Anti-Cancer Immune Response may be Boosted with Combination Therapy, UA Cancer Center Lab Helps Discover Jan. 30, 2019 The University of Arizona Cancer Center collaborated with researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina to uncover better ways to harness the immune system to fight cancer. Read more Image
New Faculty Members Join UA Family and Community Medicine and Banner – University Medicine Jan. 28, 2019 Clinical psychologists Jacob N. Hyde, PsyD, and Janelle Thompson, PsyD, will provide a wide array of behavioral health services for patients of all ages across Tucson. Read more Image
Two UA College of Nursing Professors Selected to Fulbright Specialist Roster Jan. 28, 2019 The three-year grants from the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and World Learning National enable the faculty members the opportunity to undertake academic activities in more than 140 countries. Read more Image
Why Women? — Studying the Role of Gender in Alzheimer’s Disease Jan. 25, 2019 Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, inaugural director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, received $5.9 million from the National Institute on Aging to study the role of gender in Alzheimer’s disease and develop precision medicine interventions to prevent — and potentially reverse — the course of the disease in both women and men. Read more Image
UA’s Mobile Health Program Receives $450K Gift From Banner Health Foundation Jan. 24, 2019 The funds will enable the UA Department of Family and Community Medicine’s Mobile Health Program to provide more than 2,300 additional patient visits. Read more Image
UA’s Dr. Ann Baldwin Honored with Humanitarian Heart Award Jan. 23, 2019 The professor of physiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson was recognized by the HeartMath Institute for her teaching on mind-body balance and research on stress reduction and using equine therapy to promote the healing, enrichment and well-being of others Read more Image
First Statewide Study Shows More Cardiac Arrests Due to Opioid Overdoses Jan. 22, 2019 UA medical students’ research shows tragic impact on young people who abuse opioids. Read more Image
Your Sight Matters: Finding a Cure for Macular Degeneration Jan. 15, 2019 Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness in individuals over age 55 in developed nations and more than 10 million people in the United States have AMD, according to the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Read more Image
UA Researchers Lead Study to Encourage Children With Asthma to Use their Inhalers Jan. 8, 2019 UA researchers are studying if the combination of dispensing asthma inhalers (corticosteroids) in the emergency department and supervising their use in elementary schools will increase the medication’s use among children with asthma and decrease emergency department visits. Read more Image
UA Researchers Developing 15-Minute MRI Jan. 3, 2019 UA engineers are using a $2.1 million grant to improve scanning technologies for challenging patient populations. Read more Image
