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Scientists on a quest to prevent asthma by boosting immune system

A family history of respiratory illnesses led environmental researcher Paloma Beamer, PhD, to enroll her newborn son in a clinical trial to prevent asthma.

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Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

Onicio Leal Neto, PhD, MPH, stands at a desk next to a table full of people with laptops open in front of them.

Public Health launches first AI summer program

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New bachelor’s degree positions students for success in growing medical device industry

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

The study, led by Jeff Burgess, MD, MS, MPH, professor of public health, found changes in DNA methylation after multiple fire exposures, offering a potential mechanistic link between occupational hazards and adverse health outcomes.

Study Shows Potential Epigenetic Basis for Increased Health Risks in Firefighters

UArizona Arthritis Center Lecture Focuses on Integrative Medicine and Inflammation

Alameddin Named All of Us Arizona Health Champion for Her Work to Improve Health Care Accessibility, Equity

Public Health Poster Forum Focuses on Building Resilience

Three free webinars will address aging issues including loneliness and social isolation, integrative health and sleep.

Innovations in Healthy Aging Initiative Presents New Lecture Series on Aging

Lou Gehrig’s disease, or ALS, causes the progressive degeneration of neurons, which can result in the brain losing its ability to initiate and control muscle movement.

Is it Possible to Slow the Progression of Muscle Degeneration in ALS Patients?

The Sensor Lab seed grants will allow researchers to generate data that could lead to additional future funding to develop new health technologies and applications.

Sensor Lab Seed Grants Advance Innovative Research

Biden Appoints Martinez to President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities

UArizona Health Sciences research funded by the American Cancer Society seeks to reduce cancer mortality by addressing cancer health disparities, especially among Hispanic people.

American Cancer Society Funds Research to Benefit Hispanic Cancer Survivors, Caregivers

Future Doctors Celebrate Match Day

Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of infection with the omicron variant by 31% in children ages 5-11 and by 59% in adolescents ages 12-15.

COVID-19 Vaccine Moderately Effective Against Variants in Children and Adolescents, New Report Shows

Nationwide, more than 320,000 people have joined the All of Us Research Program, and approximately 50,000 of those participants come from Arizona.

Gov. Ducey Proclaims March “Arizonans in Health Research Month” to Celebrate All of Us UArizona-Banner Milestone