June 18, 2019 Researchers Call for Personalized Approach to Aging Brain Health In a new paper, UA psychologist Lee Ryan and her collaborators propose a precision aging model designed to help researchers better understand and treat age-related cognitive decline on an individual level.
June 14, 2019 UA Forecast: Above-Average Hurricane Activity The UA Hurricane Forecast predicts there will be eight hurricanes during this year's Atlantic hurricane season, which started on June 1.
June 13, 2019 Startup Seeks to Control Dust in a Dry World Using technology developed at the UA, startup Clean Earth Tech plans to provide a novel solution to a common problem in arid climates – air pollution caused by dry air and blowing dust.
June 5, 2019 Environmental Impact: Rendering Toxic Explosives Harmless A UA-led team of engineers and scientists are researching new methods, including "magic" microbes and chemical processes, to remove insensitive high explosives from soil and water.
June 4, 2019 Making Computers, Mobile Devices More Energy-Efficient A UA professor hopes to drastically reduce energy consumption in devices such as mobile phones and tablets through the use of STTRAM, an alternative to static RAM in computer caches.
June 3, 2019 Sleepless Nights Linked to High Blood Pressure A bad night's sleep may result in a spike in blood pressure, offering a possible explanation for why sleep problems have been shown to increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and even death from cardiovascular disease.
May 28, 2019 Stem Cell Study Determines Most Harmful Vape Liquids Are some flavors of vape liquid more harmful than others? One UA scientist says yes, based on the results of a novel research project focused on endothelial cells.
May 28, 2019 Why Parents Should Teach Kids to Give Teaching children how to appropriately give money away can help them learn financial basics like budgeting, and it may contribute to their well-being later in life, UA research suggests.
May 24, 2019 International Collaboration Aims to Predict Life-Threatening Reaction to Heparin Treatment No tests currently are available to evaluate risk for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, an adverse reaction to the drug that can result in catastrophic, life-threatening complications in patients with cardiovascular disease.
May 22, 2019 UA Researcher Awarded $3 Million to Study Genomics in Cerebral Palsy Dr. Michael Kruer, of the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, has received the first federally funded grant to research genetic causes of a condition that affects 1 in 250 children.
