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Autism Awareness Month closes with a LIVE talk from UC Davis experts

May 18, 2022

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...

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UC Davis Health launches health care initiative to improve organ transplant equity

May 16, 2022

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...

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‘Mirror world’ of dark matter may be key to solving Hubble constant problem

May 13, 2022

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,...

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New Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Program at UC Davis Health establishes one-stop shop for pediatric patients’ families

May 11, 2022

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...

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UC Davis researchers find long-term benefits of having high self-esteem

May 6, 2022

A research review discovered multiple positive long-term benefits of self-esteem that varied distinctly from the known negative effects By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org In a recent...

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New human reference genome is complete for the first time since 2001

May 5, 2022

At the Telomere-to-Telomere consortium, researchers around the world collaborated to sequence the gaps left out by the initial human reference genome By BRANDON NGUYEN —...

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Rhesus monkeys are sensitive to their own heartbeat

April 29, 2022

This study serves a potential model for Alzhiemer’s disease and depression By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org According to a study published on April 11 by the...

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Study by UC Davis scientists highlights overlooked threats to California whales

April 28, 2022

The study, led by graduate students at UC Davis, looks at gaps in policy geared toward ending human-caused whale mortality By SONORA SLATER — science@theaggie.org Whales...

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UC Davis Health’s Post-COVID-19 Clinic finds patterns of symptoms persisting months after infection

April 25, 2022

Long COVID includes sets of symptoms that usually last for three to six months after the infection, but no cause for this phenomenon is...

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Clouds of smoke from wildfires impact climate, human health

April 22, 2022

Research helps understand the latent impacts of wildfires on climate By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org UC Davis researchers in the Department of Environmental Toxicology saw increases...

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Study finds gaps in demographic data collected by STEM organization surveys

April 21, 2022

The study, led by a UC Davis postdoctoral student, found that many organizations lacked data on employee demographics, especially on sexual orientation and disability...

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CAR T-cell therapy currently in UC Davis Health clinical trial study as potential cure for HIV

April 18, 2022

CAR T-cell immunotherapy may become the alternative option to current life-long retroviral therapy for HIV patients By BRANDON NGUYEN — science@theaggie.org According to the Joint United...

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UC Davis biodiversity collections support research, educate public

April 14, 2022

Some of the collections have recently been featured by the university during Biodiversity Museum Day on March 6 and an episode of UC Davis...

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UC Davis Health adopts portable MRI system for timely assessment, diagnosis of patients

April 11, 2022

Swoop Portable MRI system is the first FDA approved portable MRI device that can be driven to the patient bedside for quick MRI scans By...

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Pea plant product shows promise for Parkinson’s disease treatment

April 8, 2022

UC Davis researchers partnered a synthetic drug with a new plant product to reduce neuroinflammation By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org Kurarinone, a plant product derived from...

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