Nov. 16, 2022 Morning blue light treatment improves sleep in patients with PTSD People with post-traumatic stress disorder experience better sleep, a reduction in the severity of PTSD symptoms and more effective treatments after exposure to blue light therapy, UArizona Health Sciences researchers found.
Nov. 9, 2022 UArizona researchers awarded $3.5M to fight extreme heat The $3.5 million grant from the Department of Energy is part of a larger project that will bring together researchers from Arizona's three universities to study climate in the state's Sun Corridor.
Nov. 10, 2022 Researchers explore how to protect the environment while helping those living in poverty Ensuring all people have access to minimum resources and services, while also safeguarding the stability of the Earth's environment, will require significant societal transformations, a new study finds.
Oct. 27, 2022 Battery-free, light-powered pacemaker may improve quality of life for heart disease patients University of Arizona engineers lead a research team that is developing a new kind of pacemaker, which envelops the heart and uses precise targeting capabilities to bypass pain receptors and reduce patient discomfort.
Oct. 25, 2022 UArizona researchers develop 'Goldilocks drug' to treat triple-negative breast cancer Triple-negative breast cancer accounts for about 10 to 15% of all breast cancers. Researchers have developed a drug they hope can treat it with little to no toxic side effects.
Oct. 25, 2022 With $6M grant, researchers will explore how Southwest communities can best adapt to climate change UArizona researchers are furthering their efforts to examine how water, aridity and heat impact communities in the American Southwest, and how those challenges affect human health.
Oct. 12, 2022 Gun culture expert Jennifer Carlson awarded MacArthur Fellowship Sociologist Jennifer Carlson has spent over a decade examining the politics of guns in American life. She is one of 25 selected this year for a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, often referred to as a "genius grant."
Oct. 10, 2022 Maps of the past may shed light on our climate future Maps of Earth's temperature and rainfall 56 million years ago could provide insight into the planet's future as carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere increase.
Oct. 4, 2022 Scientists identify potential source of 'shock-darkened' meteorites, with implications for hazardous asteroid deflection Shock-darkened meteorites are characterized by dark veins. Planetary scientists have been unable to pinpoint a nearby asteroid source of these meteorites – until now.
Sept. 29, 2022 Capturing and converting methane with bioreactors focus of $3.2M grant Researchers at UArizona and Penn State University are drawing inspiration from bacteria under the sea to develop technology capable of capturing and repurposing methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas.