Oct. 26, 2018 Green Light Therapy Moves to Next Phase of Study: HIV-Related Pain Having found that green light therapy decreases fibromyalgia and migraine pain, UA researchers are beginning a new preclinical study to determine if it can also control HIV-related neuropathic pain.
Oct. 23, 2018 Taking Drug Discoveries From Research to Reality The Arizona Center for Drug Discovery will focus on bridging faculty experts with partners in the pharmacy industry, creating a pipeline for advancing drug discovery and development.
Oct. 22, 2018 Funding Unites UA College of Nursing and MHC Healthcare to Battle Opioid Crisis UA Nursing Professor Rene Love's passion for bringing health care to rural and medically underserved communities is bolstered by an $821,171 grant from the Health Resources and Service Administration.
Oct. 22, 2018 UA Program Teaches Mindfulness to Combat Obesity Among Latino Youth in Arizona In a pilot study by researchers at the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Latino youth in Arizona are learning to manage toxic stress using mindfulness techniques to prevent obesity.
Oct. 2, 2018 Facebook Status: Sick. How People Use the Internet to Cope with Illness In a new book, UA communication professor Stephen Rains explores how people diagnosed with serious illnesses turn to social media, online health forums and other digital resources for help coping.
Sept. 26, 2018 Celebrating Women in Medicine Month with Felicia Goodrum Felicia Goodrum has been awarded more than $13 million in grants within the last year to fund her research on CMV, a virus that affects more than half of the population above the age of 40.
Sept. 26, 2018 Study Reveals Arizona EMTs Face Greater Risk of Suicide After completing research that showed high suicide rates among EMTs, UA medical student and Tillman Scholar Neil Vigil created a resiliency website for emergency workers.
Sept. 14, 2018 Research Aims to Ease Psychological Distress in Cancer Patients, Caregivers A four-year National Cancer Institute grant will enable UA nursing professor Terry A. Badger to study a precision approach to decreasing psychological distress in cancer patients and their family caregivers during treatment.
Sept. 14, 2018 'Evil' Proteins a Force for Good in Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers clarify questions surrounding estrogen's role in breast cancer, which could lead to more precise treatments for ER-positive breast cancers.
Sept. 11, 2018 Guided Imagery to Be Used in Smoking-Cessation Study Powered by results from her recent See Me Smoke Free study, UA nursing professor Judith S. Gordon hopes to use guided imagery to help underserved smokers harness the power of their minds to help them quit smoking.
