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A Campus-City Collaboration Has Shielded the Community From COVID-19

  • by Andy Fell
  • September 24, 2021
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50 Years of CT Scans and the Future of Medical Imaging

  • by Andy Fell
  • September 10, 2021
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How Gut Microbes Promote Antibodies in Breast Milk

  • by Andy Fell
  • September 08, 2021
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Natural Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Increased Pregnancy Loss in Rhesus Macaques

  • by Andy Fell
  • September 02, 2021
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  • Human & Animal Health
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Both Sucrose and High Fructose Corn Syrup Linked to Increased Health Risks

  • by Trina Wood
  • August 30, 2021
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Researchers Identify a Potentially Safer Approach to Opioid Drug Development

  • by Kimberly P. Cummings
  • August 24, 2021
  • Egghead
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Identifying Sites for Testing Modified Mosquitoes as a Strategy to Eradicate Malaria

  • by Andy Fell
  • August 18, 2021
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Cats Prefer to Get Free Meals Rather Than Work for Them

  • by Amy Quinton
  • August 09, 2021
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Protecting Animals When Disaster Strikes

  • by Amy Quinton
  • August 02, 2021
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  • Human & Animal Health
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California Budget Includes Money to Help Homeless Animals

  • by Andy Cowitt
  • July 28, 2021
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Turning Tarantula Venom Into Pain Relief

  • by Lisa Howard
  • July 14, 2021
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Personalized Medicine for Cats With Heart Disease

  • by Amy Quinton
  • July 06, 2021
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  • Human & Animal Health
 A blood-filled mosquito on human skin

New Research on Mosquito Gene Drives is Good News for Malaria Control

  • by Andy Fell
  • June 22, 2021
  • Egghead
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Two adult mountain gorillas snuggle with infant gorilla in Rwanda forest.

Conservation Success Leads to New Challenges for Endangered Mountain Gorillas

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • May 25, 2021
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • One Health
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Air Quality Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s

  • by Trina Wood
  • May 17, 2021
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Measuring Brain Blood Flow and Activity With Light

  • by Andy Fell
  • May 12, 2021
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Science & Technology
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PsychLight Sensor to Enable Discovery of New Psychiatric Drugs

  • by Andy Fell
  • April 28, 2021
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Science & Technology
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‘Real Breakthrough’ in COVID-19 Testing

  • by Lisa Howard
  • April 27, 2021
  • Human & Animal Health
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A Race Against the Virus: How UC Davis Health Created Its COVID-19 Test in 19 Days

  • by Lisa Howard
  • April 19, 2021
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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Meatpacking Plants Increased COVID-19 Cases in US Counties

  • by Amy Quinton
  • April 15, 2021
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Food & Agriculture
Three generations of women family members who participated in DDT exposure study stand together

DDT Exposure in Grandmothers Linked to Obesity, Earlier Periods in Granddaughters

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • April 14, 2021
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
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$15 Million Grant to Renew Center Studying Effects of Maternal Infections on Offspring

  • by Evan White
  • April 07, 2021
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
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Prioritizing Who Gets Vaccinated for COVID-19 Saves Lives

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • April 02, 2021
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
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Can the Right Probiotic Work for Breast Milk-Fed Babies?

  • by Amy Quinton
  • March 24, 2021
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Animal Model Opens Way to Test Alzheimer’s Disease Therapies

  • by Andy Fell
  • March 18, 2021
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