Should You Take HRT to Stave Off Dementia? May 3, 2022 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%. The Telegraph (UK)
The 100th Class of Bobcats Takes School Pride to a New Level May 3, 2022 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. Arizona Daily Wildcat
Deadly Venom From Spiders and Snakes May Also Cure What Ails You May 3, 2022 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. The New York Times
Health Sciences Researchers Inspired by Eureka May 2, 2022 More than 40 UArizona Health Sciences faculty have found the joy of discovering how to bring their research to patients who need it through a global collaboration institute. Read more Image
Nurse Scientist on Advances in Stroke Research May 2, 2022 Helena Morrison, PhD, RN, discusses her passion for studying the brain and her current research on stroke therapies. Read more Image
University Of Arizona, Oklahoma State Team Up To Fight Opioid Crisis, Chronic Pain May 2, 2022 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. Forbes
What Could 'COVID Season' Actually Look Like? April 30, 2022 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? Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Catheter-based Cardioneural Ablation Safe, Effective for Recurrent Fainting April 30, 2022 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. Healio
University of Arizona, Oklahoma State University Announce Transformative Addiction Research Partnership April 29, 2022 The partnership will advance pain and addiction research and accelerate positive health outcomes in Arizona, Oklahoma and across the country. Read more Image