Stroke Content

New Book Details the Good, Bad and Unexpected of Ibuprofen

Andy Fell — June 03, 2025 - 9:22am

What you don’t know about ibuprofen, one of the world’s most popular painkillers, could well fill a book — and that book has just been published, authored by Professor Aldrin Gomes and 36 of his current and former students at the ��Ƶ, Davis.

“Ibuprofen is an affordable and widely used medication that has transformed pain management for millions worldwide,” said Gomes, who teaches in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior. “However, its story serves as a powerful reminder of the delicate balance between benefit and risk.”

Medical Innovations Win Big in 20th Annual UC Davis Business Competition

Karen Michele Nikos — May 21, 2020 - 1:45pm

A team of UC Davis graduate students captured both the $20,000 first prize and the $10,000 Health Sector Award in the 20th annual Big Bang! Business Competition.

New Technology for Measuring Brain Blood Flow With Light

Andy Fell — April 27, 2018 - 9:45am

Biomedical engineers at the ��Ƶ, Davis, have developed a new technique for measuring blood flow in the human brain, which could be used in patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury, for example. The new technique, based on conventional digital camera technology, could be significantly cheaper and more robust than prior methods.

The work is described in a paper published April 26 in the journal Optica.

Startup Cognivive Plans Games as Digital Therapies

Andy Fell — November 06, 2017 - 11:27am

A startup company founded by a ��Ƶ, Davis, neuroscientist is developing video games that act as “digital medicine” to treat children with cognitive impairments, as well as people with cognitive limitations resulting from brain injury or aging. The company, Cognivive, is built on research by co-founder Tony Simon, professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at UC Davis, and others showing that playing action video games can enhance players’ spatiotemporal cognitive abilities.

What’s Behind the Heartbreaking Risk of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

Katherine E Kerlin — April 25, 2016 - 10:30am

Scientists from UC Davis have uncovered some of the reasons why pain relievers like ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, can harm heart tissue.