UArizona and Partners Work to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screenings Among American Indians Oct. 5, 2020 Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among Native Americans, prompting calls for increased screenings to improve detection and treatment of colorectal disease. The University of Arizona Cancer Center is working to address this problem. The program was recently awarded $3 million by the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative, which aims to accelerate cancer research and prevention. Cronkite News
UA Scientists Study Theory That the Coronavirus May Briefly Block Pain, Masking Illness Oct. 5, 2020 A new study from scientists at the University of Arizona Health Sciences center shows that the novel coronavirus has a second receptor that is linked to pain signaling. Arizona Republic
The Dirt on Laundry and How to Reduce Your Risk of Getting Sick Oct. 4, 2020 Q&A with Environmental microbiologists and public health researchers at the University of Arizona: Kelly Reynolds, professor and chair of the Community, Environment and Policy Department at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and Charles Gerba, an environmental microbiologist from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. AZ Big Media
UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Identify New Target for Developing Flavivirus Vaccines Oct. 2, 2020 Antibodies normally fight viruses, but in the case of flaviviruses, they can make infections worse. UArizona Health Sciences immunologists figured out why. Read more Thumbnail
UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Identify New Target for Developing Flavivirus Vaccines Oct. 2, 2020 Antibodies normally fight viruses, but in the case of flaviviruses, they can make infections worse. Researchers took a closer look at antibody production to figure out why. Read more Image
A Whole New Type of Medical School Oct. 2, 2020 Payson now has a state-of-the-art, high-tech telemedicine clinic, with the opening of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Rural Health Clinic. The clinic will train medical students and also offer treatment for everyone regardless of medical insurance status, taking advantage of the latest technology to run tests, talk to specialists and manage the care of complex medical issues. Payson Roundup
Pandemic Provides New Target for Pain Relief Research Oct. 1, 2020 An unexpected finding gives researchers in the UArizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center a novel target for non-opioid pain therapeutics. Read more Thumbnail
Pain Relief Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Infection May Help Explain COVID-19 Spread Oct. 1, 2020 Research shows SARS-CoV-2 promotes pain relief through the receptor neuropilin-1, which gives scientists a new target for non-opioid pain therapeutics and offers one possible explanation for the unrelenting spread of COVID-19. Read more Image
White House Coronavirus Task Force Leader Visits UArizona Labs Oct. 1, 2020 White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx tours labs to learn about Health Sciences’ antibody and antigen testing. Read more Image
Pain Relief Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Infection May Help Explain COVID-19 Spread Oct. 1, 2020 SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can relieve pain, according to a new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers. The finding may explain why nearly half of people who get COVID-19 experience few or no symptoms, even though they are able to spread the disease, according to the study's senior author Rajesh Khanna, PhD, a professor in the College of Medicine -- Tucson's Department of Pharmacology. ScienceDaily