On 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.
Read MoreResearcher Roy Ben-Shalom is developing a model that simulates changes in neuronal activity caused by ion channel mutations to select the most effective therapy for many neurodevelopmental conditions.
Read MoreThe Congress of Neurological Surgeons has named a paper by UC Davis Health neurosurgeon Kee Kim as the "2023 Top Spine Paper of the Year.”
Read MoreWhen James collapsed at school one morning, his family received the shocking news that he had a ruptured aneurysm in the brain, which required surgery.
Read MoreA 5-year-old boy diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the first in California and fourth in the nation to receive groundbreaking gene therapy outside of clinical trials.
Read MoreUC Davis Health is partnering with health allies on the new “Blue Zones” project, which aims to curb Alzheimer’s Disease in Sacramento and California.
Read MoreUC Davis Health announces appointment of Kia Shahlaie as chair of the Department of Neurological surgery.
Read MoreVolunteering in late life is associated with better cognitive function — specifically, better executive function and episodic memory, according to a new UC Davis study.
Read MoreThe Medical Center has been recognized by the American Heart Association with multiple awards for the treatment of heart disease and stroke.
Read MoreThe UC Davis Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration has received a prestigious Center of Excellence designation from the Parkinson's Foundation.
Read MoreThe number of Sacramento-area residents aged 65 or older grew at the fastest rate in 130 years. UC Davis Health is prepared to meet their health care needs.
Read MoreA 17-year-old boy suffered a rare stroke and received life-saving care at UC Davis Medical Center. He made a full recovery.
Read MoreA UC Davis MIND Institute researcher is testing a new framework aimed at helping more people with autism and intellectual disabilities find success with employment.
Read MoreThe UC Davis Huntington’s Disease Clinic marks 25 years of patient care and work toward a cure and celebrates the generosity of a local foundation and other donors.
Read MoreNeuroscientist Sergey Stavisky has been awarded two grants totaling $3.5 million for groundbreaking research that seeks to restore the speech of stroke survivors and people with ALS.
Read MoreRoy Ben-Shalom and Geoanna Bautista were selected for the 2022 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards. These fund early-stage, innovative and cutting-edge biomedical research benefiting children in the U.S.
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