Human and Animal Health Content

Surprising Benefits of Using Sheep as Lawn Mowers

Jocelyn C Anderson — February 21, 2023 - 9:09am

Discover how 51�ԹϺ�� Davis is using its sheep mowers to not only cut grass on campus, but also to boost sustainability and relieve stress and anxiety for students.

Clinical Trial Offers Hope for Spina Bifida Cure

Jocelyn C Anderson — December 19, 2022 - 9:19am

Interdisciplinary research leads to historic clinical trial delivering stem cells during fetal surgery to treat spina bifida.

Making Prosthetics More Lifelike

Jocelyn C Anderson — November 28, 2022 - 12:22pm

See how 51�ԹϺ�� Davis scientists and surgeons are performing better amputations, using AI, and creating smart prosthetic devices to improve the lives of amputees.

California Families Project: Resilience and Community

Jocelyn C Anderson — October 31, 2022 - 10:30am

Landmark 51�ԹϺ�� Davis study of Mexican-origin families looks at vast range of influences on human development from infancy to old age.

‘Unfold’ Podcast Episode 3: ‘How Dogs Could Help Doctors Find the Next Cancer Treatment’

Amy M Quinton — October 18, 2022 - 11:24am

51�ԹϺ�� Davis doctors and veterinarians are teaming up to help fight cancer in both dogs and humans.

‘Unfold’: Stem Cells and Surgery Used in Spina Bifida Trial for Humans

Dave Jones — October 11, 2022 - 1:15pm

Both humans and dogs are susceptible to spina bifida, a spinal birth defect that can lead to paralysis. In Part 2 of our new season of Unfold, we examine the first human clinical trial using stem cells and surgery to treat the condition.

You’ll meet one of the couples taking part in the clinical trial. They dropped everything and moved from Oregon to Sacramento in the hope that the stem cell and fetal surgery treatment would allow their child to walk.

Hear their extraordinary journey here:

‘Unfold’ Podcast Launches Season 4 Focused on Health

Amy M Quinton — October 04, 2022 - 11:00am

Unfold, a 51�ԹϺ�� Davis podcast, launches its fourth season. Its first episode focuses on treating spina bifida in bulldogs.

Wellness Check

Jocelyn C Anderson — September 26, 2022 - 9:00am

Veterinary, nursing and medicine researchers at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis aim to create resilience training solutions for health care workers dealing with stress and burnout.

Cross-Disciplinary Group at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Investigates Health Care Burnout in the Medical Fields

Jocelyn C Anderson — September 22, 2022 - 12:24pm

A team of researchers at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis is conducting an interdisciplinary study — in medicine, nursing and veterinary medicine — seeking to gather data that could determine ways to enhance programs and build resilience to health care burnout.

Grant will Support Work to Improve PPE for Healthcare Workers

Andy Fell — November 03, 2021 - 10:08am

A multidisciplinary team of researchers is working to improve the design, function and safety of personal protective equipment, or PPE, for health care workers.