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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

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

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

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