Health Sciences In The Media

A study led by Francisco Moreno, MD, professor of psychiatry in the College of Medicine – Tucson, called into question the Food and Drug Administration’s first authorization in 1970 of a preliminary U.S. clinical analysis of psilocybin, a psychedelic substance found in mushrooms, that found it to be an effective treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

While any meat is a good source of protein, white meats like fish and shellfish are the healthiest in helping to reduce the risk of cancer, according to Andrew Weil, MD, founder and director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson.

Coughing up blood requires immediate medical attention, as this can be a warning sign of serious lung disease.

An article about research to improve the diagnosing of or to lessen the effects of Alzheimer’s disease mentions a University of Arizona Health Sciences study that is using digital technology to improve medication adherence among older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

Valley fever cases can rise during the summer as the risk of inhaling airborne spores increases when the desert soil dries out and spores become airborne.

Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, Regents Professor of pharmacology and director of the UArizona Health Sciences Center for Innovation in Brain Science, participated in a discussion about the National Institute of Health’s Advanced Research Project Agency for Health.

Research has found private bathrooms harbor the same potentially harmful pathogens as public ones, including Staphylococcus, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), human papilloma virus (HPV) and herpes.

More than a dozen students from BASIS Tucson North, Tanque Verde and Sunnyside high schools, Pima Community College and the UArizona attended an event to introduce kids and teens of diverse backgrounds to careers as judges.

This story cites an article in The Arizona Republic about an increasing body of research linking long COVID to a reactivation of latent viruses, such as Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis in a certain percentage of people.

There is ongoing research into utilizing green light for help with pain management, and new products using green light continue to be developed.