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Conference Explores How to Build a Teaching Health Center Program

October 6, 2021

The University of Arizona Center for Rural Health is hosting a conference for health professionals, “Teaching Health Center: Is it the Right Fit for Your Organization?” on Oct. 8-9.
Barnes, Heeke Featured at Arthritis ‘Bear Down Celebration’

October 6, 2021

UArizona Women’s Basketball Head Coach Adia Barnes and Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke will headline the annual Arthritis Center fundraiser.
Research

UArizona Awarded $60 Million to Lead Precision Aging Network

September 30, 2021

The National Institutes of Health -unded network aims to develop more effective brain-aging treatments and interventions targeted to the individual.
Arizona Center for Rural Health Receives $8M COVID-19 Grant

September 30, 2021

The grant will help address COVID-19 disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations and rural communities in Arizona.
Research

Cancer Patients May Not Be Fully Protected by COVID-19 Vaccine

September 30, 2021

Researchers find lower immune response to COVID-19 vaccine for patients on chemotherapy; third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine boosts immune response.
Education

UArizona Nursing Soars in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

September 29, 2021

University of Arizona College of Nursing BSN program ranked No. 1 in Arizona, No. 23 nationally and No. 16 among public universities.
Nikolich-Žugich Named Researcher of the Year

September 28, 2021

Immunologist and gerontologist Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, named Arizona's Bioscience Researcher of the Year by the Arizona Bioindustry Association.
Research

Researchers Identify Mechanism for Slowing Cancer Growth

September 27, 2021

A newly discovered mechanism for controlling blood vessel growth in tumors points to possible strategies for developing new therapeutic interventions to overcome drug resistance.
Education

UArizona Health Sciences Launches New End-of-Life Care Training

September 24, 2021

Faculty at UArizona Center on Aging, colleges and centers will use a David and Lura Lovell Foundation grant to enhance end-of-life care education.
Research

Blood Pressure Medication Does Not Increase COVID-19 Risk

September 23, 2021

Sarver Heart Center researchers clarify the interaction between blood pressure medications and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Research

Summit Focuses on Drug Discovery and Development

September 20, 2021

The third annual Drug Discovery and Development Summit aims to foster private-public collaboration and commercialization of new discoveries against diseases most burdensome to Arizonans.
Research

Aging Research Studies Diabetes, Phishing, Stress

September 15, 2021

Three grants are funding studies to address the diverse needs of an aging population, including treatments and interventions that promote healthy aging.
Research

Study Shows Link Between Arsenic Exposure and Type 2 Diabetes

September 15, 2021

Research led by the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy shows how chronic arsenic exposure disrupts the body’s natural antioxidant defenses, which may contribute to the development of diseases such as Type 2 diabetes.
Education

Newest Primary Care Physician Scholars Announced

September 14, 2021

A new class of 23 medical students received full-tuition scholarships to the UArizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix.
Outreach

Training Program to Support Families Affected by Opioid Use Disorders

September 8, 2021

The Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center will oversee the first peer support experiential learning and apprenticeship program in rural Arizona.
Research

NIH Grant Advances Research on Women’s Brains, Menopause and Increased Risk for Alzheimer’s

August 31, 2021

The Center for Innovation in Brain Science received a $15.1 million grant from the National Institutes on Aging to investigate perimenopausal brain aging.
Education

UArizona to Monitor Health of SpaceX Inspiration4 Crew

August 30, 2021

College Researchers Designed Novel Molecular Diagnostics Technology to Monitor the Health of Four Crew Members during First All-Civilian Mission to Orbit
Research

UArizona Arthritis Center Presents ‘Panel on Pain’

August 26, 2021

Experts will discuss chronic pain prevention through physical therapy, nutrition, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. Free.
Research

Study Suggests Vaccination Push Needed to Fight Delta Variant

August 24, 2021

The AZ HEROES longitudinal study on COVID-19 shows a decline in vaccine effectiveness from 91% prior to delta variant predominance to 66% afterward, suggesting an increased level of vaccination will be required to end the pandemic.
Research

Researchers To Study Impact of Nurse Cannabis and Substance Use on Patient Care

August 18, 2021

A new study led by the University of Arizona College of Nursing will examine the prevalence of cannabis and other substance use in nurses who may work through significant pain and be at risk for substance abuse.

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