May 15, 2020 Continuously Active Surface Disinfectants May Provide Barrier Against Spread of Viruses In the battle to slow or prevent the transmission of viruses, such as the novel coronavirus, continuously acting disinfectants could provide a new line of defense, according to a UArizona study.
May 13, 2020 Video Offers Tips for Teens Coping with Social Isolation Coping with social isolation brought on by COVID-19 can be especially tough for teens. UArizona public health experts created a video to help teens through this unprecedented time.
May 5, 2020 Researchers Identify Potential Pathway to Make Opioids Safer, More Effective Researchers found that inhibiting heat shock protein 90 in the spinal cord enhanced effectiveness of opioid therapy and could decrease its side effects. The findings suggest doctors may be able to prescribe less of drug, but patients would get the same level of pain relief with reduced side effects.
May 4, 2020 Treating COVID-19 Patients With Acute Heart Failure A paper published in two medical journals last week offers guidelines for physicians treating coronavirus patients requiring advanced life-saving therapies.
April 28, 2020 UArizona Researchers Pivot to Tackle COVID-19 Thirteen research teams will address various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic with financial support from a rapid-turnaround seed grants supplied through the BIO5 Institute and state funding. The grants amount to more than $500,000.
April 27, 2020 UArizona Partnership with State Begins COVID-19 Antibody Testing The first phase of testing will include 3,000 health care workers and first responders in Pima County, as well as 1,500 members of the general public.
April 22, 2020 Coronavirus Creates Conditions for Unique Environmental Science 'Global Experiment' Researchers are racing to collect atmospheric and other data, which they can use to determine the extent of the impact of the virus on environmental health.
April 20, 2020 UArizona Launches Texting System to Gather and Provide COVID-19 Information AZCOVIDTXT will allow people to report the health and wellness condition in their household on a weekly basis through brief surveys on their mobile phones.
April 16, 2020 Physician-Researcher Analyzes Data to Inform COVID-19 Public Policy Dr. Joe Gerald, an associate professor of public health, helped inform Arizona policymakers during the early stages of the pandemic with weekly reports that identified how COVID-19 was affecting Arizona what the future might bring.
April 14, 2020 UArizona Partners with State to Provide COVID-19 Antibody Tests The University of Arizona will provide antibody testing for the state of Arizona, beginning with 250,000 health care workers and first responders.
