Health Sciences In The Media

On May 13, thousands of students will walk the stage and graduate from the University of Arizona, among them Troy Weinstein, who earned early acceptance into the College of Medicine – Tucson.

Efforts to tease apart the vast swarm of proteins in venom — a field called venomics — have burgeoned in recent years. The growing catalog of compounds has led to a number of drug discoveries.

On May 13, thousands of students will walk the stage and graduate from the University of Arizona, among them Troy Weinstein, who earned early acceptance into the College of Medicine – Tucson.

Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, director of the UArizona Health Sciences Center for Innovation in Brain Science, is co-author of a study suggesting there is substantial evidence to indicate estrogen and hormone therapy can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s by 50 to 80%.

Robert C. Robbins, MD, president of the University of Arizona, and Kayse Shrum, DO, president of Oklahoma State University, announced the two institutions’ academic medical centers have joined forces to combat the opioid crisis and chronic pain through research, treatment and education.

A novel catheter-based cardioneural ablation procedure reduced symptoms of vasovagal syncope, a condition that leads to fainting, by as much as 80% for patients with symptoms despite medical intervention and behavioral modification who did not desire permanent pacing.

With highly contagious new COVID-19 variants emerging and driving surges around the world at different times, will we reach a regular "COVID season" anytime soon?

The article discusses the importance of the recently announced Valley Fever Collaborative, a University of Arizona Health Sciences-led partnership with Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University.

A University of Arizona Health Sciences study found that a specific genotype of the APOE gene is able to significantly influence metabolic changes and override sex-specific differences between men and women with Alzheimer’s disease.

Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, a critical care specialist and professor at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is leading the Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities.