Biomedical implants, such as breast implants and pacemakers, improve patient health and quality of life but may be rejected as foreign bodies. Suppressing production of an immune protein could reduce this risk.

The list of influential women in the medical field includes Kenna Stephenson, MD, FAAFP, associate clinical professor in the Department of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix.

College of Medicine – Tucson researchers identified a protein that appears to help drive the body to reject biomedical implants. The findings were published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

The Arizona Farmworker Enumeration Profiles Study will allow researchers at the UArizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to produce current and credible counts of farmworkers and their household members in Arizona to provide organizations and agencies with the data to meet the needs of the community.

UArizona Cancer Center researchers identified a new method of activating specific molecules to target cancer cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed. The findings were published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

A founding faculty member, Dr. Karen Hastings has led a distinguished career in dermatologic research, education and care.

University of Arizona head basketball coaches Adia Barnes and Tommy Lloyd will headline this exclusive evening at the Arthritis Center’s annual fundraiser.

Using click-release proteolysis targeting chimeras, researchers have developed a new method of activating specific molecules to target cancer cells without harming healthy cells.

Nearly 700 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones visited the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 19 to put pressure on Congress to prioritize funding to fight the disease.

A study led by Kari Evans, MD, clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, finds people who use amphetamines, methamphetamine or similar substances have an increased chance of enduring some type of acute cardiovascular event and dying during labor and delivery.