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 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.
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.
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.
April 20, 2018 Startup Licenses Dual-View Probe for Endoscopy Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee and Rongguang “Ron” Liang have invented a dual-view probe for medical endoscopy. Their startup, Omniscient, is working to bring the technology to the public.
April 12, 2018 Michael D. Dake Appointed Senior VP for Health Sciences Currently a professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University, Dake made medical history in 1992 with the implantation of the world's first thoracic stent-graft at Stanford.
April 10, 2018 UA Student to Take Pain Relief Research to Washington Neuroscience and cognitive science senior Lindsey Chew will represent the University on Capitol Hill as part of Posters on the Hill, an event showcasing undergraduate research.
