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Can AI and a smartphone improve mental health treatment?

Healthy foods on a table: salmon, kale, spinach, avocado, almonds, blueberries, onion, chia seeds, cucumber, tomato, apple, pistachios, garlic, carafe of olive oil, lemon, broccoli

Micronutrient deficiency linked to chronic pain in new study

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Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

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Toxic metals linked to impaired growth in infants in Guatemala

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Researchers in the University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center are working toward closing a 20- to 30-year gap in understanding the link between female hormones, pain and addiction.

The Power of Hormones in Treating Pain and Addiction in Women

Researchers discovered a mechanism tumors use to keep blood vessels growing, driving cancer growth and invasion.

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Identify Mechanism for Slowing Cancer Growth

A new program under development at UArizona Health Sciences will offer age, gender and culturally sensitive training to students to help patients initiate and discuss end-of-life care. The interdisciplinary initiative will provide guidance to doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals.

Launching a New End-of-Life Care Training Program at UArizona Health Sciences

Researchers find blood pressure medications do not increase the likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 infection, good news for people with hypertension, or uncontrolled high blood pressure.

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Add Clarity to Role of Blood Pressure Medications in COVID-19 Infections

By mapping out the nerve fibers that traverse the brain, Dr. Adam Raikes illuminates this normally unseen part of the anatomy for scientists devoted to treating neurodegenerative diseases.

The Path to an Alzheimer’s Drug: Visualizing the Brain

Dongkyun Kang, PhD, has created a portable prototype of a microscope used to help diagnose skin cancer.

Building Connections to Improve Health Care Innovations

The Health Sciences Innovation Building is filled with cool and creative spaces to study, or just hang around – like this student on the sixth-floor open-air balcony where there are two hanging wicker chairs.

Show Us Your Favorite Places on the Health Sciences Campuses

Robert E. Kravetz, MD, FACP, MACG

Dr. Robert Kravetz Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Pumpkin Springs, in the Grand Canyon, is known for its high levels of arsenic.

Study Finds Link Between Long-term Arsenic Exposure and Type 2 Diabetes

Summit showcases interdisciplinary collaborations and future potential groundbreaking therapies.

Summit Convenes UArizona Health Sciences and Industry Leaders to Spark New Medical Advances

CBD 101: What You Need To Know About Cannabidiol

Researchers in the Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center are studying cannabis with a focus on pain, inflammation and addiction.

Pain Relief Research: Clearing the Smoke Surrounding Cannabis