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Zika Infection in Pregnant Macaques Slows Fetal Growth

Zika virus infection in pregnant rhesus macaques slows fetal growth and affects how infants and mothers interact in the first month of life, according to a new study from researchers at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis. The work, published Oct. 25 [...]

2023-10-25T16:38:07-07:00October 25th, 2023|

Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction is Linked to Metabolic Syndrome

Lower urinary tract (LUT) dysfunction is prevalent in older adults. Clinical manifestations include urinary retention, incontinence and recurrent urinary tract infections. Bladder catheters and increased risk for infections requiring outpatient antibiotic treatment or hospitalization frequently result. This is often followed by the loss of independence and the need for [...]

2023-08-23T15:53:13-07:00August 23rd, 2023|

CNPRC Pilot Research Program Recipients 2023-2024

The California National Primate Research Center is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 CNPRC Pilot Research Program recipients. Every year the CNPRC awards pilot research grants focusing on nonhuman primate (NHP) models of human disease. This award aims to explore innovative areas of NHP research and generate preliminary data to [...]

2023-08-07T10:19:02-07:00August 7th, 2023|

Monkey Speed-Dating: The Power of First Impressions

Image of Coppery Titi Monkey. Photo by Kathy West. Monkey Speed-Dating: The Power of First Impressions Just how important are first impressions? Using a speed-dating model, student researcher Alexander Baxter, explored the significance of first impressions in humans and nonhuman primates. The work published in [...]

2024-01-11T13:52:49-07:00July 25th, 2023|

CNPRC Pilot Research Project Spotlight: The Impact of Age on COVID Response 

CNPRC Pilot Research Project Spotlight: The Impact of Age on COVID Response In the spring of 2020, SARS-CoV-2 swept across the world, and scientists everywhere immediately jumped into action. Questions from how the virus spread, to what the infection does to the human body, to who [...]

2023-02-28T21:35:29-07:00February 28th, 2023|

UC Davis Researchers Awarded $3.5 Million to Study Disease Causing Vision Loss in Children 

UC Davis Researchers Awarded $3.5 Million to Study Disease Causing Vision Loss in Children  Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA) is a rare genetic disease that causes progressive and irreversible vision loss in both eyes starting in the first decade of life. There is currently no treatment [...]

2023-07-26T11:40:35-07:00February 22nd, 2023|

40th Annual Symposium on Nonhuman Primate Models for AIDS

The 40th Annual Symposium on Nonhuman Primate Models for AIDS will take place on October 10-13, 2023, at University of California Davis Activities and Recreation Center in Davis, California. Registration is now open!    The 40th annual Symposium will be a unique, world-class [...]

2023-05-31T12:53:50-07:00January 31st, 2023|

Male and Female Titi Monkeys Exhibit Different Biological and Behavioral Responses to Intranasal Oxytocin

Biological and Behavioral Responses to Intranasal Oxytocin A series of studies published by Dr. Karen Bales’ lab at the California National Primate Research Center revealed that chronic intranasal oxytocin (OT) produces sex-specific biological and behavioral responses in titi monkeys, a monogamous nonhuman primate. Karen Bales [...]

2023-03-06T18:53:06-07:00January 23rd, 2023|

Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Offers Long-Term Protection Against Severe Disease

Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Offers Long-Term Protection Against Severe Disease Two-dose vaccines provide protection against lung disease in rhesus macaques one year after they were vaccinated as infants, a new study shows. The work, published in Science Translational Medicine Dec. 1, is a follow-up to a 2021 [...]

2024-01-19T12:45:52-07:00December 2nd, 2022|

COVID-19 Virus Infects Neurons, Induces Inflammation in the Brain

Presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the brain induces neuroinflammation and disruption of the olfactory cortex in rhesus macaques (Danielle Beckman, CNPRC) COVID-19 Virus Infects Neurons, Induces Inflammation in the Brain by Logan Savidge SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 virus, caused significant neuron damage and inflammation within [...]

2023-08-09T10:52:05-07:00October 14th, 2022|

Wildfire Smoke Exposure in Early Pregnancy Affects Infant Monkey Behavior

Wildfire Smoke Exposure in Early Pregnancy Affects Infant Monkey Behavior by Andy Fell Infant monkeys conceived while their mothers were naturally exposed to wildfire smoke show behavioral changes compared to animals conceived days later, according to a new study from researchers at the California [...]

2022-04-14T16:58:28-07:00April 14th, 2022|

Can early life exposure to wildfire smoke alter our genes?

Can Early Life Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Alter Our Genes? Early life wildfire smoke exposure led to long-term changes in genes impacting nervous and immune systems in rhesus macaques, according to research from the California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) at the University of California, Davis. [...]

2022-04-14T16:31:06-07:00February 8th, 2022|

‘Life of a Neuron’: A Collaboration Between Scientists and Artists

‘Life of a Neuron’: A Collaboration Between Scientists and Artists UC Davis Faculty Participating in D.C. Exhibition by Logan Savidge We tend to dichotomize the rational approach of scientific methodology and the creativity of artistic expression. However, the two are much more overlapping than we give [...]

2022-01-25T00:24:37-07:00December 6th, 2021|

Antibody Treatment Prevents Inflammation in Lungs, Nervous System in Macaques With SARS-CoV-2

Antibody Treatment Prevents Inflammation in Lungs, Nervous System in Macaques With SARS-CoV-2 by Andy Fell Monoclonal antibodies protected aged, diabetic rhesus macaque monkeys from disease due to SARS-CoV-2 and reduced signs of inflammation, including in cerebrospinal fluid, according to a new study from researchers at the University [...]

2021-11-03T22:46:17-07:00November 3rd, 2021|
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