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A graduate student, pointing to a small digital monitor, explains a research poster to a faculty mentor

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

Portrait of Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD, standing outside in front of trees.

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

Dr. David Garcia at the Tanque Verde Swap Meet, where he and his team meet with community members in a more relaxed setting.

Dr. David Garcia Finds More Than Bargains at Swap Meets

Three University of Arizona research teams are using seed grants to initiate studies that examine the impact of phishing scams on seniors, stress on the aging brain and using a hormone receptor to regulate diabetes.

Healthy Aging Research to Explore Diabetes, Phishing Scams, Stress and the Aging Brain

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

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

David Marrero, PhD

Dr. David Marrero Honored by American Diabetes Association

Primary Care Scholarship recipient Fatouma Tall receives her white coat during the White Coat Ceremony at the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix on July 16.

UArizona Health Sciences Announces Newest Primary Care Physician Scholars

The VeriFAST device bag will be used by the flight crew of the SpaceX Inspiration4 to measure multiple biomarkers of stress, inflammation and immunity measured in a zero gravity environment. The flight is scheduled for Sept. 15 with four civilians onboard.

COM-P Research to Monitor Health of SpaceX Astronauts

As the population ages, so do members of the LGBTQ+ community. Health care providers must be ready to respond to their individual needs.

Improving Health Equity for the Aging LGBTQ+ Community

Dr. Richard Carmona, seen here talking with school children when he was U.S. surgeon general, has been named a senior advisor to Gov. Doug Ducey.

Dr. Richard Carmona Takes on New Role for State of Arizona

Solving the Puzzle of Making Opioids Safer

PeerWORKS will be the first apprenticeship program to train behavioral health paraprofessionals in rural Arizona and the first to place trainees in integrated care settings.

New Training Program to Help Families, Children Affected by Opioid and Substance Use Disorders

Philip Harber, MD, MPH

Dr. Philip Harber Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

During the smudging ceremony, Dr. Carlos Gonzales holds the shell containing the burning herbs for a student to pull the smoke over himself as part of the blessing.

Ceremony Honors Individuals Who Donate Their Bodies to Science