A new collaborative approach has begun revealing, in detail, how a set of around 100 autism spectrum disorder genes may lead to serious developmental problems. The technique involves looking beyond genes and their mutations, to the proteins they code for.
After two lawsuits claimed caffeinated lemonade led to the death of individuals with heart conditions, our cardiology experts answered questions about caffeine and heart health.
UC Davis researchers are recruiting infants ages 6-12 months for a new national telehealth study aimed at understanding which developmental delays could indicate autism or other conditions.
Betty Irene Moore, the namesake and co- founder of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis died Dec. 12 at the age of 95. She is remembered as an advocate for patients and families, a champion of nursing and a pioneer for improving health care. She is…
Karandeep Singh, MD, has been recruited as the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Endowed Chair in Digital Health Innovation at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and named as the inaugural chief health artificial intelligence (AI) officer at UC San Diego Health, a newly developed position...
On December 11, 2023, UC San Diego Health successfully completed the purchase of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center from Prime Healthcare. The acquisition of the 302-bed medical facility greatly expands the university’s growing network of clinics and hospitals to better serve patients with...
Participants in the largest-ever ‘chain’ kidney transplant completed at UC Davis Medical Center had the opportunity to meet one another for the first time.
A new study finds teens who have more demand for cannabis are likely to use it for enjoyment and coping. Understanding motives is important for addiction prevention.
As rates of limb amputations due to diabetes continue to rise, UCSF’s Center for Limb Preservation and Diabetic Foot provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care to some of the Bay Area’s most severe cases.
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