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Approximately 50 million Americans (20 percent of the population) suffer from chronic pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Good News About Chronic Pain Relief That Began with Caterpillar Research

January 30, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Good news! EicOsis Human Health LLC, the Davis-based pharmaceutical company developing a non-narcotic drug to relieve chronic pain and inflammation, today announced the next step in its ongoing human clinical trials: the initiation of Phase 1b to test the safety of its drug candidate, EC5026.
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Assorted foods -- vegetables, milk, breads, cheese, eggs, ham, salmon -- on a table.
Food Blog: Article

Food waste, nutrition in prison focus of webinars Feb. 22, 29

January 30, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Free webinars about food waste and nutrition in correctional systems will be presented by the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. The UC ANR Sustainable Food Systems Emerging Issues Webinar Serieswill first cover food waste on Feb. 22.
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ANR Employee News: Article

Schell, Lambert explore justice-centered conservation in cities in new book

January 30, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A new book edited by UC Berkeley Rausser College researchers centers equity and justice while delving into the complex elements that support or constrain biodiversity in cities. For centuries, cities and urban environments have reshaped biodiversity across the globe.
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Indoor Seed Starting

January 30, 2024
By Help Desk Team
Many of us have seed catalogs arriving in the mail this month, so now is the time to start thinking about your summer garden. We are publishing this article again because starting plants from seed is a great way to lower costs and increase the variety in your vegetable garden.
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A portrait of a lady beetle, aka ladybug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Ladybug: Luck Be a Lady?

January 29, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's not often that entomology and football mesh. But that was the case when San Francisco 49'ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk credited his spectacular 51-yard catch in Sunday's NFC championship game with the Detroit Lions to a ladybug landing on his shoe before the game.
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The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

When to Start Seeds Indoors

January 29, 2024
By Anne E Schellman
In order to determine when to start your spring/summer vegetables indoors, you need to know your estimated last frost date. The following link from UC Davis gives a chart showing estimated last and first frost dates for areas in California. California Gardening ~ https://cagardenweb.ucanr.
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