Human & Animal Health

Preventing Serious Brain Damage From Nerve Agents

• by Amy Quinton
• September 26, 2022

• Research
• Human & Animal Health

UC Davis is establishing a new center designed to develop ways to prevent long-term brain damage in humans when poisoned by organophosphate chemical nerve agents or pesticides.

Guidelines to Lower Intake of Added Sugar are Necessary and Justified

• by Dr. Kimber Stanhope
• July 14, 2022

• Human & Animal Health
• Research

The lowering of dietary recommendations for the consumption of free or added sugar from 25% to 10% of daily calories has been criticized as being based on low-quality scientific evidence, ill-informed opinions and over-extrapolation of results from studies on sugar-sweetened beverages. This Comment by Dr. Kimber Stanhope rebuts these criticisms.

COVID-19 Antibodies From Eggs

• by Andy Fell, UC Davis News
• July 13, 2022

• Research
• Human & Animal Health

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have been able to produce antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in hen eggs. Antibodies harvested from eggs might be used to treat COVID-19 or as a preventative measure for people exposed to the disease.

UC Davis Interdisciplinary Research Teams Join Forces to Prepare for the Next Pandemic

• by Neelanjana Gautam
• June 30, 2022

• Research
• Human & Animal Health

On April 22, the Office of Research hosted a Team Research Forum with six experts to discuss the strength of interdisciplinary research in predictive intelligence so humans can better prepare themselves to navigate the risks of future pandemic challenges.

Pathogens Can Hitch a Ride on Plastic to Reach the Sea

• by Kat Kerlin, UC Davis News
• April 26, 2022

• Human & Animal Health

Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.

Wildfire Smoke Exposure in Early Pregnancy Affects Infant Monkey Behavior

• by Andy Fell
• April 01, 2022

• Human & Animal Health

Infant monkeys conceived while their mothers were naturally exposed to wildfire smoke show behavioral changes compared to animals conceived days later, according to a new UC Davis study.

Engineered Tissue May Heal Injured Joints

• by Rob Warren
• March 18, 2022

• Research
• Human & Animal Health
• Research
• Small Animal

Dogs with joint injuries may be helped in the future thanks to a CCAH-funded study to engineer new tissue.

New Research Shows Predictors for Diabetes are Different for Black and White Women

• by Neelanjana Gautam, Office of Research
• March 16, 2022

• Human & Animal Health

Candice Price, an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biosciences in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, conducts research to better understand the mechanisms for developing cardiometabolic diseases, including diabetes in Black women.

The Effects of Chronic Exposure to Ambient Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Alzheimer’s Disease

• by Trina Wood
• March 07, 2022

• Human & Animal Health

People who worked out in even moderately polluted air did not show the kinds of brain improvements tied to a lower risk of dementia.

Seeing the Big Picture

• by Jocelyn Anderson, UC Davis Magazine
• February 23, 2022

• Human & Animal Health

Understanding the interaction between people, animals, plants and their shared environment — collectively known as One Health — has never been so important.

Gut Bacteria Differences Between Black and White Women Linked to Insulin Sensitivity

• by Nadine Yehya, UC Davis Health
• January 25, 2022

• Human & Animal Health
• Research

A study led by the University of California, Davis, has found significant differences in gut bacteria between Black and white women, even after accounting for their insulin sensitivity status. 

Antibody Treatment Prevents Inflammation in Lungs, Nervous System in Macaques With SARS-CoV-2

• by Andy Fell
• November 01, 2021

• Human & Animal Health

Monoclonal antibodies protected aged, diabetic rhesus macaque monkeys from disease due to SARS-CoV-2 and reduced signs of inflammation, including in cerebrospinal fluid, according to a new study from UC Davis researchers.

Unlocking the Genetic Code to Disease

• by Trina Wood
• October 21, 2021

• Human & Animal Health

Genetics — or the study of how particular physical traits are passed from parents to offspring — also applies to understanding disease inheritance. 

Identifying Sites for Testing Modified Mosquitoes as a Strategy to Eradicate Malaria

• by Andy Fell, UC Davis News
• August 18, 2021

• Human & Animal Health
• Research

Over the past several years molecular geneticists have been researching the application of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to mosquitoes that transmit malaria.

UC Davis Launches Second Season of ‘Deans Discuss’ Podcast Series

• by Rob Warren
• May 12, 2021

• Human & Animal Health

What do human and veterinary medicine have in common? More than just a global pandemic, as UC Davis School of Medicine Dean Allison Brashear and UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Dean Michael Lairmore explore in the first episode of the second season of their Deans Discuss podcast this week.