Combined epigenetic and immunotherapy for blastic and classical mantle cell lymphoma Dec. 13, 2022 A team of researchers including Jeffrey J. Pu, MD, PhD, associate professor in the College of Medicine – Tucson, tested a new therapy and reported better outcomes than current treatment regimens for patients with mantle cell lymphoma. SCIENMAG
The best natural remedies to relieve cold and flu symptoms Dec. 13, 2022 Dr. Pooja J. Shah, MD, clinical instructor for obstetrics and gynecology in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, was the medical reviewer for a guide of the best remedies to relieve cold and flu symptoms. INSIDER
UM leads multi-university partnership that aims to predict cognitive fatigue in individuals Dec. 13, 2022 William D.S. Killgore, PhD, director of the Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab in the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Psychiatry, is a research collaborator on a multi-university partnership led by the University of Michigan that aims to understand and predict cognitive fatigue in individuals. News Medical
Revenge of the gaslit patients: Now, as scientists, they’re tackling Ehlers-Danlos syndromes Dec. 12, 2022 Sarrah Hannon, a doctoral candidate in pharmacology and toxicology at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, is studying hormone levels in people with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and how they align with patients’ menstrual cycles to assess whether hormonal fluctuations are behind the higher rates of gender dysphoria in EDS populations. STAT
Eyewear could be a drug-free alternative to painkillers, new study suggests Dec. 12, 2022 New research suggests that when people in the UK with fibromyalgia wear glasses with green lenses for four hours a day for two weeks, they need fewer painkillers. Daily Mail (UK)
Library grant aimed at promoting healthy food choices Dec. 12, 2022 The "Feed the Body, Feed the Mind" program is being funded through AZ Librarians Enhancing Resilience in Rural Communities, a partnership between the Arizona Library Association and the UArizona Center for Rural Health in the Zuckerman College of Public Health. Copper Era (Clifton, AZ)
UArizona student aims to prevent opioid deaths in Greek life community, one Narcan kit at a time Dec. 11, 2022 Aidan Pettit-Miller, an undergraduate student in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, started an initiative to install Narcan kits inside all of the fraternity houses on the UArizona main campus in Tucson. The Arizona Republic
Is there an end to chronic pain? Future of pain relief looks different Dec. 11, 2022 A series of articles explored chronic pain, the challenges of treatment and the scientific advances offering hope for the future. USA Today
'I'm still not better.' Long COVID impacts community, UArizona researchers hope to find answers Dec. 10, 2022 UArizona Health Sciences researchers received $7.3 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to participate in “Tracking the Burden, Distribution, Impact of Post COVID-19 Conditions in Diverse Populations for Children, Adolescents, Adults,” or Track PCC. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ)
