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Thursday, January 16, 2025

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UC Davis scientists, clinicians work to optimize smart prosthetics, improve quality of life for patients with upper limb amputations

A combination of surgical Targeted Muscle Reinnervation and machine learning helps patients make more complex upper limb prosthetic movements By BRANDON NGUYEN — science@theaggie.org  A team...

UC Davis researchers become the first to link insulin sensitivity in Black and white women to differences in the gut microbiome

This study was the first to focus on the racial and sex differences in the gut microbiome, highlighting the possible effects of various environmental...

Research using deep mantle krypton deduces more about Earth’s outer solar system ancestry

Using precise measurements of krypton isotopes, UC Davis researchers prove that volatile organic compounds were incorporated into the Earth earlier than they thought  By MONICA...

UC Davis health professionals share insights about omicron variant

As the upward trend of omicron cases is seeming to decline, experts say it is important to stay cautious while returning in-person classes  By MONICA...

Video series seeks to provide family caregivers with educational resources

The UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing took part in a collaborative project that created educational videos about wound care, mobility and...

UC Davis’ agriculture, sustainability research recognized as one of top 10 research stories across all UCs

UC Davis discovered a way to reduce methane emissions from cattle By AARYA GUPTA — science@theaggie.org  An article published by the University of California Office of...

Study shows dried goji berries may prevent age-related macular degeneration

UC Davis researchers found that eating only a handful of dried goji berries increases protective pigments in the eye By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org Consuming only...

New plant DNA research suggests that mutations are non-random

Research done at UC Davis and the Max Planck Institute discovered mutation bias in Arabidopsis thaliana plants By SONORA SLATER — science@theaggie.org Grey Monroe, who is...

UC Davis nursing students enhance interpersonal skills, clinical practices in intimate simulations

Three different simulation spaces at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing provide a plethora of real-life scenarios for nursing students to prepare and...

UC Davis’ Substance Use Navigator Program is first of many to normalize substance abuse as a treatable medical illness

Stigma surrounding drug overdose is a serious issue, and the pandemic has only led to further relapse due to inaccessible health care  By BRANDON NGUYEN...

UC Davis Immunology researchers engineer a bone marrow to research early osteosarcoma

Through macrophages and bone cancer cells, researchers hope that the new 3D model will help them better understand osteosarcoma growth  By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org UC...

New research uncovers evidence of shared earthquakes between San Andreas, San Jacinto faults

The study, done by geologists at UC Davis and San Diego State University, could improve future earthquake predictions By SONORA SLATER — science@theaggie.org The year is...

Is your spinach safe to eat? Most birds do not pose food safety threats to produce, new study finds

The study found that wild birds living near livestock feedlots present the greatest risk of transmitting pathogens to crops By MARGO ROSENBAUM — science@theaggie.org From dinosaurs...

UC Davis researchers find dual cytokine blockage as a novel treatment against graft-versus-host disease in blood stem cell transplantations

Cytokines TNF and IL-6 can cause severely damaging inflammatory effects as a result of stem cells attacking host cells of blood cancer patients By BRANDON...

UC Davis Health researchers create MILO, a powerful machine learning tool

MILO is being evaluated to rapidly process COVID-19 tests and secures a bright future for the integration of AI/ML in infectious diseases By MONICA MANMADKAR...