Researchers at the Center for Mind and Brain have a rare opportunity to partner with epilepsy patients in an experiment that will help us understand how the brain navigates us through the world from the neurons up.
At the February Davis Science Café, an event hosted by Professor Jared Shaw and the Department of Chemistry, Crystal Ripplinger explored the compounding effects of emotional stress on the heart and explained the science behind broken heart syndrome.
UC Davis Distinguished Professor Carlito Lebrilla is among the 185 academic and institutional inventors newly elected to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors and celebrates success in translating research into products and services.
UC Davis Health Ventures, part of the Innovation and Economic Development Office (IEDO) at the University of California, Davis, today announced the first investment from its Investing in the Future of Medicine (IFM) Fund, backing Delix Therapeutics.
New research shows that the anti-anxiety and hallucinogenic-like effects of a psychedelic drug work through different neural circuits. The study, in a mouse model, shows that it could be possible to separate treatment from hallucinations when developing new drugs based on psychedelics.
Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children, and early onset of asthma may exacerbate memory deficits, according to a new study from the College of Letters and Science. The study is the first of its kind to connect asthma to memory deficits in children.
Marianne Page, a professor of economics, co-founded the UC Davis Center for Poverty and Inequality Research in 2010. Today, the center creates a wealth of research and outreach opportunities for its network of faculty affiliates and graduate students across the social sciences at UC Davis and beyond.
New research led from UC Davis is part of a national consortium studying connections between Type 1 diabetes and cognitive decline in children. With a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, this study builds on research on diabetic ketoacidosis in children.
Department of Design student-created fashion was a highlight at the UC Davis Health Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine Program’s 30th anniversary gala held in February at the Davis campus. The garments were new additions to the UC Davis Red Dress Collection, now in its 15th year.
