A study led by Francisco Moreno, MD, professor of psychiatry in the College of Medicine – Tucson, called into question the Food and Drug Administration’s first authorization in 1970 of a preliminary U.S. clinical analysis of psilocybin, a psychedelic substance found in mushrooms, that found it to be an effective treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Economic estimates show a new University of Arizona Health Sciences center will positively impact job growth and enhance incomes and tax revenues.

Coughing up blood requires immediate medical attention, as this can be a warning sign of serious lung disease.

An article about research to improve the diagnosing of or to lessen the effects of Alzheimer’s disease mentions a University of Arizona Health Sciences study that is using digital technology to improve medication adherence among older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

A champion powerlifter, this behavioral scientist readies for a sabbatical to study how to promote uptake of asthma research findings into routine practice.

Valley fever cases can rise during the summer as the risk of inhaling airborne spores increases when the desert soil dries out and spores become airborne.

Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, Regents Professor of pharmacology and director of the UArizona Health Sciences Center for Innovation in Brain Science, participated in a discussion about the National Institute of Health’s Advanced Research Project Agency for Health.

Research has found private bathrooms harbor the same potentially harmful pathogens as public ones, including Staphylococcus, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), human papilloma virus (HPV) and herpes.