Health Sciences In The Media A Study of Skull Growth and Tooth Emergence Reveals That Timing is Everything Oct. 6, 2021 Paleoanthropologists have wondered for a long time how and why humans evolved molars that emerge into the mouth at the ages of six, 12, and 18 and why those ages are so delayed compared to living apes. A study by scientists at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University that may finally cracked the case. "One of the mysteries of human biological development is how the precise synchrony between molar emergence and life history came about and how it is regulated," said lead author Halszka Glowacka, PhD, assistant professor and co-director of the clinical anatomy program at the College of Medicine – Phoenix. Phys.org Booster Shot Improves Immune Response of Chemotherapy Patients; Post-COVID Depression Helped by Widely Used Drugs Oct. 6, 2021 A new study helps quantify the improved protection against COVID-19 achieved with a third booster dose of the vaccine from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE in cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. “Chemotherapy can weaken the ability of cancer patients to fight off infections and to respond appropriately to vaccines,” said Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, and immunologist at the College of Medicine – Tucson and co-author of the study reported in Nature Medicine. Reuters Warning Signs From Your Lungs You Shouldn't Ignore Oct. 5, 2021 If you've got blue nails and it's not from nail polish, you likely have what's called cyanosis. This is when all the fingernails or toes are tinged blue. Cyanosis of the nail bed is caused by low oxygen levels in the blood. If the blue color isn't just from frigid temperatures, "your physician will probably want to do a simple rapid-blood gas analysis to measure the oxygen in your blood and perhaps some tests to check your heart and lungs," said Andrew Weil, MD, director of the UArizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Health Digest Unpredictable Flu Season Ahead, Medical Experts Encouraging COVID Vaccine and Flu Shot Oct. 5, 2021 Medical experts continue to emphasize the importance of getting the COVID vaccine and now the flu shot as the United States approaches an unpredictable flu season and potential “twindemic.” Saman Nematollahi, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is interviewed. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ) For the Love of Hormones: Q&A with Ricardo Correa, MD, EdD Oct. 4, 2021 An impassioned and vocal member of the Endocrine Society, Ricardo Correa, MD, EdD, talks about his research, outreach to potential Latinx endocrine scientists, the importance of addressing health disparities, and how a trip to the endocrinologist when he was a teenager changed his entire life. Endocrine News Watch ‘Celebrating Life & Science’ Now To Kick Off Bioscience Week Oct. 3, 2021 “Celebrating Life & Science” is a special one-hour broadcast event highlighting inspiring stories of Arizonans working together and using science to make life better for people everywhere. Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, department head and professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is featured. AZ Big Media Will a Pfizer Vaccine for Elementary Students Shift the Conversation on COVID-19 Safety? Oct. 3, 2021 Public health experts say the rate of teenage vaccination can be a signpost on whether parents will get younger children vaccinated. “If we had a robust response to vaccinations in the 12 to 17 age group, I would hold a lot of hope for this new vaccination expansion,” said doctor and advocate Ruth Franks Snedecor, MD, clinical assistant professor at the College of Medicine – Phoenix. The Arizona Republic I'm a Virus Expert and I Won't Go Here Now Oct. 3, 2021 Infectious disease experts weigh in on how they are personally dealing with the pandemic. Elizabeth Connick, MD, chief of the division of infectious diseases and professor of medicine and immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, discusses dining indoors with The Washington Post. Yahoo Life Local Researchers Find Promising Method to Slow Cancer Growth Oct. 1, 2021 University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers recently found a promising method to battle cancer, slow its growth and overcome drug resistance. Noel Warfel, PhD, an associate professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is leading the study. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ) Tucson Opinion: Upside to COVID-19: We're Prepared for the Real Thing Oct. 1, 2021 Michael Badowski, PhD, an associate research scientist at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Biorepository, writes that the response to the COVID-19 outbreak has better prepared global infrastructure for a more deadly pandemic. Arizona Daily Star Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
A Study of Skull Growth and Tooth Emergence Reveals That Timing is Everything Oct. 6, 2021 Paleoanthropologists have wondered for a long time how and why humans evolved molars that emerge into the mouth at the ages of six, 12, and 18 and why those ages are so delayed compared to living apes. A study by scientists at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University that may finally cracked the case. "One of the mysteries of human biological development is how the precise synchrony between molar emergence and life history came about and how it is regulated," said lead author Halszka Glowacka, PhD, assistant professor and co-director of the clinical anatomy program at the College of Medicine – Phoenix. Phys.org
Booster Shot Improves Immune Response of Chemotherapy Patients; Post-COVID Depression Helped by Widely Used Drugs Oct. 6, 2021 A new study helps quantify the improved protection against COVID-19 achieved with a third booster dose of the vaccine from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE in cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. “Chemotherapy can weaken the ability of cancer patients to fight off infections and to respond appropriately to vaccines,” said Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, and immunologist at the College of Medicine – Tucson and co-author of the study reported in Nature Medicine. Reuters
Warning Signs From Your Lungs You Shouldn't Ignore Oct. 5, 2021 If you've got blue nails and it's not from nail polish, you likely have what's called cyanosis. This is when all the fingernails or toes are tinged blue. Cyanosis of the nail bed is caused by low oxygen levels in the blood. If the blue color isn't just from frigid temperatures, "your physician will probably want to do a simple rapid-blood gas analysis to measure the oxygen in your blood and perhaps some tests to check your heart and lungs," said Andrew Weil, MD, director of the UArizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Health Digest
Unpredictable Flu Season Ahead, Medical Experts Encouraging COVID Vaccine and Flu Shot Oct. 5, 2021 Medical experts continue to emphasize the importance of getting the COVID vaccine and now the flu shot as the United States approaches an unpredictable flu season and potential “twindemic.” Saman Nematollahi, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is interviewed. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
For the Love of Hormones: Q&A with Ricardo Correa, MD, EdD Oct. 4, 2021 An impassioned and vocal member of the Endocrine Society, Ricardo Correa, MD, EdD, talks about his research, outreach to potential Latinx endocrine scientists, the importance of addressing health disparities, and how a trip to the endocrinologist when he was a teenager changed his entire life. Endocrine News
Watch ‘Celebrating Life & Science’ Now To Kick Off Bioscience Week Oct. 3, 2021 “Celebrating Life & Science” is a special one-hour broadcast event highlighting inspiring stories of Arizonans working together and using science to make life better for people everywhere. Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, department head and professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is featured. AZ Big Media
Will a Pfizer Vaccine for Elementary Students Shift the Conversation on COVID-19 Safety? Oct. 3, 2021 Public health experts say the rate of teenage vaccination can be a signpost on whether parents will get younger children vaccinated. “If we had a robust response to vaccinations in the 12 to 17 age group, I would hold a lot of hope for this new vaccination expansion,” said doctor and advocate Ruth Franks Snedecor, MD, clinical assistant professor at the College of Medicine – Phoenix. The Arizona Republic
I'm a Virus Expert and I Won't Go Here Now Oct. 3, 2021 Infectious disease experts weigh in on how they are personally dealing with the pandemic. Elizabeth Connick, MD, chief of the division of infectious diseases and professor of medicine and immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, discusses dining indoors with The Washington Post. Yahoo Life
Local Researchers Find Promising Method to Slow Cancer Growth Oct. 1, 2021 University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers recently found a promising method to battle cancer, slow its growth and overcome drug resistance. Noel Warfel, PhD, an associate professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is leading the study. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Tucson Opinion: Upside to COVID-19: We're Prepared for the Real Thing Oct. 1, 2021 Michael Badowski, PhD, an associate research scientist at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Biorepository, writes that the response to the COVID-19 outbreak has better prepared global infrastructure for a more deadly pandemic. Arizona Daily Star