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UC Davis Establishes Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics

  • by Andy Fell
  • February 02, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Science & Technology
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Cyborg Cells Could Be Tools for Health and Environment

  • by Andy Fell
  • January 18, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Science & Technology
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New UC Davis Documentary to Air on PBS

  • by Lisa Howard
  • January 12, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Dateline
  • Society, Arts & Culture
A veterinarian is using a stethoscope to examine a brown and white cat. The cat's eyes are slightly dilated. Researchers have found cats show fewer signs of stress when appointments are virtual rather than in a veterinary office.

UC Davis Researchers Study Telemedicine for Cats

  • by Emily C. Dooley
  • January 11, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
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Chancellor’s All About the Heartbeat

  • by UC Davis Health
  • December 21, 2022
  • University
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Dateline
  • Human & Animal Health
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Aged Before Their Time: Atrazine and Diminished Egg Quality in Mice

  • by Silke Schmidt
  • December 19, 2022
  • Egghead
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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Clinical Trial Offers Hope for Spina Bifida Cure

  • by Tricia Tomiyoshi
  • December 19, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
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Zoonotic Disease in Dogs Rises in Southern Chile After Deworming Program Canceled

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 19, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
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Professor Christine Kreuder Johnson to Serve as U.S. Science Envoy

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • December 06, 2022
  • University
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Dateline
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UC Davis Health Opens New State-of-the-Art Eye Care Facility

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • December 05, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Dateline
  • Human & Animal Health
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Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Offers Long-Term Protection Against Severe Disease

  • by Tom Hughes
  • December 01, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • COVID-19
David Brockman, a retired firefighter and hand amputee, shows off his new myoelectric prosthetic device.

Making Prosthetics More Lifelike

  • by Amy Quinton
  • November 28, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
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‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 6: ‘Linking Wartime Trauma to Dementia in Vietnamese American Communities’

  • by Amy Quinton
  • November 15, 2022
  • Unfold Podcast
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
Dave Brockman, a hand amputee, wears a myoelectric prosthesis that looks like a red and black glove. He sits in front of his orthotist who is making sure the fit is correct.

‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 5: ‘The Human Machine: Reimagining Prosthetics’

  • by Amy Quinton
  • November 08, 2022
  • Unfold Podcast
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
Izzy Hack. a veterinary student dressed in scrubs, examines a chihuahua pug mix puppy.

‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 4: ‘Connecting Health Care to People and Pets’

  • by Amy Quinton
  • November 01, 2022
  • Unfold Podcast
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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Chew On This: Personalized Health Care for Mountain Gorillas

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • October 20, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
  • Science and Climate
A german shepperd mix dog lies on an exam table and is being prepped for a cancer treatment in a linnear accelerator.

‘Unfold’ Podcast Episode 3: ‘How Dogs Could Help Doctors Find the Next Cancer Treatment’

  • by Amy Quinton
  • October 18, 2022
  • Unfold Podcast
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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COVID-19 Virus Infects Neurons, Induces Inflammation in the Brains of Rhesus Macaques

  • by Logan Savidge
  • October 13, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • COVID-19
  • Human & Animal Health
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‘Unfold’: Stem Cells and Surgery Used in Spina Bifida Trial for Humans

  • by Amy Quinton
  • October 11, 2022
  • Unfold Podcast
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Dateline
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‘Unfold’ Podcast Launches Season 4 Focused on Health

  • by Amy Quinton
  • October 04, 2022
  • Unfold Podcast
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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Preventing Serious Brain Damage From Nerve Agents

  • by Amy Quinton
  • September 26, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
First-year veterinary medicine students learn how to check the health and how to work with horses at the Center for Equine Health

Wellness Check

  • by Lev Farris Goldenberg and Sudhiksha Shanbhag Kota
  • September 26, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
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Cross-Disciplinary Group at UC Davis Investigates Health Care Burnout in the Medical Fields

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • September 22, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
  • University
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Single-protein Images Show How E. coli Repairs DNA While Replicating It

  • by Andy Fell
  • September 22, 2022
  • Egghead
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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Malaria Spike Linked to Amphibian Die-Off

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • September 20, 2022
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • One Health
  • Science and Climate

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