Stories

Colorful microscope image of male neurons and orexin receptors

Bringing a precision medicine approach to pain management

Nov. 14, 2024

While pain is a universal human experience, the mechanisms that produce the sensation of pain in males and females vary in ways that could lead to the development of sex-specific treatments for chronic pain.

The Healthy Dose

Physician assistant measuring a patient's blood pressure

Five emerging trends in the physician assistant profession

Oct. 8, 2024

It’s an exciting time to be a physician assistant as the profession is evolving rapidly with expanded scopes of practice, leadership roles, technology, advanced education opportunities and competitive salaries.

News Releases

Portrait of a woman looking up from a microscope and smiling.

Study identifies potential new drug for Parkinson’s-related cognitive decline, dementia

Tuesday

Parkinson’s disease causes difficulty in movement and balance, but its cognitive symptoms receive less attention and have no good treatments. A U of A College of Medicine – Tucson team hopes to change that.

Tomorrow is here.

College of Health Sciences

College of Medicine – Phoenix

College of Medicine – Tucson

College of Nursing

Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy

Students examining a patient simulation.

UArizona Health Sciences is focused on five vitally important health care initiatives: Next-Generation Education, Precision Health Care for All, Improving Health and Well-being, Creating Defenses Against Disease and New Frontiers for Better Health.

Learn More

Centers and Programs

The University of Arizona Health Sciences reaches across the state and well beyond its borders to provide health care education, research, patient care and service for Arizonans and their neighbors today and for the future.

Learn More

Tomorrow is here at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.

We are improving the health and well-being of all Arizonans and addressing critical global health challenges while delivering the benefits of discovery to the world.

Support

U of A Health Sciences breaks ground on the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies

Bringing a precision medicine approach to pain management

Reimagining autoimmune treatments with 5MCAR T cells inspired by nature

Exploring a microbial solution to food insecurity

Home

Stories

Bringing a precision medicine approach to pain management

The Healthy Dose

Five emerging trends in the physician assistant profession

News Releases

Study identifies potential new drug for Parkinson’s-related cognitive decline, dementia

Tomorrow is here.

Centers and Programs

Tomorrow is here at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.

We are improving the health and well-being of all Arizonans and addressing critical global health challenges while delivering the benefits of discovery to the world.