Research Focuses on Diagnosing, Lessening Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease June 28, 2022 An article about research to improve the diagnosing of or to lessen the effects of Alzheimer’s disease mentions a University of Arizona Health Sciences study that is using digital technology to improve medication adherence among older adults with mild cognitive impairment. McKnight's Senior Living
School Asthma Expert Dr. Lynn Gerald Lightens Her Load June 27, 2022 A champion powerlifter, this behavioral scientist readies for a sabbatical to study how to promote uptake of asthma research findings into routine practice. Read more Image
Monsoon Season Increases Valley Fever Risk, Doctors Warn June 27, 2022 Valley fever cases can rise during the summer as the risk of inhaling airborne spores increases when the desert soil dries out and spores become airborne. Queen Creek Sun Times
Agency Begins to Take Shape Amid Questions About Scope, Mission, Overlap With NIH June 27, 2022 Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, Regents Professor of pharmacology and director of the UArizona Health Sciences Center for Innovation in Brain Science, participated in a discussion about the National Institute of Health’s Advanced Research Project Agency for Health. JD Supra
How Bad Is It to Never Deep Clean Your Bathroom? June 26, 2022 Research has found private bathrooms harbor the same potentially harmful pathogens as public ones, including Staphylococcus, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), human papilloma virus (HPV) and herpes. LIVESTRONG
Group Works to Make Arizona's Judiciary More Diverse June 25, 2022 More than a dozen students from BASIS Tucson North, Tanque Verde and Sunnyside high schools, Pima Community College and the UArizona attended an event to introduce kids and teens of diverse backgrounds to careers as judges. Arizona Daily Star
UArizona Health Sciences Strengthens Foundation for Future Collaboration with University of Western Australia Medical School June 24, 2022 A memorandum of understanding formalized a framework for developing academic and cultural interchanges in teaching and research in health sciences. Read more Image
Fewer and Fewer Are Wearing a Mask June 24, 2022 This story cites an article in The Arizona Republic about an increasing body of research linking long COVID to a reactivation of latent viruses, such as Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis in a certain percentage of people. ClearHealthCosts