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��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis Story Tip Sheet: Coping During the Holidays

Karen Michele Nikos — December 16, 2024 - 3:00pm

The University of California, Davis, offers experts on ideas for coping during the holiday season, whether that be last-minute shopping or travel, talking with relatives and friends or having questions about mental or physical health. The following researchers and practitioners offer advice and even explain why people might feel the way they do.

��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis Health Vice Chancellor and CEO David Lubarsky to Retire

James Michael Nash — December 11, 2024 - 2:29pm

University of California, Davis, Chancellor Gary S. May announced today that David Lubarsky, ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis Health’s vice chancellor of human health sciences and chief executive officer, will retire from the university effective Feb. 15, 2025. After his retirement, Lubarsky will become president and CEO of Westchester Medical Center Health Network, a nine-hospital health system near where he grew up, in Valhalla, New York.

Anti-Anxiety and Hallucination-Like Effects of Psychedelics Mediated by Distinct Neural Circuits

Andy Fell — November 14, 2024 - 10:06am

New research suggests that it could be possible to separate treatment from hallucinations when developing new drugs based on psychedelics. The anti-anxiety andhallucination-inducing qualities of psychedelic drugs work through different neural circuits, according to research using a mouse model. The work is published Nov. 15 in Science.

Asthma May Place Children at Risk of Memory Difficulties, New Research Finds

Andy Fell — November 12, 2024 - 2:41pm

Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children, and early onset of asthma may exacerbate memory deficits, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis. The study, the first of its kind to connect asthma to memory deficits in children, was published in Nov. 5 in JAMA Network Open.

Brain-Computer Interface Allows Man With ALS to ‘Speak’

Andy Fell — August 14, 2024 - 3:23pm

A brain-computer interface (BCI) developed by ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis Health accurately translates brain signals into speech. The device implanted in the brain of a man with ALS is the most accurate system of its kind.

‘Unfold’ Podcast Episode Examines Hormonal Birth Control for Men

Amy M Quinton — December 18, 2023 - 10:00am

Hear the latest episode of Unfold podcast on a clinical trial at ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis Health that tests a male hormonal birth control.

Novel Dynamic Imaging Technology Captures the Body’s Immune Response to COVID-19

Andy Fell — October 19, 2023 - 1:18pm

A team of ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis scientists used dynamic total-body positron emission tomography (PET) to provide the first imaging of the human body’s immune response to COVID-19 infection in recovering patients. Their work, published in Science Advances, could lead to a better understanding of how the body’s immune system responds to viral infections and develops long-term protection against re-infection.

Engineered Bone Marrow Shows Promise for Developing Cancer Treatment

Andy Fell — September 15, 2023 - 3:15pm

The development of engineered bone marrow is revolutionizing research and treatment for osteosarcoma, the most common malignant bone cancer in children.

Multicampus, Multidisciplinary Grants Awarded

Dave Jones — January 17, 2023 - 12:50pm

��ϲ��Ͽ� awards nearly $17 million to 29 multicampus, multidisciplinary projects, eight of them with ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis researchers as the lead principal investigators.

Abstract Painting Added to ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis Cancer Center Lobby

Karen Michele Nikos — January 17, 2023 - 11:10am

A painting, created in 1956 by renowned abstract artist Balcomb Greene, welcomes cancer patients at ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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