Health Sciences In The Media

Fei Yin, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is studying the role of lipids in Alzheimer’s disease and how mitochondrial dysfunction may contribute to its progression. The research focuses on astrocytes, star-shaped cells in the brain that support neurons and remove waste products, including lipids.

A new study indicates that COVID-19 is associated with an elevated risk of a rare disorder, Guillain-Barré syndrome, within six weeks after infection with the virus.

Emulating social media videos of people sharing meals with pets can lead to health risks.

Preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication that causes some 500,000 fetal deaths and 70,000 maternal deaths around the world each year, could be triggered by the newness of paternal genetic material that, maybe, the mother hadn't had enough exposure to before.

New federal research links testicular cancer in U.S. service members to PFAS chemicals, adding to a growing body of evidence of the dangers posed by those "forever chemicals."

A 2022 study published in the journal Sleep found people who shared a bed with their partner most nights reported less severe insomnia, less fatigue, less sleep apnea, more sleep and were able to fall asleep more quickly.

A Tucson man that first noticed a lump in his chest in 2018 and had a partial mastectomy is now cancer-free after receiving treatment at the University of Arizona Cancer Center.

Neuromodulation company StimAire, which collaborated with researchers at the College of Medicine – Tucson, has concluded the first-in-human study of an injectable stimulator for obstructive sleep apnea in Australia.

Esther Sternberg, MD, professor of medicine and director of research in the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is interviewed about how people can enhance their office environments to improve both their health and professional performance.

The National Institute on Aging awarded a five-year, $1.4 million grant to the UArizona Center for Innovation in Brain Science for Translational Research in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, a predoctoral training program that addresses the need for highly trained Alzheimer’s disease researchers.