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July 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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July 07, 2026UC Davis Health study highlights health equity challenges, financial burden of aesthetic surgery complications
Researchers from UC Davis Medical Center have identified significant socioeconomic disparities among patients seeking treatment for complications after aesthetic surgery.
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July 01, 2026Discovery could help prevent cancer drug resistance before it starts
New UC Davis research provides key insights into cancer drug resistance and offers hope for the creation of more effective therapies.
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June 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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June 30, 2026Emergency medicine physician Angela Jarman wins award from national organization
Angela Jarman earned the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine's Young Investigator Award for her impactful work in addressing gender disparities in emergency care.
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June 26, 2026UC Davis Health among first in the nation to offer new clinical trial for high-risk heart patients
UC Davis Health is among the first to enroll participants in a new clinical trial for cardiovascular patients undergoing high-risk coronary artery stenting procedures.
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June 25, 2026From Labs to Lives: UC Davis receives $40 million NIH award to speed up access to new treatments
The UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center has bridged the gap between research and patient care for 20 years.
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June 23, 2026
Can friendly social robots help ease a child’s anxiety at the doctor’s office?
A study at the UC Davis MIND Institute is examining if social robots, called LOVOTS, can reduce stress for children at medical appointments.
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June 18, 2026Delivering better care for premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
A study has demonstrated a new computational method that could better predict which infants will develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
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June 17, 2026Historic study looks at cancer risk in Asian Americans
ASPIRE study recruits Asian Americans in Sacramento to examine cancer disparities, risk factors, with the aim of improving prevention, screening and culturally tailored interventions.
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June 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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June 16, 2026Data suggests ‘red flag’ laws are linked to sustained reductions in arrests
Individuals issued extreme risk protection orders, also known as “red flag” laws, had lower arrest rates during the order — and even after it expired.
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June 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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June 12, 2026NIH grant to fund innovative bladder repair option for children
A UC Davis pediatric urologist and bioengineer are developing grafts designed to grow their own blood supply.
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June 11, 2026New study looks at pesticide exposure and bladder cancer risk among Hmong farmworkers
UC Davis researchers partner with the Hmong community in Merced to study potential links between pesticide exposure, bladder health and cancer risk among Central Valley farmworkers.
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June 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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June 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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June 01, 2026Survey shows little shift in Americans’ views on political violence
Despite ongoing polarization in the U.S., a large, nationally representative survey of adults finds support for political violence remained largely stable from mid‑2024 to mid‑2025.
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June 01, 2026Children’s Miracle Network at UC Davis awards more than $492K in grants
Children’s Miracle Network at UC Davis has awarded nine grants, totaling $492,007, to clinicians and researchers at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
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May 29, 2026Naloxone use during cardiac arrest linked to improved survival
A new study found naloxone use during out of hospital cardiac arrest was associated with higher survival, restored circulation and neurological outcomes.
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