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(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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

researchers are studying how electronic stimulation of the brain

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.

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.

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.

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.”

Led by Dr. Mohab Ibrahim, researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction are exploring potential benefits of using phototherapy to manage chronic pain.

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.

The Human Immune Monitoring Facility is a shared resource within the University of Arizona Cancer Center that provides comprehensive immune profiling, sample preparation and clinical trial support.

Monitoring the immune system to unlock new treatments

March 16, 2023

A University of Arizona Health Sciences shared resource helps researchers advance their science by sorting and characterizing the immune system.

Training Genetic Counselors to Advance Precision Medicine

March 6, 2023

A master’s program trains students to interpret and communicate genetic health information to help guide the treatment of patients and family members.