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Christine Childers draws from her past as a dance teacher in her research as she helps shape the future of physical therapy for an aging population.

Making moves in the field of geriatric physical therapy

Oct. 30, 2023

Christine Childers draws from her past as a dance teacher in her research as she helps shape the future of physical therapy for an aging population.

Diyana Ahmad, a second-year student at the Coit College of Pharmacy, holds a prescription bottle and discusses the medication with a male older adult patient.

Building bonds for better older adult health care

Oct. 26, 2023

A Coit College of Pharmacy program provides students with practical knowledge that can be applied to caring for an older adult in their lives.

When an astrocyte’s mitochondria (magenta) are impaired, they are unable to break down lipid waste (cyan), and the buildup of extra fat (white spots) might be accelerating the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Brain’s self-cleaning machinery may be key to Alzheimer’s

Oct. 19, 2023

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

Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction researchers say reclassifying cannabis as a Schedule III substance would loosen the restraints on research into possible benefits, as well as any potential negative side effects, of medical marijuana.

Should cannabis still be a Schedule I drug?

Oct. 9, 2023

The Drug Enforcement Agency received a recommendation to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug, a move that would be a boon to research and patient care.

Paving a path for Valley fever research, treatment, prevention

Oct. 2, 2023

For four decades, John Galgiani, MD, has pioneered translational research and clinical care for Valley fever, a disease more common in Arizona than anywhere else.

A recent upswing in COVID-19 cases in the U.S. increased conversations about the newest COVID-19 vaccine, which targets the XBB variant.

Insights: Vaccines, variants and COVID-19 trends

Sept. 26, 2023

Immunologist Deepta Bhattacharya discusses the newest COVID-19 vaccines and what the future might hold for COVID-19 immunizations.

Researchers are examining the role of a hormone called prolactin in the pain of endometriosis and how endometriosis might predispose women to other pain conditions.

Researchers hope to help women with endometriosis pain

Sept. 19, 2023

Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center researchers are examining the link between prolactin and endometriosis, a painful condition that affects women.

Competitive and curious from a young age, Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD, is driven to understand what triggers migraine headaches and how researchers can develop more effective therapies for people, including herself, who live with the neurological disease.

On a personal journey to solve the migraine puzzle

Sept. 12, 2023

Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD, who once aspired to be a physician, has carved out an impactful space in the field of migraine research.

Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are exploring green light therapy as a potential treatment option for people with fibromyalgia, a puzzling disease that affects approximately 10 million people — mostly women — in the U.S.

Casting a green light on fibromyalgia, the invisible disease

Sept. 7, 2023

People with fibromyalgia may have another treatment option available soon thanks to continuing research at the Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center.

Chidiebere “Peter” Echieh, MD, FWACS, is enhancing his research capabilities with skills acquired in the Data Science Fellows program while also learning how to turn discoveries in the lab into practical solutions in the Clinical Translational Sciences program.

Dynamic training prepares physician for career in research

Aug. 31, 2023

A surgeon is learning how to use data science skills to boost research and turn discoveries into practical treatments for patients.