IN THE NEWS: The American Heart Association lists a balanced diet incorporating monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats as the key to lowering bad cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of heart disease or stroke. “More than 80% of sesame oil is made up of healthy, unsaturated fats,” says Jessica VanRoo, CCMP…
Powerful electron microscopy and 3D imaging leads scientists to a new discovery showing how the TGF-Beta signaling protein is able to move much more freely than previously thought.
IN THE NEWS: Glioblastoma is the most aggressive type of brain cancer, primarily affecting older adults. It is also the most lethal. Despite aggressive treatments such as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, the median survival rate for the 13,000 people diagnosed each year is a dismal 16 months. This has led…
Medical student Ferheen Abbasi has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to conduct research on endometriosis, a painful condition for which there is no cure.
IN THE NEWS: UCI Health pharmacists are prioritizing personalized patient encounters to improve their care and ensure positive outcomes, says Chief Pharmacy Officer Melanie Joe, PharmD. Joe was among a group of chief pharmacy officers who recently shared what their health systems are doing to boost their patients' experience with…
The UC Davis School of Medicine received $400 million in external research awards in fiscal year 2023-24. These federal, state and industry awards fund cutting edge medical and health research.
A UC Davis Health study found 22 percent of adults and 10 percent of children who participated in an air-quality study in California’s San Joaquin Valley were breathing detectable levels of pesticides.
A new study is projecting that the number of people in the U.S. with atrial fibrillation, a common precursor to stroke, is about three times higher than previous estimates. An estimated 35% of people with a-fib will have a stroke.
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