A walking tour of the Health Sciences Tucson and Phoenix campuses provides spaces for reflection, bridging the senses and opening the mind.

Esther Sternberg, MD, professor of medicine and director of research for the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, writes that creating quiet spaces for micro-meditations and mini-rituals can reduce stress and achieve flow.

A grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration will help students pursue college to enter careers in health care.

Specialized cells take out the trash in the brain. When they break down, waste builds up, possibly setting the stage for Alzheimer’s disease.

A narrative review of 125 studies that examined "whole-person models of primary care" singled out the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson as a particularly successful and exemplary program.

Fei Yin, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is studying the role of lipids in Alzheimer’s disease and how mitochondrial dysfunction may contribute to its progression. The research focuses on astrocytes, star-shaped cells in the brain that support neurons and remove waste products, including lipids.

A new study indicates that COVID-19 is associated with an elevated risk of a rare disorder, Guillain-Barré syndrome, within six weeks after infection with the virus.