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MIND Institute marks World Fragile X Day with expert discussion, teal lights

UC Davis Health — July 18, 2022

The UC Davis MIND Institute is marking World Fragile X Day with teal lights and an expert panel discussion. The genetic condition causes developmental delays and is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and most common single gene cause of autism.

Randi Hagerman with FXS sign

Area high schoolers get hands-on lessons in nursing

UC Davis Health — July 15, 2022

More than three dozen students from underserved high schools in Sacramento spent two weeks at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. They received hands-on experience and discovered the pathways to a future in the nursing profession.

High school students stand around hospital bed in simulation with manikin to learn health care skills

New trial hopes to improve health care for women with gestational diabetes

UC Davis Health — July 15, 2022

A new trial focuses on behavioral strategies to improve healthcare among racially and ethnically diverse patients with gestational diabetes. The trial aims to identify effective interventions that increase preventive screening for type 2 diabetes after a gestational diabetes diagnosis.

Susan Brown wearing a white shirt and blue sweater

Machine learning identifies gun buyers at risk of suicide

UC Davis Health — July 14, 2022

A first-of-its-kind study from the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis shows an algorithm can forecast the likelihood of firearm suicide using handgun purchasing data. The study was published in JAMA Network Open.

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Research reveals how brain inflammation may link Alzheimer’s risk, sleep disturbance

UCI Health — July 13, 2022

Irvine, Calif. – A multisite research team from the University of California, Irvine, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Wake Forest University has discovered that brain inflammation may link Alzheimer’s disease risk with sleep disturbance, which may aid early detection and prevention efforts by identifying novel treatment targets at preclinical stages…

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