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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.

Two women, both wearing while lab coats, pose for a photo in a laboratory amid shelves filled with bottles and boxes of various colors and sizes.

U of A scientists link calorie restriction, glucagon, healthy aging

Three U of A faculty members honored by American College of Medical Informatics

A man's arm is shown with a slight sunburn below the bicep while the upper part of the arm is in its natural color.

Making cancer vaccines more personal

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

The annual Science City events have been canceled for March 14 and 15 due to coronavirus concerns.

Popular UArizona Science City Event and Tucson Festival of Books Canceled Due to Coronavirus Concerns

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What Your Sweat Can Tell Doctors About Your Health

New Laboratories in Skaggs Center’s Expansion Will Enhance Education, Enable New Drug Discovery and Usher in “An Era of Transformation”

Winona Esher holds her artwork “Defined.” Esher’s UA affiliation is Melanie Esher-Blair, who works for the Department of Telemedicine.

Meet the Hidden Artists of Health Sciences at This Year’s “On Our Own Time” Art Exhibit

Panelists, from left: Curby Sickmon, Matthew Randle, and interpreter Kelly Hurlbut with Matthew Wangeman.

Countering a Lifetime of Assumptions About People with Disabilities

A recent physiology graduate, Nick Knapton (center) studies nursing at the University of Arizona.

Lessons Learned from the Battlefield Prompt Health Sciences Student to Create Campus Services for Veterans, Students with Disabilities

In addition to her role as an undergraduate research assistant, Mikayla Campagne works as an athletic training technician for the UArizona women’s gymnastics team.

Health Sciences Researchers Study How Common Antibiotics Weaken Tendons

Brian S. McKay, PhD, and his mentee, 2018 UArizona graduate Anna G. Figueroa, investigate better treatments for AMD, the most common cause of blindness in those over age 55.

Parkinson’s Drug May Treat Macular Degeneration

Alesia Jung, a doctoral student in epidemiology at the UArizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is project coordinator for the Fire Fighter Multicenter Cancer Cohort Study and works directly with firefighters in Tucson and beyond.

Health Sciences Researchers Find Firefighters Battle More Than Just Flames

From left: Allan Hamilton, MD, executive director of ASTEC, Kevin Moynahan, MD, College of Medicine – Tucson deputy dean for education, and Deana Ann Smith, BS, BSN, RN, healthcare simulation educator, work on a life-size virtual dissection table.

Step Inside the Simulation Center Inspired by a Hollywood Set

From left: Allan Hamilton, MD, executive director of ASTEC, Kevin Moynahan, MD, College of Medicine – Tucson deputy dean for education, and Deana Ann Smith, BS, BSN, RN, healthcare simulation educator, work on a life-size virtual dissection table.

Step Inside the Simulation Center Inspired by a Hollywood Set