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Falloposcope cancer screening tool testing advances to next steps

Jennifer Barton, PhD, is spearheading an effort to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier and give high-risk patients a new option.

A decorative image shows a cell as it travels through the body.

Why does losing the Y chromosome make some cancers worse? New $6.5M NIH grant could provide clues

A microscopic view of cells shows one large purple cell surrounded by smaller "normal" cells. The purple cell is about four times the size of the normal cells.

Researchers find potential link between chronic pain, immune condition

Two male researchers wearing dark safety glasses test a prototype of an imaging device in a lab. Behind them is a computer screen that shows an image of the sample being studied.

New imaging tech promises to help doctors better diagnose and treat skin cancers

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Timian Godfrey, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, meets with students taking part in the annual summer Arizona Nursing Career Apex Transitions program and summer intensive at the University of Arizona College of Nursing.

Dr. Timian Godfrey draws on tradition for guidance, strength

Regents Professor Marvin Slepian, MD, JD, is a renaissance man whose curiosity as a child has only continued to grow, leading him to hundreds of patents and a lifetime of mentorship.

Dr. Marvin Slepian follows where inspiration leads

COVID-19 public health emergency declarations have expired, but millions of people are suffering from a wide range on ongoing and complicated health conditions that can last weeks, months or even years.

Fighting the second pandemic: long COVID

The Arizona Area Health Education Centers Program seeks to improve the supply and distribution of health care professionals, particularly primary and preventive care, in Arizona’s rural and medically underserved communities.

Arizona AHEC: Filling a need for health care professionals

911 emergency blue light phones located on University of Arizona campuses provide direct access to emergency assistance.

Staying safe at UArizona Health Sciences

The Bachelor of Science in Medicine program is designed to prepare graduates to enter careers directly in health care support positions or pursue a variety of alternative health care-related careers.

Degree provides steppingstone to careers in health care

Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Sleep, Circadian and Neuroscience Research, reviews test data in the control room of the center’s new facility with lead sleep technologist Sicily La Rue.

Sky is the limit for research at new sleep center facility

(From left) University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, and Nahla Zaghloul, MD, are investigating the long-term safety and efficacy of allopregnanolone as a regenerative therapeutic for Alzheimer's disease and cerebral palsy.

Testing a new therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease

Dr. Ted Tong builds bridges for Asian Americans

The University of Arizona College of Nursing’s Tarnia Newton, DNP, FNP-C, said she believes all nurses have a calling to advocate for their patients through justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.

These are the JEDI nurses Dr. Tarnia Newton is looking for…

As technology evolves and new health challenges arise, Allan Hamilton, MD, FACS, and the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center are developing new ways of educating students, health care professionals, first responders and others.

Creating the future of health care simulation education, training

Travis Wheeler, PhD, and his team at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are developing software to aid in identifying drugs for target proteins and for predicting possible side effects.

Computational drug discovery could open new doors