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Teen sleep study shows link between timing of brain and sexual maturation
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “In the largest longitudinal study to date of electrical activity in the brains of sleeping adolescents, UC Davis scientists have discovered that the timing of brain maturation is associated with the timing of puberty.” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Most Recently Shared on March 29, 2012 at 7:21 pm By:
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UC Davis researchers find link between timing of brain and sexual maturation http://t.co/DYDyT9oA
Pediatrics clinic relies on the kindness of the community: UC Davis Health System Feature Story
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “Pediatrics clinic relies on the kindness of the community: UC Davis Health System Feature Story” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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Nice mention of @ReachOutandRead @UCDavis! General pediatrics clinic relies on the kindness of the community: http://t.co/rCfiAHkt #literacy
"Coaching Boys into Men" an effective tool for stopping teen dating violence
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “Male high school athletes' ability to recognize and intervene to stop dating violence -- the physical, sexual and emotional aggression prevalent in adolescent romantic relationships -- is improved with the intervention of some of the most important role models in young men's lives: their coaches. [en español]” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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UC Davis researchers find “Coaching Boys into Men” effective tool for stopping teen dating violence http://t.co/UHxIABPa
Lung doctors expect respiratory diseases will worsen with global climate change
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “Worldwide increases in the incidences of asthma, allergies, infectious and cardiovascular diseases will result from a variety of impacts of global climate change, including rising temperatures, worsening ozone levels in urban areas, the spread of desertification, and expansions of the ranges of communicable diseases as the planet heats up, the professional organization representing respiratory and airway physicians stated in a new position paper released today.” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Most Recently Shared on March 15, 2012 at 2:34 pm By:
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UC Davis Health researchers predict respiratory diseases will worsen with global climate change http://t.co/kUj6XL54
Assessing the impact of the Affordable Care Act on health care for veterans
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “While the Affordable Care Act will expand health insurance coverage for low-income persons through Medicaid and state health-insurance exchanges, including much-needed care for 1.8 million uninsured veterans in the U.S., the new insurance coverage option also may have a number of unintended negative effects on health care for veterans, said Kenneth W. Kizer, director of the Institute for Population Health Improvement at UC Davis Health System.” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Most Recently Shared on February 22, 2012 at 10:28 pm By:
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#Veterans health expert Ken Kizer writes in JAMA of potential negative effects of Affordable Care Act on vets http://t.co/9yDkaRDB
UC Davis to collaborate with RTI International to refine point-of-care technologies
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “The UC Davis Point-of-Care Technologies Center plans to collaborate with RTI International, an independent, nonprofit research institute based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, to ensure the accuracy and efficacy of point-of-care (POC) technologies used in emergency and disaster settings. [en español]” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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UC Davis Health System teams up with @RTI_Intl to refine point-of-care technologies for post-disaster care http://t.co/aZSVM0lf
Pancreatic hormone linked with severe heart disease in obese and diabetic patients
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “Severe heart damage in people who are obese and diabetic is linked with a pancreatic hormone called amylin, UC Davis researchers have found.” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Most Recently Shared on February 16, 2012 at 10:04 pm By:
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Pancreatic hormone "a stealth killer" UC Davis Health System researcher finds. http://t.co/uhMpurVL
Common flame retardant linked to social, behavioral and learning deficits
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “Mice genetically engineered to be susceptible to autism-like behaviors that were exposed to a common flame retardant were less fertile and their offspring were smaller, less sociable and demonstrated marked deficits in learning and long-term memory when compared with the offspring of normal unexposed mice, a study by researchers at UC Davis has found. The researchers said the study is the first to link genetics and epigenetics with exposure to a flame retardant chemical.” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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UC Davis researchers link common flame retardants to social, behavioral, learning deficits http://t.co/Zjla7xI5
UC Davis Cancer Center selected as part of national effort to increase minority participation in cancer clinical trials
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “Researchers from the UC Davis Cancer Center are part of a national effort that has just received a five-year round of funding to better understand and address barriers that limit the participation of minority populations in cancer therapeutic trials. [en español]” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Most Recently Shared on February 15, 2012 at 10:02 pm By:
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UC Davis Health System joins nationwide effort to increase minority participation in cancer clinical trials http://t.co/zqXkTL7z
SIV infection may lead to increase in immune-suppressive Treg cells
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “Tissue in monkeys infected with a close relative of HIV can ramp up production of a type of T cell that actually weakens the body's attack against the invading virus. The discovery, in lymph nodes draining the intestinal tract, could help explain how the HIV virus evades the body's immune defenses.” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Most Recently Shared on February 13, 2012 at 10:25 pm By:
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UC Davis Health System study: HIV infection causes certain T cells to weaken body's attack against virus http://t.co/iObNhEzb
Patient satisfaction linked to higher health-care expenses and mortality
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “A team of UC Davis researchers found that people who are the most satisfied with their doctors are more likely to be hospitalized, accumulate more health-care and drug expenditures, and have higher death rates than patients who are less satisfied with their care. [en español]” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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UC Davis Health System study finds patient satisfaction tied to higher health-care expenses, mortality http://t.co/EjUiOTVb
Cal Aggie Alumni Association recognizes three distinguished alumni and faculty
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “Distinguished alumni and faculty at the UC Davis School of Medicine are among the recipients who will receive awards from the Cal Aggie Alumni Association for their contributions to medicine and service to the university and the community at the 2012 Alumni Awards Gala on Saturday at Jacuzzi Family Vineyards in Sonoma.” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Most Recently Shared on February 9, 2012 at 8:42 pm By:
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UC Davis School of Medicine alumni rock! http://t.co/SaWSKrtX
UC Davis Health System and California Department of Health Care Services partner to establish statewide Medi-Cal quality improvement program
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced today that it has established a partnership with the Institute for Population Health Improvement (IPHI) at UC Davis Health System to improve the quality of care provided by the state's $46 billion a year Medi-Cal program.” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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UC Davis Health System signs on to help improve California's Medi-Cal system http://t.co/c5Y4sNKR
UC Davis experts to host discussion on chronic pain and the promise of stem cell therapies
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “Experts from UC Davis Health System will share the latest research about regenerative medicine, with a focus on chronic pain and the promise of stem cell therapies, during a community forum on the university's Sacramento campus.” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Most Recently Shared on February 2, 2012 at 9:45 pm By:
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Come hear @UCD_Health experts talk about promise of #stemcell therapies for chronic pain 2/7 in #Sacramento http://t.co/4UfBhkxk
Job-related injuries and illnesses estimated to cost nation $250 billion per year
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu — “In the first comprehensive review of its kind since 1992, a UC Davis researcher has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally assumed. [en español]” View full resource at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Most Recently Shared on January 17, 2012 at 7:22 pm By:
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Researcher J. Paul Leigh @UCD_Health puts price tag of job-related injuries, illnesses in US at $250B a year http://t.co/GjUNVJjd
