Building a Pipeline from the Nation's First Tribal College to Neuroscience Laboratories Sept. 18, 2019 University of Arizona Health Sciences and Diné College researchers will receive $1.3 million from the National Institutes of Health to train Navajo students in neuroscience programs. Read more Image
Dr. Angela Puthenveetil Joins UA Family and Community Medicine, Banner–University Medicine Sept. 18, 2019 As a family physician, Dr. Puthenveetil will provide patient care at Banner–University Medicine Cortaro Primary Care clinic, and will be a faculty member for the family medicine residency program at Banner–University Medicine Family Medicine Clinic at Alvernon. Read more Image
Can the Alzheimer's Brain Regenerate and Recover? Sept. 18, 2019 A team led by Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton, director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the UA Health Sciences has received a $37.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research a potential regenerative therapy for Alzheimer's disease. Eurekalert!
Study Changes Guidelines for Sepsis Management Sept. 17, 2019 University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher ends debate among physicians regarding sepsis management. Read more Image
Is Norovirus In The Water? Can A Smartphone Test Help? Sept. 17, 2019 University of Arizona researchers are trying to find a way to quickly and inexpensively check water supplies for norovirus. Being able to detect very low concentrations of norovirus is important because the virus is so contagious and can be very difficult to inactivate or kill. Forbes
Sepsis Patients Should Get Blood Culture Before Antibiotics, Study Suggests Sept. 17, 2019 A new study that measured the reliability of administering antibiotics before obtaining blood cultures could end the debate among physicians regarding sepsis management. Dr. Murtaza Akhter, assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, is co-author of the study. Eurekalert!
Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center Warns of Severe Lung Injury Risk with Vaping Sept. 11, 2019 Clinicians treating patients with possible e-cigarette exposure are urged to contact the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at 1-800-222-1222. Read more Image
UA Named a Top 20 U.S. Public Research Institution by Times Higher Education Sept. 11, 2019 The UA finished 104th overall in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 – a 55-spot leap over the university's position last year. Read more Image
Vaping May Have Caused Respiratory Illness in Several Arizonans Sept. 10, 2019 The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy is cautioning individuals to avoid, or at least minimize, the use of e-cigarettes. Arizona Republic
Can the Alzheimer’s Brain Regenerate and Recover? Sept. 5, 2019 A $37.5M grant from NIH will allow the University of Arizona Health Sciences to test a unique treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Read more Image