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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

A new study examined how specific bacteria alter the vaginal microenvironment and ultimately influence the balance between health and disease.

Bacteria Are Key to Vaginal Health, UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Say

Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, founded the multidisciplinary Center for Innovation in Brain Science in 2016 to find cures for neurodegenerative brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and ALS.

Connecting with Director Brinton: Lifting all Brains

Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, founded the multidisciplinary Center for Innovation in Brain Science in 2016 to find cures for neurodegenerative brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and ALS.

Connecting with Director Brinton: Lifting all Brains

Women on hormone therapy were less likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, according to a University of Arizona Health Sciences study. The findings could lead to the development of a precision medicine approach to preventing neurodegenerative diseases.

Researchers Take a Step Toward Advancing Precision Hormone Therapies to Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk

Women on hormone therapy were less likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, according to a University of Arizona Health Sciences study. The findings could lead to the development of a precision medicine approach to preventing neurodegenerative diseases.

Researchers Take a Step Toward Advancing Precision Hormone Therapies to Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk

Helpers Stay Quit is the first study to examine the effects of the helper-therapy principle – the idea that receiving help from people who are also in recovery results in lower relapse rates and is beneficial for maintaining abstinence – on smokers and former smokers.

‘Helpers Stay Quit’ Study Seeks to Keep Newly Quit Smokers from Relapsing

Helpers Stay Quit is the first study to examine the effects of the helper-therapy principle – the idea that receiving help from people who are also in recovery results in lower relapse rates and is beneficial for maintaining abstinence – on smokers and former smokers.

‘Helpers Stay Quit’ Study Seeks to Keep Newly Quit Smokers from Relapsing

Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, PhD, director of the Sarver Heart Center (right) and Carol Gregorio, PhD, co-director of the Sarver Heart Center, view collaboration across disciplines as key to future success for the center.

Collaboration at the Heart of 35 Years of Success for Sarver Heart Center

Amanda Wilson, PhD, MS

Dr. Amanda Wilson Honored with Health Sciences Career Development Award

Drs. Ruslan Rafikov and Olga Rafikova study the genetic and metabolomic biomarkers of pulmonary hypertension.

A Simple Blood Test to Speed Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosis

Drs. Ruslan Rafikov and Olga Rafikova study the genetic and metabolomic biomarkers of pulmonary hypertension.

A Simple Blood Test to Speed Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosis

Many rural communities in Arizona are isolated from human services and health care providers, which are concentrated in the urban areas around Phoenix and Tucson.

UArizona Center for Rural Health Receives $4.4M Federal Grant to Continue Health Services to Rural Arizona