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Photo of several people chatting together in a circular room filled with examining tables in the new lab space of the University of Arizona School of Health Professions Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant studios.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Program kicks off with open house

The University of Arizona’s Physical Therapy Program introduced advanced learning studios where students will train over the next three years to enhance community health.

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

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

A man views CT images of breasts looking for signs of cancer

Researchers using $3.3M NCI grant to develop more accurate, comfortable breast cancer screening technology

Paramedics move a patient on a stretcher from an ambulance into a hospital.

Do air pollution and extreme temperatures increase 911 emergency calls?

Infant in a hospital crib with oxygen tube in nose

$1.9M grant will help protect newborns from deadly condition

illustration of an electrocardiogram displaying sinus arrhythmia

New therapeutic target for cardiac arrhythmias emerges

Pediatric autoimmune diseases: Finding hope in research

A young woman reads a pregnancy test as she sits up in bed wearing pajamas.

Study of infertility, health among women of Mexican heritage funded by $2.2M NIH grant

portrait of College of Medicine Phoenix researcher Inna Gladysheva

NIH supports researcher’s effort to discover better treatments for heart failure

Immunologist Deepta Bhattacharya in a University of Arizona Health Sciences research laboratory

Leading the charge to discover answers in immunology

Outdoor portrait of Justin Starren, MD, PhD, on the grounds of the University of Arizona Health Sciences

Making a commitment to connect people through technology

portrait of Aaron McGee in a research lab at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix

New research suggests synaptic plasticity is more autonomous than previously thought

A graduate student and a faculty member examine labels on containers in a lab

Graduate student using data analysis to protect firefighters from cancer

Close-up of hand holding tepary beans

Finding a nutritious solution to a climate change challenge