Human & Animal Health

by Matt Marcure

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Yi Xue has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her innovative biomedical imaging research. 

(SACRAMENTO)

Three UC Davis researchers have been honored with prestigious awards from two major institutions.

In a rare honor, two of the 10 McKnight Scholar Awards will go to UC Davis neuroscientists this year. Theanne Griffith and Sergey Stavisky both received the prestigious early-career award.

(Sacramento, Calif.) — Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed an investigational brain-computer interface that holds promise for restoring the ability to hold real-time conversations to people who have lost the ability to speak due to neurological conditions.

• by Jessica Heath and Matt Marcure

   

Recognizing excellence in research and teaching, the College of Engineering celebrates its faculty members with outstanding faculty awards yearly. Departments nominate faculty members who are selected to receive the honors by the college's Faculty Awards Committee.   

By Nadine Yehya

(SACRAMENTO)

Hydrocephalus is a potentially fatal disease caused by the buildup of fluid in the brain. It results in abnormal brain pressure and injury to brain tissues. This disease is relatively common in premature babies and occurs in 1 in 1,000 live births.

Even with the best treatment options, the disease can lead to lifelong mental, cognitive and physical challenges and substantial costs.

by Matt Marcure

Researchers at UC Davis have developed a fast and cost-effective two-photon microscopy system capable of imaging depths previously impossible to reach in scattering tissues, such as bone and the brain.

by Andy Fell

Combining two different kinds of signals could help engineers build prosthetic limbs that better reproduce natural movements, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis. The work, published April 10 in PLOS One, shows that a combination of electromyography and force myography is more accurate at predicting hand movements than either method by itself.

Dr. Yi Xue is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Affiliate Faculty at the Center for Neuroengineering and Medicine at UC Davis.

by Douglas Fox

Lee Miller vividly recalls the day in 2021 when he met a woman who had lost the function of her vocal cords. In hoarse, whispering tones she explained how her voice had been instrumental to her vocation. Losing it, she said, undercut her life’s purpose. Her words were faint, but the lesson was powerful.

• by College of Engineering Communications

Hyoyoung Jeong, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is one of 12 early-career faculty members who will receive a boost as this year's class of Hellman Fellows at the University of California, Davis.

• by Greg Watry

New research suggests that it could be possible to separate treatment from hallucinations when developing new drugs based on psychedelics. The anti-anxiety and hallucination-inducing qualities of psychedelic drugs work through different neural circuits, according to research using a mouse model. The work is published Nov. 15 in Science.

By Rebecca Badeaux

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The way that we walk changes as we age. Some of these changes are expected. But some are not and can signal other health issues.