Jan. 26, 2022 Three UArizona faculty named AAAS Fellows A. Elizabeth "Betsy" Arnold, Carol Gregorio and Cecile McKee are the newest fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Jan. 19, 2022 Cholesterol buildup in brain presents new target to reduce dementia risk from stroke University of Arizona researchers suggest the risk of developing dementia after a stroke might be reduced by a drug that could help immune cells process the cholesterol-rich debris generated by a stroke.
Jan. 18, 2022 Researchers pilot 'itty bitty' device for earlier ovarian cancer detection Jennifer Barton has spent nearly a decade developing a falloposcope to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages. Dr. John Heusinkveld has now successfully used the device to capture images of study participants' fallopian tubes.
Dec. 16, 2021 UArizona Health Sciences Researchers to Study Long COVID as Part of National Collaborative The NIH RECOVER Initiative aims to identify risks contributing to long COVID, and approaches for treatment and prevention.
Dec. 14, 2021 Respiratory Tract Bacterial Extracts Could Prevent COVID-19 Researchers from the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson found that the bacterial lysate OM-85 blocked SARS-CoV-2 infection by decreasing the ability of the coronavirus to bind to the lung cell surface receptor ACE2.
Dec. 10, 2021 Researchers to Study Why COVID-19 Strikes Asthma Sufferers Less Severely Than Others A University of Arizona Health Sciences-led research team received $7.16 million in federal funding to study how to better control severe asthma and determine why sufferers are less likely to contract COVID-19, influenza and rhinovirus.
Dec. 7, 2021 Three UArizona Faculty Members Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors For their technological contributions to engineering and health care, Liesl Folks, Mark Van Dyke and Terry Matsunaga have been recognized with the highest professional distinction for academic inventors.
Nov. 16, 2021 New Center Will Address Native American Disability Challenges Two grants totaling more than $1.3 million will help establish the Native Center for Disabilities, which aims to bring tribal communities together to improve services and employment access for Native Americans with disabilities.
Nov. 15, 2021 Compound Developed at UArizona Health Sciences Provides Innovative Pain Relief Researchers targeted a common sodium ion channel to reverse pain and saw positive results that could lead to a nonaddictive solution to treat pain.
Nov. 12, 2021 Study Identifies Breast Cancer Treatment Disparities Among Indigenous Women Native and Indigenous women have a higher percentage of mastectomy and a lower percentage of lumpectomy compared with white women, new research finds.
