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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.

A decorative image shows a cell as it travels through the body.

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

Portrait of Dr. Dedrick Jordan wearing a suit and tie

College of Medicine – Tucson, Banner – University Medicine welcome new chair of neurology

Eight members of the University of Arizona Cancer Center stand side-by-side smiling in front of a Cancer Center backdrop.

U of A Cancer Center honors members at annual awards event

A colony of stem cells in culture

Scientist hopes to cure Type 1 diabetes by disguising stem cells

Pediatric autoimmune diseases: Finding hope in research

Dan Combs, MD, assistant professor in pediatrics and sleep medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Medicine, holds his hand up to a young Down syndrome patient for a high five in an office.

Dan Combs helps young Down syndrome patients get good ZZZs

Portrait of Frank G. Walter, MD, standing outside

Frank G. Walter receives career achievement award from AACT

A surprised young boy lifts a bag of sugar behind soda bottles on a table while two women watch him.

Wellness and Wonder event excites Tucson community

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

Zong-Ming Li sitting at his office desk holding an anatomical model of the inside of a hand.

Zong-Ming Li named medical biological engineering fellow

Stephen Dahmer, MD, stands outside wearing a blue suit coat, with his arms crossed

Connecting with Stephen Dahmer, MD

A woman in a science laboratory, wearing a lab coat, gloves, a face mask and hair covering, works on an experiment with lab tools and lights.

U of A Health Sciences comes alive through lens of a staff photographer

Portrait of Dr. Celia Hildebrand

Hildebrand receives Rosalind Franklin Society award