Geoffrey Block and the College of Medicine – Tucson give a much-needed lift to the holiday season.

The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy reports that severe reactions to scorpion stings are uncommon, and deaths are even rarer.

A new swallowable electronic capsule about the size of a multivitamin could help diagnose sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. 

Blood tests that can detect amyloid plaque and tau, the proteins involved in dementia, will soon be available. Right now, the only way to diagnose Alzheimer's is with a PET scan, a lumbar puncture or an autopsy. 

As winter closes in and brings with it shorter days, even the residents of sunny southern Arizona can suffer from seasonal affective disorder. 

Esther Sternberg, MD, professor of medicine and director of research in the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson, writes about counting your blessings after waking up and before going to bed. 

Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health & University of Arizona Cancer Center

Emma Rautenberg, a first-year student at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is one of 25 new recipients of the Primary Care Physician Scholarship.

A recent study published in Progress in Neurobiology uncovered clues that may help scientists figure out how to detect Parkinson’s earlier and point the way toward better treatments.