Science & Technology

UC Davis researchers uncover and compare potential benefits of dog immunotherapies   By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org   Comparative oncology is one of five research programs within the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, which has a long history of supporting collaborative comparative and translational research between the medical and veterinary schools. This is in part […]

Study shows how problems are mapped throughout the brain   By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org   It is known that humans and animals represent choice-outcome relationships in a manner traceable by many researchers and observers. Humans and animals can also represent the hidden structure of the environment that relates certain events and entities to each […]

New research by Dr. Andrew Halley and the Krubitzer Lab at UC Davis details how bat brains are highly specialized for echolocation and flight By MARGO ROSENBAUM — science@theaggie.org People often wonder how the mammals we see swinging through trees, swimming in the ocean or flying over our heads relate to us. We ponder how millions […]

UC Davis conducted a survey that suggests increasing the number of green spaces for urban farming can be helpful   By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org   Gardening has always been a refuge for people to rely on in moments of crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic was not dissimilar. In a global survey conducted by UC […]

Combining bronchoscopy and surgical platforms through robotic technology allows for quicker diagnosis and treatment for lung cancer patients By BRANDON NGUYEN — science@theaggie.org For the first time, physicians at UC Davis Health performed a robotically-assisted bronchoscopy, a procedure that examines lungs, for diagnosis and treatment of a lung cancer nodule within one operation.  Dr. Chinh […]

Students describe dining common accommodations and offer advice for how peers can support friends with food allergies   By SONORA SLATER — science@theaggie.org   May is Food Allergy Awareness Month, which recognizes a condition that affects around 6-8% of adults in the U.S. and ranges from causing mild hives and itchiness to life-threatening reactions, according […]

Pathogens can attach to microplastics and affect sea life  By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org Microplastics can carry pathogens from land to sea, which can affect wildlife and overall human health, according to a study conducted by UC Davis researchers. Published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers found that microplastics make it easier for disease-causing pathogens […]

Everly Jacobsen was diagnosed with an abnormally large omphalocele, a birth defect that only affects one in 5000 children   By BRANDON NGUYEN — science@theaggie.org   Born in 2020 with her internal organs protruding outside of her abdomen, Everly Jacobsen was diagnosed at UC Davis Health with a birth defect known as omphalocele, a condition […]

UC Davis experts answer questions on autism and the pandemic’s impact   By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org   Since 1998, the UC Davis MIND Institute has been working to improve the lives of people with autism spectrum disorder, especially children and their families. On April 28, three UC Davis experts spoke on the advances that […]

Pluralist is an initiative aimed at recognizing the needs of underserved communities in need of life-saving organ transplant surgeries   By BRANDON NGUYEN — science@theaggie.org   According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Black Americans are almost four times more likely and Latino Americans are 1.3 times more likely to experience kidney […]

The universe is expanding faster than models predict; dark matter could be the missing piece   By SONORA SLATER — science@theaggie.org   Our universe grows bigger every second, the space between galaxies stretching for billions of years. A value called the Hubble constant tells us the rate at which this expansion is happening, and, indirectly, […]

The program takes a multidisciplinary approach to make the standard of care more patient-centered   By BRANDON NGUYEN — science@theaggie.org   UC Davis Health has recently developed the Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Program to provide a multidisciplinary approach to treating children with pulmonary hypertension, a condition that can be difficult to diagnose in children.  Dr. Brian […]