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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.

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Why does losing the Y chromosome make some cancers worse? New $6.5M NIH grant could provide clues

A microscopic view of cells shows one large purple cell surrounded by smaller "normal" cells. The purple cell is about four times the size of the normal cells.

Researchers find potential link between chronic pain, immune condition

Two male researchers wearing dark safety glasses test a prototype of an imaging device in a lab. Behind them is a computer screen that shows an image of the sample being studied.

New imaging tech promises to help doctors better diagnose and treat skin cancers

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

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Givens honored with Founders Award from accreditation group

Scientists examine materials in petri dish

Three U of A Health Sciences researchers earn Career Development Awards

Karen Weihs, MD, and Richard D. Lane, MD, PhD, looking at each other and smiling.

Birds of a feather flourish together

Portrait of Janko Nikolich, MD, PhD

Janko Nikolich elected to Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

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Hearing the Invisible: the inspiration behind the installation

A man in a dark suit coat and black shirt stands outside a building that has Sarver Heart Center signage.

Connecting with Sarver Heart Center’s Hesham Sadek

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Surgery department’s Charlotte Smith receives service award

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U of A Cancer Center clinical trial advances research in treatment of biliary tract cancers

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Top 10 Health Sciences Connect stories of 2024

University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher Michael Johnson, dressed in a lab coat and wearing purple gloves, turns knobs on a piece of equipment.

$1.9M NIH grant will allow researchers to explore how copper kills bacteria

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Sarver Heart Center receives $2M in gifts toward founding of cardiovascular research institute

A doctor examines a patient wearing a pink robe sitting on the edge of a bed

Can the heart heal itself? New study says it can.