A new epidemiological study led by UC Davis researchers reveals significant racial disparities in the use of non-surgical larynx-preservation therapy for locally advanced laryngeal cancer.
Jul 16, 2012
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An evaluation of national data by UC Davis researchers has found that extra weight is not necessarily linked with a higher risk of death.
Jul 6, 2012
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A team of researchers led by UC Davis Health System has found that human alpha-defensin 6 (HD6) – a key component of the body's innate defense system – binds to microbial surfaces and forms "nanonets" that surround, ...
Jun 21, 2012
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Sex education at school is young people's preferred source of information about sex, according to a new report from Queen's University and the University of Ulster.
Jun 11, 2012
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A team of UC Davis investigators has found that a genetic mutation may play an important role in the development of prostate cancer. The mutation of the so-called p53 (or Tp53) gene was previously implicated in late disease ...
Jun 7, 2012
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Using blood, urine and tissue analysis of a unique mouse model, a team led by UC Davis researchers has identified several proteins as diagnostic biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for kidney cancer. Subject to follow-up ...
May 31, 2012
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UC Davis researchers have found that workers' compensation insurance is not used nearly as much as it should be to cover the nation's multi-billion dollar price tag for workplace illnesses and injuries. Instead, almost 80 ...
May 25, 2012
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A new psychological intervention has been shown to more than halve the trauma experienced by child victims of war, rape and sexual abuse.
May 24, 2012
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A team of UC Davis researchers has found that mothers who had fevers during their pregnancies were more than twice as likely to have a child with autism or developmental delay than were mothers of typically developing children, ...
May 23, 2012
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A vaccine that targets cancer cells in combination with the drug letrozole, a standard hormonal therapy against breast cancer, significantly increased survival when tested in mice, a team of UC Davis investigators has found.
May 15, 2012
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