineAugust 01, 2025Lessons in medical education: Preparing better doctors for a changing world
Mark Servis reflects on 36 years at UC Davis School of Medicine and envisions how new technological innovations could shape the future of medical education.
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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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Children's HealthAugust 01, 2025From patients to artists: Children honored at Creative Arts Festival
More than a dozen children were honored for their work as artists, musicians and filmmakers at the fifth annual Creative Arts Festival.
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July 2025
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Heart and VascularJuly 30, 2025Patient finds hope after a decade of dangerous blood pressure spikes
Else Carr’s life improved dramatically after treatment at the UC Davis Resistant Hypertension Clinic, where a breakthrough procedure stabilized her blood pressure.
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Betty Irene Moore School of NursingJuly 30, 2025High school and college students find their path to nursing
The two-week summer program to help students find their path to nursing is already changing the future for graduates.
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MIND InstituteJuly 30, 2025$5.5 million federal grant to help researchers build tools for FXTAS treatment trials
UC Davis researchers are helping lead major new research to support clinical trials to treat the genetic condition fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome.
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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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Medical CenterJuly 29, 2025UC Davis Medical Center ranked as top hospital in the Sacramento region
UC Davis Medical Center is the No. 1 hospital in the Sacramento region and No. 7 in California, according to U.S. News & World Report.
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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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School of MedicineJuly 28, 2025UC Davis School of Medicine greets its newest class of 139 students
The UC Davis School of Medicine welcomed its largest-ever incoming class of medical students at the annual induction ceremony
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Obstetrics and GynecologyJuly 24, 2025UC Davis Health opens hemostasis gynecology clinic
UC Davis Health has opened a new clinic for patients with bleeding and thrombotic disorders who need specialized care to address menstrual-related concerns.
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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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General Health NewsJuly 23, 2025UC Davis Health opens specialty skin clinic for hidradenitis suppurativa care
UC Davis Health launches a new dermatology clinic for the chronic skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa, offering specialized care and access to clinical trials.
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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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School of MedicineJuly 22, 2025Pediatrics professor who encourages students to have ‘passion for their mission’ receives teaching honor
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Erik Orlando Fernandez y Garcia has received the UC Davis School of Medicine’s 2025 C. John Tupper Prize for Excellence in Teaching
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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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School of MedicineJuly 18, 2025UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz create new medical school pathway for Central Coast region
UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz have created PRIME Central Coast — a medical school pathway to increase the number of physicians in medically underserved region
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Heart and VascularJuly 18, 2025
President Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency: What it means
Vascular Surgeon Mimmie Kwong discusses chronic venous insufficiency after President Donald Trump is diagnosed with the common condition.
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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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Heart and VascularJuly 16, 2025UC Davis Health recognized by American Heart Association for high-quality heart and stroke care
UC Davis Medical Center earned four Get With The Guidelines awards from the American Heart Association for improving care for heart and stroke patients.
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Children's HealthJuly 16, 2025New cryotherapy used to retrieve foreign body in child
UC Davis Health pediatric and interventional pulmonologists successfully removed a stick from a pediatric patient’s airway, with the innovative use of cryotherapy.
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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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Lung HealthJuly 14, 2025Improving outcomes, reducing COPD flare-ups: How respiratory therapists are transforming outpatient care
Krystal Craddock discusses her award-winning paper that evaluated the benefits of respiratory therapists in the COPD clinic, which has drastically improved patient outcomes.
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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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ResearchJuly 01, 2025New study: U.S. preschoolers exposed to broad range of potentially harmful chemicals
Children aged 2 to 4 years are exposed to a broad range of environmental chemicals, with a new study showing 34 potentially harmful chemicals detected in more than 90% of children.
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Infectious DiseasesJuly 01, 2025Lenacapavir approved by FDA: What it means for HIV prevention
HIV expert Sarah Waldman discusses recently approved prevention treatment lenacapavir and why it could be a game changer in the fight against the HIV epidemic.
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June 2025
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Heart and VascularJune 30, 2025UC Davis Health enrolls first patient in carotid artery stent trial
Vascular surgeons performed the first procedure using the CGuard Prime carotid stent system in a clinical trial for a patient with carotid artery disease.
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