June 12, 2018 Startup Licenses UA-Invented Disruptive Biopsy Device Inventors at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center Tucson are working with Tech Launch Arizona on a next-generation instrument.
May 31, 2018 Startup Licenses Invention to Enhance Skin Cancer Prevention Melanin represents the body's natural defense against cancer-causing UV rays. The UA has licensed two melanin-producing peptides to startup MCR Therapeutics.
May 30, 2018 $1.7M Grant Will Increase Number of Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Rural Areas A four-year grant provides University of Arizona College of Nursing students the opportunity to train at medically underserved sites with an end goal of increasing mental health nurse practitioners in those areas.
May 30, 2018 Smoking, Lack of Exercise Linked to Early Death After Divorce A growing body of research links divorce to a wide range of poor health outcomes, including greater risk for early death. A new UA study points to two possible culprits.
May 21, 2018 Pharmacology Researchers Seek Solutions to Opioid Epidemic Grants totaling $1.3 million from the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission are supporting UA efforts to develop non-addictive medications to block chronic pain.
May 16, 2018 Four Questions: Chronic Pain and How It Affects the Brain The effects of chronic pain are more than just physical. Pain also can negatively impact one's decision-making abilities, according to UA psychologist Stephen Cowen.
May 15, 2018 Startup Licenses UA Spectrometer for Chemical Analysis A team of researchers at the UA College of Optical Sciences has invented a new breed of spectrometer capable of rapidly analyzing the chemical makeup of materials. Their first target market: natural products and pharmaceuticals.
May 3, 2018 UA, Banner Receive Largest NIH Award in Arizona History The historic $60 million award for the All of Us Research Program will accelerate pursuit of tailored health care, in which strategies are optimized based on patients' differences.
May 3, 2018 UA Psychologist Elected to National Academy of Sciences Carol Barnes has produced groundbreaking research on how the brain changes during the course of normal aging — and the consequences those changes have on memory and information processing.
April 25, 2018 Startup Iluminos Licenses UA-Invented Treatment for Alzheimer's An Arizona startup is hoping its unique compounds will lead to treatments to halt or slow the progression of a devastating neurodegenerative disease that affects nearly 6 million Americans.
