http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/rss/{$key} UC Davis Health System research news http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/welcome/themes/default/images/logo.gif http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/rss/research UC Davis Health System research news http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7830/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7830 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 22, 2013) - Researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute and the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain have received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to conduct the first long-range study of the mental and psychological decline that accompanies the age-related neurological disorder fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome, or FXTAS. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7830 Phyllis Brown 2013-05-22T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7817/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7817 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 20, 2013) - Past trauma and a lack of understanding of the U.S. health-care system are key factors affecting the mental and physical health of Iraqi refugees in Sacramento, according to a new report released today (May 20) by UC Davis’ Center for Reducing Health Disparities and Clinical and Translational Science Center, as well as Opening Doors, Inc. and the Mesopotamia Organization (MESO) —  two community groups  that serve refugee populations. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7817 Carole Gan 2013-05-20T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7748/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7748 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 17, 2013) - Working with lab mice models of multiple sclerosis (MS), UC Davis scientists have detected a novel molecular target for the design of drugs that could be safer and more effective than current FDA-approved medications against MS. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7748 Susan Mar 2013-05-17T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7815/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7815 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 15, 2013) - The UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities has received a $1 million grant from Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, to provide outreach and education to underserved populations about obtaining health insurance. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7815 Phyllis Brown 2013-05-15T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7806/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7806 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 13, 2013) - Three researchers from the University of California, Davis, are among the scientists selected to receive Individual Biomedical Research Awards from The Hartwell Foundation this year. The awards recognize early-stage, innovative and cutting-edge biomedical research that has the potential to benefit children in the U.S. and beyond Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7806 Carole Gan 2013-05-13T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7861/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7861 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 10, 2013) - —One of the most effective treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — pulmonary rehabilitation — could potentially work even better if programs were designed based on gender, according to a UC Davis pulmonary physician. Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7861 Karen Finney 2013-05-10T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7776/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7776 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 8, 2013) - When brain cells are overwhelmed by an influx of too many calcium molecules, they shut down the channels through which these molecules enter the cells. Until now, the “stop” signal mechanism that cells use to control the molecular traffic was unknown. In the new issue of the journal Neuron, UC Davis Health System scientists report that they have identified the mechanism. Their findings are relevant to understanding the molecular causes of the disruption of brain functioning that occurs in stroke and other neurological disorders. Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7776 Carole Gan 2013-05-08T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7784/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7784 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 7, 2013) - Based on a major effort co-led by UC Davis prostate cancer expert Richard Valicenti, the nation’s leading urological and radiation oncology organizations today announced a new guideline for radiation therapy after prostatectomy. Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7784 Dorsey Griffith 2013-05-07T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7775/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7775 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 6, 2013) - A consortium of scientists from across the country has found that breathing ultrafine particles from a large family of materials that increasingly are found in a host of household and commercial products, from sunscreens to the ink in copy machines to super-strong but lightweight sporting equipment, can cause lung inflammation and damage. Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7775 Phyllis Brown 2013-05-06T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7747/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7747 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 29, 2013) - In a commentary published in the May issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, UC Davis bioethicist Mark Yarborough proposes that more information about the social value of individual research studies be made available to patients during the informed consent process so they are more aware of the degree to which a study has the potential to improve health for all. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7747 Carole Gan 2013-04-29T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7744/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7744 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 24, 2013) - A study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute and the Yale University School of Medicine has found that more than 95 percent of the placentas of infants who are among those at the greatest risk for developing autism contained abnormal cells, called trophoblast inclusions, suggesting that the abnormality may hold promise as a very early marker for autism risk. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7744 Phyllis Brown 2013-04-24T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7563/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7563 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 23, 2013) - In the first study of its kind, lay health workers increased screening rates for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and knowledge about the disease among a group of Asian Americans, known as the Hmong, UC Davis researchers have found. The study appears online today in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7563 Dorsey Griffith 2013-04-23T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7706/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7706 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 16, 2013) - UC Davis Health System launches a weekly farmers market on May 16, reflecting a national trend that expands access to fresh, locally grown produce sold directly to consumers. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7706 Martha Alcott 2013-04-16T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7708/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7708 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 15, 2013) - A costly and widely used mammography add-on increases detection of noninvasive and early-stage invasive breast cancer but also makes more mistakes than mammography alone, researchers from UC Davis and the University of Washington have found. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7708 Karen Finney 2013-04-15T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7697/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7697 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 12, 2013) - Research by UC Davis physicians has found that women with a severe arterial condition that restricts circulation to arms and legs are at greater risk than men of experiencing a heart attack or stroke yet are less likely to have a history of heart disease or diabetes — common risk factors for major cardiovascular events. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7697 Karen Finney 2013-04-12T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7690/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7690 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 10, 2013) - More often than not, family doctors receive little or no information about the harmful effects of medicines during clinic visits by pharmaceutical sales representatives (“sales reps”), according to an international study involving physicians in the United States, Canada and France. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7690 Charles Casey 2013-04-10T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7686/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7686 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 9, 2013) - The most recent in a series of studies from a team at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has shown that a single molecule is at the heart of one of the most basic survival tactics of prostate cancer cells.  Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7686 Dorsey Griffith 2013-04-09T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7672/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7672 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 3, 2013) - Spinal surgeons at UC Davis Health System are enrolling individuals immediately following spinal cord injury in a multi-center clinical trial of an investigational compound that is being tested to determine whether it can protect and regenerate the spinal nerves after catastrophic injury. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7672 Phyllis Brown 2013-04-03T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7671/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7671 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 2, 2013) - A team of UC Davis scientists has found that a product resulting from a metabolized omega-3 fatty acid helps combat cancer by cutting off the supply of oxygen and nutrients that fuel tumor growth and spread of the disease.  Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7671 Susan Mar 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7668/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7668 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 2, 2013) - Autism researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have received a prestigious $13 million award from the National Institutes of Health to establish an Autism Center of Excellence and Treatment Network, making the MIND Institute one of only nine such centers in the United States. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7668 Phyllis Brown 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7664/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7664 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 31, 2013) - Researchers at UC Davis have shown how the innate immune system distinguishes between dangerous pathogens and friendly microbes. Like burglars entering a house, hostile bacteria give themselves away by breaking into cells. However, sensing proteins instantly detect the invasion, triggering an alarm that mobilizes the innate immune response. This new understanding of immunity could ultimately help researchers find new targets to treat inflammatory disorders. The paper was published in Nature on March 31. Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7664 Josh Baxt 2013-03-31T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7652/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7652 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 28, 2013) - Like tiny, crawling compass needles, whole living cells and cell fragments orient and move in response to electric fields — but in opposite directions, scientists at the University of California, Davis, have found. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7652 2013-03-28T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7653/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7653 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 27, 2013) - Researchers at UC Davis and the University of British Columbia have shed new light on methylation, a critical process that helps control how genes are expressed. Working with placentas, the team discovered that 37 percent of the placental genome has regions of lower methylation, called partially methylated domains (PMDs), in which gene expression is turned off. This differs from most human tissues, in which 70 percent of the genome is highly methylated. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7653 Phyllis Brown 2013-03-27T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7651/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7651 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 27, 2013) - UC Davis stem cell researcher Paul Knoepfler has added a unique honor to his curriculum vitae: He is among the winners of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine’s (CIRM) first-ever Elevator Pitch Challenge, which were announced today. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7651 Susan Mar 2013-03-27T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7624/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7624 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 21, 2013) - New research from UC Davis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that blocking an enzyme that promotes inflammation can prevent the tissue damage following a heart attack that often leads to heart failure. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7624 Karen Finney 2013-03-21T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7625/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7625 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 20, 2013) - New research from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, published in the Journal of Surgical Research, may help clinicians determine which patients are at highest risk for post-surgical blood clots in the legs or lungs. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7625 Susan Mar 2013-03-20T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7621/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7621 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 19, 2013) - An evaluation of practice patterns in California hospitals showed a large variation in the use of metal devices called inferior vena cava filters, or VCFs, despite little evidence of their safety and effectiveness. Led by UC Davis physicians, the study demonstrated that patients in larger, urban and private hospitals with more than 400 beds were most likely to be treated with one of the metal devices, which are placed intravenously to prevent pulmonary embolism. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7621 Karen Finney 2013-03-19T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7614/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7614 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 15, 2013) - A new study conducted by monitoring the brain waves of sleeping adolescents has found that remarkable changes occur in the brain as it prunes away neuronal connections and makes the major transition from childhood to adulthood. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7614 Susan Mar 2013-03-15T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7598/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7598 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 12, 2013) - Some 5.8 million Americans suffer from heart failure, a currently incurable disease. But scientists at Temple University School of Medicine's Center for Translational Medicine and UC Davis Health System have discovered a key biochemical step underlying the condition that could aid the development of new drugs to treat and possibly prevent it. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7598 Karen Finney 2013-03-12T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7539/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7539 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 12, 2013) - How the deportation of undocumented Mexican migrants affects their American-born children, who are faced with either going with their parents to Mexico or remaining in the land of their birth without them, is an issue of paramount importance as the nation engages in discussion of comprehensive immigration reform ― and is the subject of groundbreaking new research by The University of Texas, Austin, UC Davis Health System and the National Institute of Psychiatry, Mexico. [en español] Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7539 Phyllis Brown 2013-03-12T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7571/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7571 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 11, 2013) - Female doctors’ patients do not use health-care services more or die less frequently than patients treated by male doctors, a prospective, observational study by researchers at UC Davis Health System has found. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7571 Karen Finney 2013-03-11T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7582/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7582 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 11, 2013) - A scientific survey of more than 1,600 gun retailers in the U.S. has found that gun buyers frequently try to make illegal purchases and that gun retailers take a dim view of fellow sellers who engage in illegal activity — regardless of whether they are actively breaking the law or simply looking the other way. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7582 Carole Gan 2013-03-11T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7575/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7575 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 6, 2013) - In an invited commentary, Garen Wintemute, an emergency medicine physician and director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California, Davis, discusses important limitations of a new firearms and crime study linking firearms laws with lower firearm-related deaths. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7575 Carole Gan 2013-03-06T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7557/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7557 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 1, 2013) - Frederic A. Troy, II, professor and chair emeritus of biochemistry and molecular medicine, has received a globally competitive research grant from the Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience to better understand structural changes associated with metastasis of adult cancer cells and stem cells. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7557 Susan Mar 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7443/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7443 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 26, 2013) - In a surprise breakthrough, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute and their colleagues have found that microglia remove healthy neural progenitor cells (NPCs) through phagocytosis to control neuron production during brain development. This newly discovered mechanism keeps neuron numbers in check, preventing brain overgrowth. The discovery could open up new avenues for brain research and lead to therapies for a variety of neurological conditions. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7443 Phyllis Brown 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7518/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7518 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 21, 2013) - Beginning in midlife, heart disease leads to subtle blood-flow problems in the brain that develop insidiously, gradually damaging neurons and contributing to cognitive decline. Knowledge of clinically silent blood-flow problems in the brain has led to the “healthy heart, healthy mind” hypothesis that preventing or treating heart disease also may help prevent age-associated cognitive decline. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7518 Phyllis Brown 2013-02-21T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7521/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7521 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 20, 2013) - Gun violence in the United States can be substantially reduced if Congress expands requirements for background checks on retail gun sales to cover firearm transfers between private parties, a new report by the director of the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program concludes. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7521 Carole Gan 2013-02-20T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7503/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7503 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 20, 2013) - A natural, nontoxic product called genistein-combined polysaccharide, or GCP, which is commercially available in health stores, could help lengthen the life expectancy of certain prostate cancer patients, UC Davis researchers have found. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7503 Susan Mar 2013-02-20T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7429/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7429 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 11, 2013) - Vascular brain injury from conditions such as high blood pressure and stroke are greater risk factors for cognitive impairment among non-demented older people than is the deposition of the amyloid plaques in the brain that long have been implicated in conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, a study by researchers at the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at UC Davis has found.   Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7429 Phyllis Brown 2013-02-11T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7462/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7462 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 7, 2013) - Scientists have long puzzled over why “bad” bacteria such as E. coli can thrive in the guts of those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), causing serious diarrhea. Now UC Davis researchers have discovered the answer—one that may be the first step toward finding new and better treatments for IBD. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7462 Susan Mar 2013-02-07T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7450/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7450 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 7, 2013) - Jacob Rutt is a bright 11-year-old who likes to draw detailed maps in his spare time. But the budding geographer has a hard time with physical skills most children take for granted ― running and climbing trees are beyond him, and even walking can be difficult. He was diagnosed with a form of muscular dystrophy known as Duchenne when he was two years old.   Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7450 Susan Mar 2013-02-07T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7441/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7441 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 5, 2013) - Deaf and hard of hearing (DHoH) people must overcome significant professional barriers, particularly in health care professions. A number of accommodations are available for physicians and other health providers, such as electronic stethoscopes and closed-captioning technologies, but are these approaches making a difference? Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7441 Susan Mar 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7428/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7428 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 1, 2013) - A study of more than 12,000 children from emergency departments throughout the country in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) has identified seven factors that can help physicians determine the need for a computed tomography (CT) scan following blunt trauma to the abdomen. Because CT scans pose radiation hazards for youngsters, the findings may enable doctors to determine which children do not need to be exposed to such tests after a traumatic injury. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7428 Susan Mar 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7426/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7426 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 1, 2013) - With radiation oncology treatments, the goal is to hit the tumor with as much ionizing X-ray energy as possible, while sparing adjacent, healthy tissue. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7426 Susan Mar 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7415/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7415 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (January 28, 2013) - A New Jersey-based nonprofit organization, the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), has awarded UC Davis physician Craig McDonald $175,000 to expand ongoing international research into better understanding the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and determine the benefits of current standards of care that have been established by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7415 2013-01-28T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7407/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7407 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (January 28, 2013) - Research by Garen Wintemute, director of the Violence Prevention Research Program and professor of emergency medicine at UC Davis, forms the basis for several recommendations put forward earlier this month at the summit on Reducing Gun Violence in America, an event organized by the Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health that brought together 20 of the world’s leading gun-policy experts representing the fields of law, medicine, public health, advocacy and public safety to summarize relevant research and its implications for policymakers and concerned citizens. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7407 Carole Gan 2013-01-28T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7384/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7384 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (January 18, 2013) - Iannis Adamopoulos, a researcher dedicated to studying diseases of the immune and skeletal systems, has received $1 million in grants from Shriners Hospitals for Children to find new treatment targets for juvenile arthritis — the most common cause of orthopaedic disability among children. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7384 Karen Finney 2013-01-18T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7378/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7378 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (January 16, 2013) - A common ingredient in flame retardants, BDE-49 accumulates in human blood, fat and breast milk. Despite these concentrations, little research has been done on the chemical’s potential health risks. However, a study by scientists at the UC Davis MIND Institute is shedding new light on BDE-49’s potential danger to brain health. The study showed that even tiny amounts of the compound damage neural mitochondria, the energy plants that power our cells. The chemical, quite literally, reduces brain power. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7378 Phyllis Brown 2013-01-16T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7350/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7350 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (January 11, 2013) - Two internationally respected UC Davis MIND Institute researchers have received grants from Autism Speaks, a national autism advocacy and science organization, to study autism from two different perspectives. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7350 Phyllis Brown 2013-01-11T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7365/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7365 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (January 10, 2013) - People who are “apple-shaped” — with fat more concentrated around the abdomen — have long been considered more at risk for conditions such as heart disease and diabetes than those who are “pear shaped” and carry weight more in the buttocks, hips and thighs. But new research conducted at UC Davis Health System published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism provides further evidence that the protective benefits of having a pear body shape may be more myth than reality. [en espanol]  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7365 Carole Gan 2013-01-10T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7364/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7364 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (January 10, 2013) - UC Davis stem cell researcher Paul Knoepfler has named Roman Reed as his first "Stem Cell Person of the Year" awardee. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7364 Susan Mar 2013-01-10T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7352/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7352 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (January 10, 2013) - UC Davis Professors Paul and Randi Hagerman have devoted their lives to finding cures for a host of disorders that all spring from an inherited defect on the X chromosome that causes lifelong intellectual disability in children, tremors in older men and reproductive problems in women. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7352 Phyllis Brown 2013-01-10T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7334/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7334 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (January 3, 2013) - Workers earning the lowest wages have a higher risk of hypertension than workers with the highest wages, according to new research from UC Davis. The correlation between wages and hypertension was especially strong among women and persons between the ages of 25 to 44. Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7334 Susan Mar 2013-01-03T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7324/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7324 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December 27, 2012) - Garen Wintemute, a leading authority on gun violence prevention and an emergency medicine physician at UC Davis, believes broader criteria for background checks and denials on gun purchases can help prevent future firearm violence, including mass shooting catastrophes such as those that occurred at Sandy Hook, Aurora, Virginia Tech and Columbine. Wintemute’s views posted in the Online First section of the New England Journal of Medicine website as a Perspective article, entitled “Tragedy’s Legacy,” on December 26, 2012. It also will appear in the journal's January 31, 2013 print edition. Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7324 Carole Gan 2012-12-27T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7316/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7316 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December 21, 2012) - Three UC Davis MIND Institute research studies are included in the Top 10 Autism Research Achievements of 2012 as identified by Autism Speaks, the world’s largest autism advocacy and research organization. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7316 Phyllis Brown 2012-12-21T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7301/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7301 WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 17, 2012) - Low-wage workers, who make up a large and growing share of the U.S. workforce, are especially vulnerable to financial hits that can result from on-the-job injuries and illnesses, according to a policy brief released by researchers at The George Washington University and based on a study conducted at the University of California, Davis. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7301 Susan Mar 2012-12-17T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7282/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7282 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December 14, 2012) - A multicenter study led by researchers at UC Davis describes new, paradoxical characteristics of the most common type of breast cancer. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7282 Susan Mar 2012-12-14T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7290/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7290 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December 12, 2012) - The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state’s stem cell agency, today approved a $3 million research grant for Emanual Maverakis, a UC Davis dermatologist who is exploring the development of a synthetic biomaterial that would enable stem cells to be used as effective therapies for chronic skin ulcers. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7290 Susan Mar 2012-12-12T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7284/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7284 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December 11, 2012) - Autism research by UC Davis MIND Institute Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Sally Rogers has been named number five among the Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs of 2012 by TIME magazine. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7284 Phyllis Brown 2012-12-11T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7238/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7238 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December 3, 2012) - Although there is a widespread belief among physicians that the exercise treadmill test (ETT) is not reliable in evaluating the heart health of women, UC Davis researchers have found that the test can accurately predict coronary artery disease in women over the age of 65. They also found that two specific electrocardiogram (EKG) indicators of heart stress during an ETT further enhanced its predictive power. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7238 Karen Finney 2012-12-03T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7257/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7257 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December 3, 2012) - Every four minutes, someone in the U.S. dies from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD --the incurable pulmonary disorder usually caused by smoking. COPD is the third highest cause of death in the U.S. after heart disease and cancer. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7257 Carole Gan 2012-12-03T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7249/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7249 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 29, 2012) - Five UC Davis Health System faculty members have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). They are among 702 new fellows -- including a total of 17 at the University of California, Davis -- honored for their scientifically distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. The AAAS will formally recognize new fellows on Feb. 16 during the association's annual meeting in Boston. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7249 Carole Gan 2012-11-29T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7242/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7242 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 28, 2012) - A UC Davis study has found that general thoracic surgeons, especially those at academic health centers, perform the vast majority of complex noncardiac operations, including surgeries of the esophagus and lungs. The authors said their results, published in the October issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, support the designation of general thoracic surgery as a distinct specialty, which will benefit patients when selecting surgeons for specific procedures. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7242 Karen Finney 2012-11-28T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7237/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7237 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 28, 2012) - Amid increasing fear of overexposure to radiation from CT scans, a panel of experts has recommended more research on the health effects of medical imaging and ways to reduce unnecessary CT tests, as well as industry standardization of CT machines. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7237 Susan Mar 2012-11-28T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7116/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7116 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 18, 2012) - An international team of geneticists, pediatricians, surgeons, and epidemiologists from 23 institutions across three continents have identified two areas of the human genome associated with the most common form of non-syndromic  craniosynostosis ― premature closure of the bony plates of the skull. [en español]  [中文 Chinese] Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7116 Phyllis Brown 2012-11-18T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7210/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7210 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 16, 2012) - The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center will host a Tweet chat to discuss the latest approaches to lung cancer treatment on Nov. 27 at 1 p.m. in recognition of Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Twitter users are invited to log in and join the conversation about new medical, surgical and radiation oncology approaches to the disease from cancer center  experts. To join, follow #UCDcancerchat. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7210 Dorsey Griffith 2012-11-16T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7199/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7199 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 16, 2012) - Borrowing a thematic page from Time magazine and its annual tradition of identifying an individual or idea that has influenced the events during the year, UC Davis stem cell researcher Paul Knoepfler is seeking nominees for what he's dubbed the "Stem Cell Person of the Year" award. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7199 Susan Mar 2012-11-16T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7190/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7190 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 13, 2012) - In a sobering study published in the journal Environmental Health, researchers at UC Davis and UCLA measured food-borne toxin exposure in children and adults by pinpointing foods with high levels of toxic compounds and determining how much of these foods were consumed. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7190 Susan Mar 2012-11-13T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7035/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7035 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 5, 2012) - UC Davis researchers have found that for children with the genetic disorder known as chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome anxiety ― but not intelligence ― is linked to poorer adaptive behaviors that affect daily life. The developmental syndrome, which is associated with a constellation of physical, cognitive and psychiatric problems, usually is apparent at birth or early childhood, and leads to lifelong challenges. [en español] or [中文 Chinese] Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7035 Phyllis Brown 2012-11-05T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7149/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7149 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (November 1, 2012) - A team of UC Davis investigators has discovered a protein on the surface of lung cancer cells that could prove to be an important new target for anti-cancer therapy. A series of experiments in mice with lung cancer showed that specific targeting of the protein with monoclonal antibodies reduced the size of tumors, lowered the occurrence of metastases and substantially lengthened survival time. The findings will be published in the November issue of Cancer Research. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7149 Dorsey Griffith 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7146/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7146 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 31, 2012) - A team of investigators led by UC Davis found that eating soy products such as soy milk and tofu did not prevent the onset of hot flashes and night sweats as women entered menopause. [en español] Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7146 Karen Finney 2012-10-31T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7118/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7118 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 31, 2012) - Uncontrolled high blood pressure damages the brain's structure and function as early as young middle age, and even the brains of middle-aged people who clinically would not be considered to have hypertension have evidence of silent structural brain damage, a study led by researchers at UC Davis has found. [en español] [中文 Chinese] Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7118 Phyllis Brown 2012-10-31T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7127/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7127 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 30, 2012) - Controlling depression in patients with heart failure can improve health status, social functioning and quality of life, according to a new study by psychiatrists and cardiologists at the UC Davis and Duke University schools of medicine. [en español] Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7127 Karen Finney 2012-10-30T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7121/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7121 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 29, 2012) - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects the brain's ability to assert self-control, of particular concern during adolescence when the negative consequences of poor self-control can result in choices that can diminish lifetime possibilities for achievement, such as dropping out of school, substance abuse, driving while under the influence or engaging in unprotected sex. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7121 Phyllis Brown 2012-10-29T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7079/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7079 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 26, 2012) - An intensive early intervention therapy that is effective for improving cognition and language skills among very young children with autism also normalizes their brain activity, decreases their autism symptoms and improves their social skills, a nationwide study has found. The researchers said that the study is the first to demonstrate that an autism early intervention program can normalize brain activity. [en español] Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7079 Phyllis Brown 2012-10-26T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7104/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7104 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 25, 2012) - A team of UC Davis scientists has shown in experimental mouse models that a new drug delivery system allows for administration of three times the maximum tolerated dose of a standard drug therapy for advanced bladder cancer, leading to more effective cancer control without increasing toxicity. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7104 Dorsey Griffith 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7122/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7122 DAVIS, Calif. (October 25, 2012) - A brief kick to the immune system of a pregnant mouse can cause persistent changes in the brains of the offspring, according to new research from the University of California, Davis, Center for Neuroscience. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7122 Susan Mar 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7084/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7084 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 17, 2012) - On the road at night or on a tennis court at dusk, the eye can be deceived. Vision is not as sharp as in the light of day, and detecting a bicyclist on the road or a careening tennis ball can be tough. New research reveals the key chemical process that corrects for potential visual errors in low-light conditions. Understanding this fundamental step could lead to new treatments for visual deficits, or might one day boost normal night vision to new levels. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7084 Carole Gan 2012-10-17T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7077/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7077 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 15, 2012) - An analysis of 27 studies linking psoriasis in 314,000 individuals with diabetes has found strong correlation between the scaly skin rash and the blood sugar disorder that predisposes patients to heart disease, say UC Davis researchers who led the review. Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7077 Susan Mar 2012-10-15T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7040/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7040 PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (October 9, 2012) - Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), along with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), SU2C's scientific partner, announced the formation of a second Dream Team project dedicated to prostate cancer research -- "Targeting Adaptive Pathways in Metastatic Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer." Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7040 Dorsey Griffith 2012-10-09T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7026/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7026 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 8, 2012) - A UC Davis Health System Eye Center study found that scleral lenses, which rest beyond the limits of the cornea and cover the white part of the eye (sclera), were a good alternative for patients with corneal abnormalities whose vision could not be corrected with other types of contact lenses or glasses. The study was published in the journal Eye & Contact Lens. Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7026 Carole Gan 2012-10-08T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7031/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7031 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 3, 2012) - Nancy E. Lane, professor of internal medicine and the endowed chair of Healthy Aging and Geriatrics at the UC Davis School of Medicine, has been awarded a $7.2 million federal grant to establish a specialized research center at UC Davis' Sacramento campus to explore the sex differences related to osteoporosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, osteoarthritis, and kyphosis (a condition causing over-curvature of the upper back). Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7031 Susan Mar 2012-10-03T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7016/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7016 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 2, 2012) - Assembling a nationally respected team of nurse, physician and mental-health leaders with broad expertise in brain health and minority aging, UC Davis has established the Latino Aging Research Resource Center (LARRC), through a prestigious five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). [en español] Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7016 Phyllis Brown 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7010/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_7010 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 28, 2012) - UC Davis investigators have found new evidence that a promising type of stem cell now being considered for a variety of disease therapies is very similar to the type of cells that give rise to cancer. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/7010 Susan Mar 2012-09-28T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6985/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6985 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 27, 2012) - Researchers at UC Davis have identified previously unrecognized properties of a naturally occurring protein, finding that it enhances brain cell growth and survival and helps regenerate the protective covering around nerve cells, making it a "strong candidate" for drug development for people with neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6985 Phyllis Brown 2012-09-27T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6988/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6988 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 25, 2012) - UC Davis cancer researchers have discovered significant differences in radiation-therapy response among patients with oropharyngeal cancer depending on whether they carry the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted virus. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6988 Dorsey Griffith 2012-09-25T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6978/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6978 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 21, 2012) - A team of UC Davis investigators, led by Christopher P. Evans, professor and chair of the Department of Urology, has received a $660,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study a promising new approach for treating advanced prostate cancer. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6978 Dorsey Griffith 2012-09-21T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6865/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6865 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 20, 2012) - Led by UC Davis researchers, the first-ever transnational study of Mexico-U.S. migration and smoking has found that U.S.-born Mexican-Americans start smoking at an earlier age but are more likely to quit than their counterparts in Mexico. [en español] Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6865 Susan Mar 2012-09-20T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6887/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6887 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 19, 2012) - An investigational compound that targets the core symptoms of fragile X syndrome is effective for addressing the social withdrawal and challenging behaviors characteristic of the condition, making it the first such discovery for fragile X syndrome and, potentially, the first for autism spectrum disorder, a study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute and Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, has found. [en español] [中文 Chinese] Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6887 Phyllis Brown 2012-09-19T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6969/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6969 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 18, 2012) - A national study has found that earnings over the course of the careers of primary-care physicians averaged as much as $2.8 million less than the earnings of their specialist colleagues, potentially making primary care a less attractive choice for medical school graduates and exacerbating the already significant shortage of medical generalists. Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6969 Karen Finney 2012-09-18T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6959/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6959 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 13, 2012) - Cameron Carter, director of the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience, has been honored by the Division of Behavioral Health Services of the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services as a Mental Health Champion. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6959 Phyllis Brown 2012-09-13T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6956/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6956 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 12, 2012) - Deborah K. Lieu, a stem cell scientist in cardiovascular medicine at UC Davis Health System, has received a $1.3 million research grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to develop stem cells that could serve as a biological alternative to the electronic pacemakers that people now use to regulate heart rhythm. Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6956 Susan Mar 2012-09-12T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6944/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6944 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 10, 2012) - Why people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at greater risk of substance dependence, particularly methamphetamine dependence, and have greater difficulty overcoming their addiction is the subject of a new study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6944 Susan Mar 2012-09-10T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6896/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6896 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 10, 2012) - The majority of U.S. firearms dealers and pawnbrokers believe it is too easy for criminals to get guns in America, results from the UC Davis Firearms Licensee Survey reveal. [en español] Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6896 Carole Gan 2012-09-10T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6933/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6933 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 7, 2012) - Although treatment strategies for high triglyceride levels in the blood are well established, new clinical practice guidelines from the Endocrine Society released today in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism recommend that more attention should be paid to the ways each person's unique history, physiology and lifestyle interact to affect risk. [en español] Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6933 Carole Gan 2012-09-07T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6911/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6911 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 28, 2012) - An interdisciplinary delegation of researchers and educators, led by UC Davis, met this month at the Integrated Biological Networks Driving Disease Outcomes conference in Uberlândia, Brazil, to explore new opportunities for collaboration with the Brazilian Research Network in the biomedical and translational sciences. Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6911 Carole Gan 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6912/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6912 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 28, 2012) - Each addressing the disease from different and unique perspectives, three young UC Davis researchers have received one of the most prestigious mental-health grants in the world to investigate one of the least understood and devastating psychiatric disorders:  schizophrenia. Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6912 Phyllis Brown 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6903/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6903 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 27, 2012) - Hispanic children often have undiagnosed developmental delays and large numbers of Hispanic and non-Hispanic children who first were thought to have developmental delay actually had autism, researchers affiliated with the UC Davis MIND Institute have found. [en español] Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6903 Karen Finney 2012-08-27T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6906/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6906 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 24, 2012) - Garen Wintemute, an emergency medicine physician and director of the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program, is available to comment on the stray-bullet shooting incident that occurred outside the Empire State Building today. Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6906 Carole Gan 2012-08-24T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6898/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6898 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 21, 2012) - For the second consecutive year, Paul Knoepfler, associate professor of cell biology and human anatomy at UC Davis School of Medicine, has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the St. Baldrick's Foundation to pursue his novel research into the molecular causes of brain tumors in children. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6898 Susan Mar 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6894/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6894 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 20, 2012) - From screening new mothers for post-partum depression to ensuring that children receive regular dental health check-ups, quality-improvement efforts by residents at UC Davis Children's Hospital have been highly effective at improving both resident education and patient outcomes, a study by pediatric medical education faculty has found. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6894 Phyllis Brown 2012-08-20T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6886/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6886 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 17, 2012) - UC Davis Health System faculty are among the principal investigators and collaborators awarded funding from the new Research Investments in Sciences and Engineering (RISE) program to conduct innovative, multidisciplinary research in areas of strategic importance to California, the nation and the world. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6886 Susan Mar 2012-08-17T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6841/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6841 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 14, 2012) - UC Davis Children's Hospital and Shriners Hospitals for Children-Northern California have embarked on a groundbreaking study of a device that uses magnets to correct sunken chest, the most common congenital chest-wall abnormality, in the same way that orthodontic braces correct teeth. [en español] Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6841 Phyllis Brown 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6872/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6872 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 13, 2012) - Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical widely used in hand soaps and other personal-care products, hinders muscle contractions at a cellular level, slows swimming in fish and reduces muscular strength in mice, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of Colorado. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6872 Susan Mar 2012-08-13T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6853/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6853 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 13, 2012) -  A team of investigators from UC Davis and Peking University have discovered a mechanism that may explain how alpha hydroxyl acids (AHAs) ― the key ingredient in cosmetic chemical peels and wrinkle-reducing creams ― work to enhance skin appearance. An understanding of the underlying process may lead to better cosmetic formulations as well as have medical applications. [ 中文 (Chinese)]  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6853 Carole Gan 2012-08-13T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6866/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6866 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 10, 2012) - Scientists affiliated with the UC Davis MIND Institute have discovered how a defective gene causes brain changes that lead to the atypical social behavior characteristic of autism. The research offers a potential target for drugs to treat the condition. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6866 Phyllis Brown 2012-08-10T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6873/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6873 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 10, 2012) - A team of 30 pain and education experts from throughout North America gathered for an intensive two-day summit at UC Davis Health System last week to develop competencies in pain management education for new clinicians across the health professions. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6873 Jennette Carrick 2012-08-10T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6864/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6864 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 9, 2012) - Ramsey Badawi, UC Davis associate professor of biomedical engineering, has won a groundbreaking grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to address whether tumors can be detected when they are two to three times smaller than those detectable using current imaging methods. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6864 Susan Mar 2012-08-09T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6863/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6863 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 8, 2012) - A new $17 million research center dedicated to identifying medical countermeasures for neurotoxic chemicals that cause seizures in humans has been established by the U.S. National Institutes of Health at the University of California, Davis. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6863 Susan Mar 2012-08-08T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6854/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6854 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 7, 2012) - Prolonged fructose consumption may contribute to the development of metabolic syndrome, a combination of medical disorders that, when occurring together, increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. [en español] Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6854 Carole Gan 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6844/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6844 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (August 6, 2012) - UC Davis Health System's Research Volunteer Registry project received the 2012 Larry L. Sautter Golden Award for Innovation in Information Technology. The project is one of nine -- and the only one from UC Davis -- to receive a Sautter Award, and it is one of only three to be recognized with a Golden Award within the entire UC system. Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6844 Carole Gan 2012-08-06T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6807/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6807 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 31, 2012) - Andrea Ferrero, a UC Davis PhD candidate in biomedical engineering, has been awarded a 2012 Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Student Research Fellowship for his work on use of PET/CT scanning to monitor the effects of breast cancer treatment. Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6807 Susan Mar 2012-07-31T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6802/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6802 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 27, 2012) - Although conscientiousness is the personality factor that predicts better performance in medical school and physician practice, a new UC Davis study has found that extroversion is the only personality type associated with better performance in the Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) process, an increasingly popular method for interviewing and selecting medical students. Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6802 Karen Finney 2012-07-27T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6808/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6808 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 26, 2012) - UC Davis Health System researchers who are working to speed therapies to patients suffering from critical limb ischemia, osteoporosis and Huntington's disease received approval today for three separate research grants from the state's stem cell agency totaling more than $53 million. [en español] Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6808 Susan Mar 2012-07-26T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6811/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6811 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 26, 2012) - UC Davis Health System researchers working to speed therapies to patients suffering from critical limb ischemia (CLI) received approval today for a $14.1 million grant from the state's stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6811 Susan Mar 2012-07-26T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6810/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6810 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 26, 2012) - Researchers at UC Davis Health System in Sacramento have received approval for a $20 million grant proposal to refine a stem cell therapy for osteoporosis patients and test its effectiveness in clinical trials over the next four years. Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6810 Susan Mar 2012-07-26T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6809/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6809 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 26, 2012) - In what scientists and patients advocates say is an exciting development in the area of Huntington's disease (HD) research, California's stem cell agency today approved a grant proposal worth nearly $20 million that is designed to propel researchers at UC Davis Health System toward preparing for the first FDA-approved cellular therapy for HD patients. Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6809 Susan Mar 2012-07-26T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6797/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6797 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 23, 2012) - Emanual Maverakis, assistant professor of dermatology at UC Davis School of Medicine, joins a highly select group later this month in a White House ceremony honoring recipients of this year's Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers.   Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6797 Susan Mar 2012-07-23T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6796/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6796 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 20, 2012) - With a $700,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a UC Davis researcher will determine if primary-care physicians can use specific interviewing techniques to improve the self-care skills of patients with depression and diabetes. Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6796 Karen Finney 2012-07-20T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6791/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6791 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 19, 2012) - For children receiving kidney transplants, a potentially correctable blood condition present in about one in four recipients is associated with a moderately increased risk of the graft's later failure, suggesting that clinicians should weigh whether transplant is advisable when the condition is present, according to UC Davis research presented today at the 24th International Congress of the Transplantation Society in Berlin. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6791 Phyllis Brown 2012-07-19T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6642/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6642 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 16, 2012) - A new epidemiological study led by UC Davis researchers reveals significant racial disparities in the use of non-surgical larynx-preservation therapy for locally advanced laryngeal cancer. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6642 Dorsey Griffith 2012-07-16T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6767/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6767 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 11, 2012) - UC Davis researcher Iannis Adamopoulos has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to study the causes of rheumatoid arthritis -- a chronic disease that affects people of all ages and leads to permanent bone and joint damage. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6767 Karen Finney 2012-07-11T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6762/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6762 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 10, 2012) - UC Davis researchers have shown that their specially constructed PET/CT scanner enables better monitoring of the course of inflammatory arthritis - a costly and painful disease. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6762 Susan Mar 2012-07-10T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6483/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6483 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 9, 2012) - Most people killed or wounded in stray-bullet shootings were unaware of events leading to the gunfire that caused their injuries, and nearly one-third of the victims were children and nearly half were female, according to a new nationwide study examining an often-overlooked form of gun violence Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6483 Carole Gan 2012-07-09T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6753/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6753 DAVIS, Calif. (July 6, 2012) - Patients look up their illnesses online to become better informed and prepared to play an active role in their care -- not because they mistrust their doctors, a new University of California, Davis, study suggests.   Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6753 Susan Mar 2012-07-06T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6748/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6748 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 6, 2012) - An evaluation of national data by UC Davis researchers has found that extra weight is not necessarily linked with a higher risk of death. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6748 Karen Finney 2012-07-06T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6747/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6747 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 5, 2012) - An innovative physician education program that combines psychiatry with either family practice or internal medicine training has received $1.2 million in additional funding from the California Department of Mental Health to extend the program through 2014. [español] Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6747 Susan Mar 2012-07-05T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6745/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6745 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 3, 2012) - Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, a national leader in the study of liver diseases whose work focuses on the role of retinoids and their receptors in control of liver function, joined the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine as professor and vice chair of research on July 1. Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6745 Susan Mar 2012-07-03T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6740/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6740 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 2, 2012) - UC Davis Health System researchers who want to investigate new approaches to treating neurological diseases now have an unprecedented set of tools for making clinical trials more efficient, getting results more rapidly and, ultimately, enabling them to bring innovative and effective treatments to people with debilitating disorders. Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6740 Susan Mar 2012-07-02T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6624/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6624 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 2, 2012) - Knowing whether a patient's tumor has this protein biomarker could help doctors determine if a patient should undergo standard treatment or if a more aggressive or alternative therapy may be more effective. [en español] Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6624 Susan Mar 2012-07-02T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6735/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6735 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 29, 2012) - With increasing expectations from younger generations that careers be more family-friendly and to help address the predicted physician shortage in coming decades, academic medical centers nationwide are looking for ways to strengthen faculty workplace policies to attract and retain physicians.  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6735 Susan Mar 2012-06-29T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6737/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6737 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 29, 2012) - Jacqueline N. Crawley, one of the world's foremost researchers in behavioral neuroscience and a leading investigator using mouse models to develop novel, targeted treatments for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, joins the faculty of the UC Davis School of Medicine and UC Davis MIND Institute in July as the Robert E. Chason Chair in Translational Research. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6737 Phyllis Brown 2012-06-29T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6732/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6732 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 27, 2012) - Three multidisciplinary teams of UC Davis researchers have been awarded IDEA grants from the California Breast Cancer Research Program. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6732 Dorsey Griffith 2012-06-27T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6721/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6721 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 26, 2012) - A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that the federal government made about $13 billion in duplicative payments to provide health-care services to veterans who were simultaneously enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans from 2004-2009. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6721 Carole Gan 2012-06-26T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6712/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6712 (June 22, 2012) - The UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities will announce the results of a first-of-its-kind study commissioned by the State of California that details barriers to access and utilization of mental-health services among Latinos in California and offers solutions for reducing those disparities. Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6712 Susan Mar 2012-06-22T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6696/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6696 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 21, 2012) - A team of researchers led by UC Davis Health System has found that human alpha-defensin 6 (HD6) - a key component of the body's innate defense system - binds to microbial surfaces and forms "nanonets" that surround, entangle and disable microbes, preventing bacteria from attaching to or invading intestinal cells. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6696 Carole Gan 2012-06-21T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6703/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6703 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 20, 2012) - Joshua Fenton, a leader in research to improve the quality of primary health-care services, has been selected to receive nearly $700,000 from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to identify ways to reduce unneeded medical care. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6703 Karen Finney 2012-06-20T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6698/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6698 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 19, 2012) - Experts from UC Davis Health System will share their latest research about regenerative medicine, with a focus on leukemia and lymphoma, during a community forum on the university's Sacramento campus. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6698 Charles Casey 2012-06-19T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6692/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6692 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 15, 2012) - Researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute and the University of Washington have received grants from Autism Speaks to extend their groundbreaking research into novel, high-impact treatments for very young children. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6692 Phyllis Brown 2012-06-15T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6677/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6677 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 13, 2012) - A new study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute suggests that women who consume the recommended daily dosage of folic acid, the synthetic form of folate or vitamin B-9, during the first month of pregnancy may have a reduced risk of having a child with autism. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6677 Phyllis Brown 2012-06-13T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6671/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6671 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 11, 2012) - Karen Kelly, associate director for clinical research at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been selected as a 2012 fellow with the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6671 Susan Mar 2012-06-11T00:00:00Z http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6667/?WT.rss_f=UC Davis Health System research news&WT.rss_ev=a&WT.rss_a=Article_6667 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 6, 2012) - A team of UC Davis investigators has found that a genetic mutation may play an important role in the development of prostate cancer. The mutation of the so-called p53 (or Tp53) gene was previously implicated in late disease progression, but until now has never been shown to act as an initiating factor. The findings may open new avenues for diagnosing and treating the disease. Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/research/6667 Dorsey Griffith 2012-06-06T00:00:00Z