Health Sciences In The Media

People tend to wake up earlier as they get older due to the brain becoming less responsive as people age to factors such as sunlight, social cues and physical activity, which indicate where in the day we are at any given time.

A study found that Americans are split on whether they can trust artificial intelligence technology in their health care. The research team found that most patients aren’t convinced the diagnoses provided by AI are as trustworthy of those delivered by human medical professionals.

The National Institute of Mental Health estimates about 5% of the U.S. population suffers from some sort of serious mental illness. The EPICenter offers early intervention and treatment for people between the ages of 15 and 35 who have recently experienced an episode of psychosis.

Anxiety is the most common psychological disorder affecting adults in the U.S. In older people, it’s associated with considerable distress as well as ill health, diminished quality of life and elevated rates of disability.

At University of Arizona Steele Children’s Research Center, a cadre of talented researchers, physicians and community partners are paving the road to reinvent and revitalize the wheels of research.

Steven R. Brown, MD, program director of the College of Medicine – Phoenix Family Medicine Residency, helped conceive and launch the Revista Medica American Family Physician Podcast, a Spanish-language version of the AFP Podcast.

The U.S. Supreme Court may ultimately resolve a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration's approval in 2000 of mifepristone, a widely used abortion medicine.

Denise Moreno Ramirez, PhD, a postdoctoral scientist in environmental toxicology of human disease in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how she came to embrace community-centered research, and her research on the hidden toxics in auto shops and beauty salons.

A​ study found that women who undergo hysterectomies, oophorectomies or tubal ligations are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. The risk may be most significant for women under 50 years of age who undergo hysterectomies and oophorectomies.

Researchers at the College of Medicine – Tucson and Harvard University harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to identify causes of Alzheimer's disease and potential drug targets by looking deep into the human brain to map the molecular changes that healthy neurons undergo as the disease progresses.