Jan. 24, 2019 Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts’ Immune Systems Astronauts who embarked on spaceflights lasting longer than six months experienced a decrease in the functionality of NK cells, which play an important role of the immune system by killing cancerous cells and preventing viruses from reactivating.
Jan. 17, 2019 Having a Partner Present – or in Mind – May Keep Blood Pressure Down Visualizing your significant other may be just as effective as having them in the room with you when it comes to managing the body's cardiovascular response to stress.
Jan. 10, 2019 Developing a Better, Faster Diagnostic for Cryptosporidiosis The UA is partnering with Kerafast to license a reagent that offers the opportunity for the development of a rapid, highly sensitive diagnostic test for the zoonotic disease.
Jan. 2, 2019 UA Researchers Developing 15-Minute MRI A team of UA researchers led by biomedical engineer Nan-kuei Chen is using a $2.1 million grant to improve MRI technologies for challenging patient populations.
Dec. 20, 2018 Reconnecting the Disconnected: Restoring Movement in Paralyzed Limbs Andrew Fuglevand is using artificial intelligence to stimulate multiple muscles to elicit natural movement in ways previous methods have been unable to do.
Dec. 18, 2018 Clinical Trial to Treat Liver Cancer Through Immunotherapy is Accepting Patients A clinical trial at the UA Cancer Center in Phoenix will be the first to use immunotherapy as a primary treatment option for liver cancer.
April 10, 2019 Four Questions: How Grief Affects the Immune System Losing a loved one is one of life's most stressful experiences, and its toll can be physical as well as emotional, according to more than four decades of scientific research.
Dec. 18, 2018 UA Team Uncovers Promising Lead in Genetic Approach to Treating Glioblastoma UA scientists hope they have made progress toward a next-generation drug that may slow tumor growth and boost radiation’s effectiveness in patients with the deadly brain cancer.
Dec. 14, 2018 UA Researcher Awarded $3M Grant to Study Genomics in Cerebral Palsy Dr. Michael Kruer has received the first federally funded grant to research genetic causes of a condition that affects 1 in 250 children.
Dec. 7, 2018 Researchers Discover Genetic Factor Related to Risk for Heart Disease Individuals with a particular genetic factor may be more resistant to plaque build-up and have a reduced risk for coronary artery disease, according to study completed by a team of physicians, geneticists and biologists.