It is well established that older adults are more susceptible to infection and their immune systems less capable of generating a strong immune response. A University of Arizona Health Sciences-led paper explains why, which could lead to potential interventions.

Vaccines and immunity from prior infection are helping to create a “mosaic of immunity" against COVID-19, according to some experts.

The body's system for maintaining infection-fighting cells deteriorates faster near the skin than deeper in the body, according to a new study.

On May 13, thousands of students will walk the stage and graduate from the University of Arizona, among them Troy Weinstein, who earned early acceptance into the College of Medicine – Tucson.

Efforts to tease apart the vast swarm of proteins in venom — a field called venomics — have burgeoned in recent years. The growing catalog of compounds has led to a number of drug discoveries.

On May 13, thousands of students will walk the stage and graduate from the University of Arizona, among them Troy Weinstein, who earned early acceptance into the College of Medicine – Tucson.

Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, director of the UArizona Health Sciences Center for Innovation in Brain Science, is co-author of a study suggesting there is substantial evidence to indicate estrogen and hormone therapy can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s by 50 to 80%.

More than 40 UArizona Health Sciences faculty have found the joy of discovering how to bring their research to patients who need it through a global collaboration institute.

Helena Morrison, PhD, RN, discusses her passion for studying the brain and her current research on stroke therapies.