Aug. 12, 2022 Tribal Area Health Education Center will address tribal health care needs, train workforce The Arizona Area Health Education Center Program is partnering with the Arizona Advisory Council on Indian Health Care to develop the new center.
Aug. 10, 2022 UArizona Cancer Center again receives highest NCI designation as Comprehensive Cancer Center The UArizona Cancer Center is one of 53 Comprehensive Cancer Centers and the only one in Arizona. The designation is the highest awarded by the National Cancer Institute.
July 27, 2022 How to fight Fido's boredom when it's too hot for walks Kiddie pools, air conditioned playgrounds and paw-protecting booties are some of dogs' best friends in the summertime, says Sarah Carotenuto, an assistant professor of practice in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
July 26, 2022 Research collaboration informs international classification of firefighting as carcinogenic A longtime partnership between the Tucson Fire Department and researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences provided evidence that occupational exposure as a firefighter causes cancer.
July 26, 2022 Studies link COVID-19 to wildlife sales at Chinese market, find other scenarios extremely unlikely Analyses based on locations and viral sequencing of early cases indicate the COVID-19 pandemic started in Wuhan's Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, with two separate jumps from animals to humans.
July 26, 2022 Following nature's rules, researchers develop new methods for treating degenerative neurological disease Researchers have developed a new class of drugs that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier. The technology has been licensed to the startup Teleport Pharmaceuticals.
July 25, 2022 One Health initiative unites experts in human, animal and environmental health By integrating a broad range of health expertise, the research initiative aims, in part, to better respond to public health challenges such as pandemics and water insecurity.
July 13, 2022 AZ HEROES study awarded $22M to continue evaluation of COVID-19 immunity, vaccine effectiveness Funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will allow research that started by analyzing COVID-19 immunity and vaccine effectiveness in frontline workers to continue as new variants emerge.
July 11, 2022 New center in Phoenix set to transform immunotherapy The Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies will support research to catalyze the next generation of precision health care treatments, building on the idea that the most effective defense against health issues is the body's natural immune system.
July 6, 2022 New research could explain unknown causes of epilepsy In many cases of epilepsy – which disrupts electrical activity in the brain and often results in seizures – the underlying cause is unknown. UArizona researchers may have found an explanation for some forms of epilepsy.
