Science & Technology

Specifying and Treating Anxiety in Autism Research (STAAR) study is testing cognitive behavioral therapy and the medication Sertraline to treat anxiety symptoms Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) express symptoms that can vary from one individual to another. However, one of the most common symptoms that surprisingly has little to no published research in […]

Discover Your Niche, organized by the UC Davis chapter of The Wildlife Society, gave students an opportunity to explore diverse wildlife career fields The third annual Discover Your Niche Conference, a professional networking event put on by the UC Davis student chapter of The Wildlife Society (TWS), took place virtually on Saturday, May 1, 2021.  […]

A recent study on eradicating green crabs from an estuary along the California coast showed an increase in the population instead of the desired reduction In a study led by Ted Grosholz, a professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at UC Davis, it was demonstrated that removing an invasive species would not […]

Breast screening exams from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium reveal disparities in access to improved detection technologies UC Davis School of Medicine Professor and Division Chief of Biostatistics Diana Miglioretti was among a team of researchers that conducted a cross-sectional study recently published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers evaluated accessibility to, and usage of, digital […]

A deep dive into PCR testing Though polymerase chain reactions (PCR) tests have been one of the most common laboratory tests in biochemical research for decades, they have only recently become a topic of discussion for the public as they have been at the center of the COVID-19 testing efforts. PCR tests have been seen […]

In collaboration with UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente, the large-scale study looked at medical records of over 3 million children for associations between Down syndrome and leukemia According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 6,000 babies are born with Down syndrome in the U.S. every year, making it the most common […]

How the UC Davis Genome Center identifies COVID-19 variants and contributes to the pandemic response Despite the development of vaccines and fast testing methods, SARS-CoV-2 continues to mutate and pose threats to our community. According to a recent news release by Healthy Davis Together, the P.1 variant of the virus has been identified in Yolo […]

A team of UC Davis Air Force residents beat out residents from Navy, Airforce and Army programs across the country in a military medicine simulation On April 8, 2021, the emergency medicine physicians in the UC Davis Emergency Medicine Residency program participated in a head-to-head competition against military emergency medicine residents from across the country. […]

A team of UC Davis Air Force residents beat out residents from Navy, Airforce and Army programs across the country in a military medicine simulation On April 8, 2021, the emergency medicine physicians in the UC Davis Emergency Medicine Residency program participated in a head-to-head competition against military emergency medicine residents from across the country. […]

NeuroSphere, an app that connects to patients’ implanted devices, expands telehealth to make healthcare more accessible remotely The Departments of Neurology and Neurological Surgery at the UC Davis Medical Center recently became the first hospital in Northern California to adopt NeuroSphere, a remote patient care system created by the medical device company Abbott Laboratories. Utilized […]

Lovelace Hacks, organized by SacHacks, offers a chance for women and gender minorities to explore the worlds of computer science and design Lovelace Hacks, the first women-focused hackathon hosted by UC Davis, took place virtually on the weekend of April 23–25 in an effort to promote gender diversity in the traditionally male-dominated field of computer […]

Pigments, or anthocyanins, of blue color are extracted from red cabbage to be converted into products for commercial use An international team of researchers, including chemists from UC Davis, recently discovered and refined the natural production of cyan blue food coloring, a challenge that has plagued scientists for almost two decades.  The scientific lead on […]