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A young boy kneels on a raised surface and reaches out to hug his mother

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.

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

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

Young adult connecting smartphone to continuous glucose monitor, checking blood glucose

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

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

The results of a recent study suggest that blue-wavelength light therapy may be useful for improving sleep and reducing PTSD symptoms while increasing the efficacy of treatments in individuals with clinically significant levels of PTSD.

Morning Blue Light Treatment Improves Sleep in Patients With PTSD

Visitors to the Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute may lose their appetites after seeing this Halloween snack table with “Mystery Meat” and various other snack-sized body parts.

Halloween Spirit on Display Throughout Health Sciences

Data Mining Collaboration Brings Researchers Together

No treatments are currently available to prevent osteoarthritis or halt its progression, due in part to challenges in identifying knees at highest risk for structural progression. A new study will examine x-rays to help predict rapid knee deterioration, as well as the need for knee replacement.

UArizona Arthritis Center Awarded $3.4M to Study Rapid Knee Deterioration

Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, FAAD

Dr. Curiel-Lewandrowski Accepted into Leadership Fellowship

Global Peer Support Celebration Day is an opportunity for recovery support specialists to celebrate the role they play in helping peers living with mental health, substance use disorder or trauma-related challenges move along the continuum of recovery and inclusion into their communities.

8th Annual Global Peer Support Celebration Day Event Planned

Margaret “Margie” Balfour, MD, PhD

Dr. Margie Balfour Receives Criminal Justice Award from NAMI

(From left) Volunteers Sawyer Thein, MD, Esteban Valle, MD, and Kevin Brandecker, MD, all first-year emergency medicine residents at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, paint the eaves and trim on a Habitat for Humanity Tucson house during the EM Day of Service in late September.

Emergency Medicine Gives Day of Service to Tucson Community

Honoring Five Inspiring Health Sciences Educators

2022-23 Primary Care Physician Scholarship Recipients

Kate Rhodes, PhD, is studying the interactions between the female reproductive tract microbiota and the bacterial pathogen that causes gonorrhea.

Examining the Microbiota’s Role in Infection, Immune Response

Attendees at the inaugural Feast for Your Brain event at the Health Sciences Innovation Building on Sept. 10 try on special eyeglasses that simulate macular degenerative disease.

Feast for Your Brain Fed Hunger for Healthy Brain Knowledge