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. 16, 2019 Water, Not Temperature, Limits Global Forest Growth as Climate Warms The changes are most evident in northern climates and at high altitudes, reports a team that includes UA scientists from the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research.
Jan. 10, 2019 Solving the Ancient Mysteries of Easter Island New research suggests the locations of the iconic monuments on Rapa Nui can be explained by their proximity to the island’s limited freshwater sources.
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. 9, 2019 600 Trillion Suns Light up the Dawn of the Universe Two UA-managed telescopes have aided in the serendipitous discovery of the brightest quasar ever seen in the early universe, which suggests there could be more waiting to be discovered.
Jan. 8, 2019 UA Engineers Bring 5G Whiz to Cell Networks UA-led research into 5G networks allows for remote surgery, autonomous vehicles and ever-faster processing speeds.
Jan. 8, 2019 Fighting Human Disease with Birth Control… for Mosquitoes A newly discovered protein that is crucial for egg production in mosquitoes opens a possibility for "mosquito birth control," an approach that might offer a way to reduce mosquito populations in areas of human disease transmission.
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. 12, 2018 Declining Snowpack over Western US Mapped at a Finer Scale UA-led researchers mapped changes in snow from 1982 to 2016 over the contiguous U.S. and found parts of the West have had a 41 percent reduction in the yearly maximum snow mass.
Oct. 29, 2018 Naps Hinder Learning in Children With Down Syndrome New research suggests that typically developing young children retain new information better after taking a nap, but the opposite is true in children with Down syndrome.
