UA Researcher Awarded $3 Million to Study Genomics in Cerebral Palsy Nov. 29, 2018 Michael Kruer, MD, receives the first federally funded grant to research genetic causes of condition that affects 1 in 250 children. Read more Image
UA Researchers Help Discover Genetic Factor That Can Help or Hurt Risk for Heart Disease Nov. 27, 2018 Individuals with a particular genetic factor may be more resistant to plaque build-up and have a reduced risk for coronary artery disease. Read more Image
UA Researchers Study How to Regrow Long Bone Segments Using 3D Printing Nov. 26, 2018 A $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will support research on 3D-printed scaffolds that support the repair of devastating bone injuries. Read more Image
Dr. Ann Mathias Appointed Associate Chair of Clinical Affairs of Family Medicine Nov. 19, 2018 In this new role, Dr. Mathias will oversee the clinical operations for all Banner – University Medicine family medicine clinics and clinical service lines. Read more Image
When Melanoma Spreads to the Brain, Patients with BRAF or MEK Mutations Can Find Novel Treatment at UA Cancer Center Nov. 15, 2018 Its ample sun puts residents at risk for melanoma, but Arizona is also home to experimental treatments through early-phase clinical trials at the University of Arizona Cancer Center. Read more Image
UA Neuroscientist Roberta Diaz Brinton Awarded $1M Alzheimer’s Association Grant Nov. 15, 2018 Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, inaugural director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, is one of six international researchers awarded funding through the Alzheimer’s Association's Part the Cloud program to support early phase human trials of potential therapies to save brain cells. Read more Image
UA to Support Smokers on Their Journey to Quit Nov. 14, 2018 The University of Arizona Cancer Center is building a robust tobacco-cessation program to provide support to tobacco users hoping to quit. Read more Image
UA Researchers Study Link Between Menstrual Cycle and Quitting Smoking Nov. 14, 2018 Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson received a $347,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how the menstrual cycle impacts quit efforts in women of reproductive age who smoke. Read more Image
New UA/Banner Health Valley Fever Clinical Guidelines to Help Avoid Delays in Diagnosis Nov. 14, 2018 Banner Health has launched new clinical practice protocols developed with input from the University of Arizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence to help physicians more quickly diagnose and treat patients with Valley fever infections. Read more Image
UA Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities Welcomes New Director, Wendy Parent-Johnson, PhD Nov. 14, 2018 Dr. Parent-Johnson will lead the UA Sonoran Center, which focuses on the issues of health, wellness, employment and community inclusion for adults with developmental and other disabilities, across the life span. Read more Image