A heart rhythm disorders specialist, the College of Medicine – Tucson associate professor talks about his love of the Southwest, American medical teaching and country music.

Two University of Arizona Health Sciences scientists are one step closer to developing a test to assess a baby’s risk for asthma, which would allow parents to take steps to thwart the disease’s development and could guide doctors to prescribe preventive treatments. This content originated with a Health Sciences news release.

A predictive test could help parents and doctors use interventions to prevent asthma during the first two years of life.

Dr. Frank Porreca’s research into kappa opioid receptors may lead to a therapeutic option for people who have chronic pain and trouble sleeping.

Gary Nabhan, PhD, research social scientist in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, is designing a study with collaborators at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, including research director Esther Sternberg, MD, professor of medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, to quantify the health effects before, during and after experiences in the desert.

In an unexpected reversal, an FDA advisory committee voted 7-2 on Wednesday to support approval of AMX0035, an investigational drug being evaluated for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

The new round of COVID-19 booster shots, reformulated to target the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants as well as the original strain of COVID, are the first shots to be distributed prior to human trials.

Recent research suggests that people who work out have stronger resistance to infectious diseases, including COVID-19, but experts say the findings need to be tested further. Richard Simpson, PhD, professor in the UArizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences with appointments in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted.