Feb. 22, 2022 Diversity efforts evolve at UArizona Health Sciences colleges Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have spread beyond the Colleges of Medicine as the other Health Sciences colleges address racism in health care.
Feb. 17, 2022 UArizona researchers develop AI-driven method for diagnosing lung disease Researchers at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson have developed a new way to provide earlier diagnosis of lung disease. The technology has been licensed to startup MetFora.
Feb. 11, 2022 Undernourished infants at risk for lung restriction, weaker health as adults A UArizona Health Sciences-led study identified poor childhood nutrition and growth as risk factors for lung disease and weaker health as an adult.
Feb. 7, 2022 Colleges of Medicine lead initiatives focused on anti-racism in medicine The medical schools in Tucson and Phoenix are engaged in several efforts related to recruitment, retention, mentoring, faculty development, curriculum, culture and more.
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.