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. 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. 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. 20, 2018 Reconnecting the Disconnected: Restoring Movement in Paralyzed Limbs Andrew Fuglevand is using artificial intelligence to stimulate multiple muscles to elicit natural movement in ways previous methods have been unable to do.
Dec. 18, 2018 Clinical Trial to Treat Liver Cancer Through Immunotherapy is Accepting Patients A clinical trial at the UA Cancer Center in Phoenix will be the first to use immunotherapy as a primary treatment option for liver cancer.
Dec. 18, 2018 UA Team Uncovers Promising Lead in Genetic Approach to Treating Glioblastoma UA scientists hope they have made progress toward a next-generation drug that may slow tumor growth and boost radiation’s effectiveness in patients with the deadly brain cancer.
Dec. 17, 2018 Seeking Novel Treatments for Metastatic Melanoma Researchers at the UA Cancer Center hope early-phase clinical trials will lead to new treatment options for melanoma patients with BRAF or MEK mutations.
Dec. 14, 2018 UA Researcher Awarded $3M Grant to Study Genomics in Cerebral Palsy Dr. Michael Kruer has received the first federally funded grant to research genetic causes of a condition that affects 1 in 250 children.
Dec. 11, 2018 UA Researchers Study How to Regrow Long Bone Segments Using 3D Printing A $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will support research on 3D-printed scaffolds that support the repair of devastating bone injuries.
Dec. 11, 2018 New Valley Fever Clinical Guidelines to Help Avoid Delays in Diagnosis Banner Health has launched new clinical practice protocols developed with input from the UA Valley Fever Center for Excellence to help physicians more quickly diagnose and treat patients with Valley fever infections.
