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The Dark Matter of Food: Uncovering the Structures of Carbohydrates

  • by Greg Watry
  • May 16, 2023
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  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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Capsule Captures First Look Inside Digestion in Healthy People

  • by Andy Fell
  • May 10, 2023
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  • Science & Technology
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Alumna Deb Neff Gives $8M to Biological Sciences

  • by Clémentine Sicard
  • May 09, 2023
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Plant Biologists, Microbiologist Elected to National Academy of Sciences

  • by News and Media Relations
  • May 09, 2023
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  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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Livestream Added: Jennifer Doudna to Speak at Edwin G. Krebs Symposium

  • by Lisa Howard
  • May 02, 2023
  • Dateline
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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DVM student Melissa Hernandez ‘23 and Dr. Kate Farrell examine a small Chihuahua mix breed dog on a table in the UC Davis veterinary hospital's Emergency Room. The new ER/ICU will open on May 3. (UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine)

Nation’s No. 1 Veterinary School to Open New ER/ICU

  • by Rob Warren
  • April 26, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
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Warning Labels on Restaurant Menus Reduced Likelihood Consumers Would Order High-Sugar Foods

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • April 18, 2023
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Resident T-Cells Key to Salmonella Immunity

  • by Andy Fell
  • April 17, 2023
  • Egghead
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Study Predicts Poor Survival Rates if Ebola Infects Endangered Mountain Gorillas

  • by Amy Bond
  • April 12, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
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Understanding Why BRCA2 Is Linked to Cancer Risk

  • by Andy Fell
  • April 03, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Science & Technology
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Fewer Than 10% of Patients Screened for Food Insecurity During Pandemic

  • by Amy Quinton
  • March 30, 2023
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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Revealing a Key Process in How the Brain Forms Memories

  • by Lisa Howard
  • March 29, 2023
  • Egghead
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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Sea Otters Killed by Unusual Parasite Strain

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • March 22, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
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Humans Are Leading Source of Death for California Mountain Lions, Despite Hunting Protections

  • by University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • March 20, 2023
  • Science and Climate
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
We'll soon spring forward into Daylight Saving Time. A sleep medicine expert says there is a reason it takes our bodies so long to adjust.

‘Unfold’ Podcast Bonus Episode: Is Springing Forward Bad for Your Health?

  • by Amy Quinton
  • March 07, 2023
  • Unfold Podcast
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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Using Hydra to Understand Tissue Regeneration

  • by Andy Fell
  • March 06, 2023
  • Egghead
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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$3.5 Million Grant to Study Disease Causing Vision Loss in Children

  • by Messiah Folashade Foster
  • February 23, 2023
  • Egghead
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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The Nuances of Memory with Charan Ranganath

  • by Greg Watry
  • February 21, 2023
  • Egghead
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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Receptor Location Matters for Psychedelic Drug Effects

  • by Andy Fell
  • February 16, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Science & Technology
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Heavy Necking: New Insights Into the Sex Life of Giraffes

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • February 08, 2023
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Science and Climate
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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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