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California’s stem cell agency funds research into bioprint pacemaker
UC Davis Health professor Deborah Lieu granted CIRM funding to develop a bio-pacemaker by bioprinting hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts.
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Surgery resident awarded prestigious T32 federal research grant
The award allows Nataliya Bahatyrevich, an aspiring cardiothoracic surgeon, to spend a year in a laboratory and pursue a Master of Science in biomedical engineering.
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COPD Clinic creates remote patient monitoring program to reduce hospital readmissions
The program’s goal is to empower high-risk patients with health technology to help remove barriers to care, in turn improving clinical outcomes and quality of life.
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UC Davis Health orthopaedics first in region to offer weight-bearing CT scan technology
The UC Davis Health Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Sports, and Foot & Ankle Clinic now has the first weight-bearing CT scan machine in the Northern California region, offering providers improved insight about injuries.
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UC Davis doctor first in the world to implant a retrievable leadless pacemaker in a child
The retrievable pacemaker was implanted via internal jugular vein in the Cardiac CathLab and has no leads. Instead, the heart absorbs it.
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Multidisciplinary team supports patients at greater risk of fragility fractures
Roughly 44 million Americans have low bone density, placing them at an increased risk for broken bones. These individuals often experience fragility fractures, the result of a fall from standing height or less.
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Female and male hearts respond differently to stress hormone in mouse study
A new study by UC Davis researchers published in Science Advances concludes that female and male hearts respond differently to noradrenaline.
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Center for Skull Base Surgery earns national distinction
The North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) recognized the UC Davis Center for Skull Base Surgery as a NASBS Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction. The center provides life-changing care for patients with a variety of skull base, brain, head and neck tumors.
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Physician receives grant to strengthen connection between doctors and patients
UC Davis Health second-year gynecologic-oncology fellow Nicole Rubin is one of 21 recipients of funding by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for Back to Bedside, an initiative aimed to develop strategies for finding deeper connections with patients.
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Advances in heart failure take center stage at cardiovascular summit
Cardiovascular experts from UC Davis Health presented new research and clinical findings at the 2022 Heart Failure Summit this past fall.
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First-ever genetic map to identify causes of sarcoma
New research published in the journal of Science unlocks the genetic mystery of why some people develop sarcoma.
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Less sex during menopause transition not linked to sexual pain
Having sex less often during the transition to menopause is not associated with an increased risk of developing pain with intercourse, according to a new study published recently by the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.