World Sleep Day: Sleep Myths That May Be Keeping You From a Good Night's Rest March 18, 2022 Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson, recommends against lying in bed for more than 15 to 20 minutes because it will train the brain to associate bed with a lack of sleep, which can lead to chronic insomnia. CNN
Tapping into Technology to Improve Health Care Research March 17, 2022 The new UArizona Health Sciences Sensor Lab is expanding health care research by providing access to wearable sensors and advanced digital technologies. Read more Image
Health Sciences Sensor Lab Open for Collaboration March 17, 2022 The Sensor Lab is available to faculty, staff and students across the university. Read more Image
A Match Made on an Orientation Bus March 17, 2022 Despite not being matched in the same city, engaged pharmacy students happy with residency postings for Pharmacy Match Day 2022. Read more Image
New Therapy Stops Metastasis in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer March 17, 2022 New research offers hope for stopping the spread of triple-negative breast cancer. Pavani Chalasani, MD, MPH, an associate professor of medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson who was not involved in the research, commented on the study. Medical News Today
Has Anatomic TSA Become a ‘Lost Art’ With the Increased Use of RSA? March 17, 2022 Evan S. Lederman, MD, clinical professor of orthopedics in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, authored an opinion column weighing the relative merits of total anatomic shoulder arthroplasty versus reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Healio
This Antioxidant Is Vital To Cellular Health — Are You Getting Enough? March 17, 2022 If combatting free radicals and oxidative stress while striking redox balance and homeostasis in the body were a sport, glutathione would be the reigning champion across all divisions. Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO, associate director of the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the UArizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, is quoted. MindBodyGreen
New Omicron Variant Has Made Its Way to Arizona March 16, 2022 A new omicron variant is being closely watched here and abroad after causing a spike in cases in several European countries including Germany, Switzerland and the UK. But the question is, how much worry should there be over the new variant. Joe Gerald, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)