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Helena Morrison, PhD, RN
Helena Morrison, PhD, RN, discusses her passion for studying the brain and her current research on stroke therapies.
Kirsten Limesand, PhD
Most people don’t think about saliva. But imagine your life without it.
Valerie Schaibley, PhD
Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB
As physicians begin to order an increasing number of genetic tests, a question remains: who can help patients, and sometimes providers, interpret genetic information?
Valerie Schaibley, PhD
Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB
In 2013, Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie wrote a now famous opinion piece for the New York Times detailing her journey involving genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer.
Valerie Schaibley, PhD
Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB
Coccidioidomycosis, or “cocci” for short, is the medical term for Valley fever, an infectious disease that affects thousands of people in Arizona every year.
Valerie Schaibley, PhD
Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB
Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), one of the newest additions in genomic testing, is a simple blood test that can tell a lot about a baby’s likelihood of having certain genetic conditions.
Valerie Schaibley, PhD
Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB
Do I really want to know? This is one of the most important questions people ask themselves before genetic testing. And this conundrum is more relevant for conditions like Alzheimer’s disease.
Valerie Schaibley, PhD
Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB
Most commonly, asthma manifests itself as having difficulty breathing, accompanied by any number of other symptoms, including, chest pain or tightness, anxiety, fast heart rate, cough, throat irritation and/or wheezing.
University of Arizona Cancer Center
Most people familiar with cancer treatment know of three main options: surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. But a newer option, called immunotherapy, is creating quite a buzz across the cancer community.

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