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.
Oct. 27, 2021 Study Shows Vaccine Protects Dogs Against Valley Fever A team led by researchers at the Valley Fever Center for Excellence successfully tested a Valley fever vaccine for dogs, with two doses providing high levels of protection against the fungal disease.
Oct. 4, 2021 Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy Likely Not Fully Protected by COVID-19 Vaccine Cancer Center researchers found lower immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine in patients on active chemotherapy. A third dose of the Pfizer vaccine boosted immune response.
Sept. 30, 2021 What Our Wandering Thoughts Can Teach Us About Mental Health Researchers analyzed people's idle thoughts for 10 minutes. What they learned may be useful in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues such as depression.
Sept. 28, 2021 UArizona Awarded $60 Million to Lead Precision Aging Network The network, established with funding from the National Institutes of Health, has the ultimate goal of developing more effective brain-aging treatments and interventions targeted to the individual.
Sept. 20, 2021 What Mutant Flies Can Teach Us About Autoimmune Disorders New research suggests winged critters with a penchant for overripe fruit may hold a secret to understanding gene function and autoimmune disorders such as lupus.
Sept. 16, 2021 Exploring the Role of Social Relationships in Hispanic Health Researchers theorize that the importance of strong family and social bonds in Hispanic culture may explain why Hispanics have better disease outcomes than non-Hispanic whites.
Sept. 16, 2021 Explorando el impacto de las relaciones sociales en la salud Hispana Investigadores teorizan que las relaciones sociales y los enlaces familiares dentro de la cultura Hispana tal vez puedan explicar el porqué los Hispanos se recuperan mejor después de padecer de una enfermedad en comparación a la población blanca y no-Hispana.
Sept. 2, 2021 UArizona Research Project to Monitor Health of SpaceX Inspiration4 Crew UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix researchers designed novel molecular diagnostics technology to monitor the health of four crew members during the all-civilian spaceflight.