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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

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UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Researchers Develop AI-driven Method for Diagnosing Lung Disease

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Researchers Develop AI-driven Method for Diagnosing Lung Disease

Increasing Diversity in Research to Address Health Disparities in Arizona’s African American Communities

Increasing Diversity in Research to Address Health Disparities in Arizona’s African American Communities

Zong-Ming Li, PhD

Dr. Zong-Ming Li Earns National Award for Work in Hand Biomechanics

Researchers Clear Early Hurdles with Urology Seed Grants

A new study found that adult lung health can be influenced by nutritional problems during pregnancy, low birth weights for gestational age and being underweight in childhood.

Undernourished Infants at Risk for Lung Restriction, Weaker Health as Adults, UArizona Health Sciences Study Finds

A new study found that adult lung health can be influenced by nutritional problems during pregnancy, low birth weights for gestational age and being underweight in childhood.

Undernourished Infants at Risk for Lung Restriction, Weaker Health as Adults, UArizona Health Sciences Study Finds

Joe Gerald, MD, PhD

Dr. Joe Gerald Receives Public Health Research Award

“There's an undeniable link between opioids and their ability to modulate pain, but also their negative side effects in producing addiction,” said Frank Porreca, PhD, co-principal investigator on a $6.6 million grant to build the Center of Excellence for Addiction Studies. “We want to create new approaches to treat addiction.”

Fostering Addiction Research Through Collaboration

“There's an undeniable link between opioids and their ability to modulate pain, but also their negative side effects in producing addiction,” said Frank Porreca, PhD, co-principal investigator on a $6.6 million grant to build the Center of Excellence for Addiction Studies. “We want to create new approaches to treat addiction.”

Fostering Addiction Research Through Collaboration

For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 12-month estimate of more than 100,000 deaths from opioid overdoses in the U.S. Collaborative efforts that will be fostered through the new Center of Excellence for Addiction Studies will be vital to help find solutions to end the opioid epidemic.

New UArizona Health Sciences Center Will Expand Research Opportunities to Address Addiction