University Of California, Davis

This study tested whether a personalized home exercise program could improve muscle health in people with moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease who aren't on dialysis. Researchers compared a combination of strength and aerobic exercises against general health education in 32 …

This small, early-stage study aimed to find a safe dose for combining two existing drugs, ibrutinib and lenalidomide, to treat myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). It involved patients whose MDS had not responded to or who could not tolerate standard treatments. The main goal was to c…

This study tested if using video calls with specialists could get faster care for people in rural areas with serious foot sores from diabetes and poor blood flow. Researchers compared patients who had video consultations to those who had to travel for standard in-person visits. T…

This study tested if sending text messages could help more people sign up for free services to quit smoking. Over 4,000 Medicaid patients who smoked and hadn't gotten recent help were sent texts offering either free coaching or free nicotine patches. Researchers wanted to see whi…

This study tested whether a small, disposable attachment for a colonoscope could help doctors find more of a specific type of flat, hard-to-see polyp that can lead to colon cancer. Over 400 people getting routine screening colonoscopies were randomly assigned to have the procedur…

This study tested a new type of PET scan to see if it could detect whether targeted therapy drugs were working for advanced kidney cancer much sooner than current methods. The goal was to see if changes in tumor blood flow, measured by a special scan just 1-2 weeks after starting…

This study tested a new support program for older adults who have finished treatment for breast, colorectal, or prostate cancer. A community health worker met with 30 participants to assess their overall health and provide personalized coaching. The goal was to see if this approa…

This study aimed to find the best way to place the deep, dissolving stitches during skin surgery to create the least noticeable scar. Researchers compared placing these stitches 1 centimeter apart versus 2 centimeters apart on wounds on the torso, arms, and legs. They measured ho…

This small study tested whether a traditional Chinese movement practice called qigong could help people with long COVID feel better. Forty adults with lingering symptoms for over 12 weeks were split into two groups. One group attended six weekly qigong classes right away, while t…

This small study tested whether a special silicone dressing called the Embrace device could improve the look of scars after skin surgery. Researchers compared two halves of the same wound on 12 patients—one side got the dressing, the other did not. They measured the scars three m…

This study aimed to understand if drinking orange juice has different effects on heart and diabetes risk factors compared to sugary drinks like soda. Researchers had 56 normal-weight and overweight adults drink either orange juice or a sugar-sweetened beverage daily for four week…

This study aimed to better understand head and neck cancer by watching how it uses sugar. Researchers used a first-of-its-kind full-body PET scanner to track a radioactive sugar tracer in 7 adult patients before and after their radiation therapy. The goal was to gather detailed i…

This study aimed to understand how COVID-19 affects the lungs by comparing detailed PET scans from 13 recovered patients to scans from healthy people. Researchers looked for changes in how glucose moves into lung tissue, which can indicate damage. They also scanned the same patie…

This study aimed to better understand how different settings on a surgical breathing machine affect pressure inside a patient's chest. Researchers observed 150 adult patients during elective surgery to see how changing air volume and pressure impacted internal chest pressure and …

This study aimed to see if a new, simpler method for measuring how strongly the heart squeezes (using a blood pressure line) gives results similar to the current, more complex method (using an ultrasound probe in the throat). It involved 43 adults having planned heart surgery. Th…

This study looked at whether eating two different types of sweet oranges could improve the body's ability to fight inflammation and cell damage. Twenty healthy adults ate either a special 'Rosy Red' orange or a common 'Olinda' orange daily for four weeks. Researchers measured cha…

This early study tested a new type of PET/CT scan in 5 people who had recovered from COVID-19. The goal was to see if a special imaging tracer could detect lung damage caused by the virus. Researchers wanted to understand if this method could help identify long-term effects in pa…

This study used a new type of full-body scanner to collect baseline images and blood samples from 20 healthy adults from racial and ethnic minority groups. The goal was to create reference data to help doctors better distinguish between normal scans and scans showing diseases lik…

This small, early-stage study measured how much of the common painkiller lidocaine gets into brain tumors during surgery. Researchers took blood and tumor samples from 12 glioblastoma patients to understand how the drug moves through the body and tumor. The goal was to gather bas…