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A group of students smile together while gathering around a table decorated in a red cloth with red and blue balloons in the background.

First Doctor of Physical Therapy Program students begin studies

The Class of 2028 met for the first time and kicked off its three-year journey in the long-awaited program.

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

A doctor applies sensors to the arm of a person sitting on a bed in a sleep lab while another person monitors the sensor output on a small digital device on the wall.

Putting sleep at the center of health care

An image if two liquid chemotherapy drugs in small bottles next to a needle laying on top of a plastic collection bag

Repackaged cancer drug boosts delivery to tumors, improves combination therapies

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

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New sleep center wins design and construction award

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Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute Director to fly donations to Navajo Nation

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Department of Defense grant supports study of potential treatment for traumatic brain injuries

Poster with about two dozen photos of men and women in milatary uniforms, some old photos, with text on the poster that reads, "Veterans Day, honoring all who served."

Thank you to all Health Sciences veterans

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Slepian named Biomedical Engineering Society fellow

Older man with glasses and white hair stands smiling in a lab wearing a white coat.

Paging Dr. Robot: Marvin Slepian on AI in health care

brown bottle labeled methadone with small dose cup

Study seeks to transform methadone treatment for opioid use disorder

human T cell

$13M NIH grant funds research aimed at revitalizing immune systems of older adults

A laboratory table has larg jars labeled "Zombie Virus" along with a couple of skulls and a manikin head with a mask sitting in a bowl.

Halloween spirit haunts the halls of Health Sciences

Graphic with 23 small portraits of medical students in their white coats with the text, "2023 Primary Care Physician Scholarship Recipients."

2023 Primary Care Physician Scholarship recipients

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$1.5M DOD grant will create virtual reality test to assess TBI in the field

When an astrocyte’s mitochondria (magenta) are impaired, they are unable to break down lipid waste (cyan), and the buildup of extra fat (white spots) might be accelerating the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Brain’s self-cleaning machinery may be key to Alzheimer’s