News Stories

Arizona AHEC: Filling a need for health care professionals

May 25, 2023

The Arizona Area Health Education Center Program and six Regional Centers aim to enhance access to quality health care in the state.

The Arizona Area Health Education Centers Program seeks to improve the supply and distribution of health care professionals, particularly primary and preventive care, in Arizona’s rural and medically underserved communities.

Degree provides steppingstone to careers in health care

May 18, 2023

The College of Medicine – Tucson’s Bachelor of Science in Medicine program prepares students for careers in health care or advanced medical education.

The Bachelor of Science in Medicine program is designed to prepare graduates to enter careers directly in health care support positions or pursue a variety of alternative health care-related careers.

Testing a new therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease

May 11, 2023

Allopregnanolone is showing promise as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in elderly people and conditions including cerebral palsy in premature infants.

(From left) University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, and Nahla Zaghloul, MD, are investigating the long-term safety and efficacy of allopregnanolone as a regenerative therapeutic for Alzheimer's disease and cerebral palsy.

Creating the future of health care simulation education, training

May 1, 2023

The Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center is adapting to the changing health care landscape to train the next generation of providers.

As technology evolves and new health challenges arise, Allan Hamilton, MD, FACS, and the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center are developing new ways of educating students, health care professionals, first responders and others.

Computational drug discovery could open new doors

April 26, 2023

New computational approaches to drug development could lower treatment costs and make new discoveries possible.

Travis Wheeler, PhD, and his team at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are developing software to aid in identifying drugs for target proteins and for predicting possible side effects.

Miniature organs driving precision medicine, drug discovery

April 20, 2023

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are using organoids to design novel therapies and better understand cancer and rare diseases.

Organoids are miniature tissues or tumors grown in the laboratory that provide scientists with a more realistic model to design therapeutics for hard-to-treat cancers and rare diseases.

Stimulating the brain to treat pain and substance use disorder

April 13, 2023

Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center researchers are studying how electronic stimulation of the brain can break looping pain signals and destructive cravings.

A look at the cost of climate change on human health

April 3, 2023

University of Arizona researchers are setting a broad goal to mitigate the effects of environmental change on human health and performance.

The arid climate of the Southwestern U.S. provides researchers at the University of Arizona with a real-world laboratory to study the effects of climate change on human health both locally and across the globe.

Promoting health, inspiring ‘awe’ in aging adults

March 27, 2023

The University of Arizona Health Sciences is promoting healthy living habits for aging adults through a wellness practice known as “awe-walking.”

Exploring phototherapy: a new option to manage chronic pain

March 22, 2023

Dr. Mohab Ibrahim defines light therapy and explains its potential benefits as a treatment for chronic pain.