Image Compound Developed at UArizona Health Sciences Provides Innovative Pain Relief Nov. 15, 2021 Researchers targeted a common sodium ion channel to reverse pain and saw positive results that could lead to a nonaddictive solution to treat pain. Read more
Image Study Identifies Breast Cancer Treatment Disparities Among Indigenous Women Nov. 12, 2021 Native and Indigenous women have a higher percentage of mastectomy and a lower percentage of lumpectomy compared with white women, new research finds. Read more
Image Study Shows Vaccine Protects Dogs Against Valley Fever Oct. 27, 2021 A team led by researchers at the Valley Fever Center for Excellence successfully tested a Valley fever vaccine for dogs, with two doses providing high levels of protection against the fungal disease. Read more
Image Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy Likely Not Fully Protected by COVID-19 Vaccine Oct. 4, 2021 Cancer Center researchers found lower immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine in patients on active chemotherapy. A third dose of the Pfizer vaccine boosted immune response. Read more
Image What Our Wandering Thoughts Can Teach Us About Mental Health Sept. 30, 2021 Researchers analyzed people's idle thoughts for 10 minutes. What they learned may be useful in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues such as depression. Read more
Image UArizona Awarded $60 Million to Lead Precision Aging Network Sept. 28, 2021 The network, established with funding from the National Institutes of Health, has the ultimate goal of developing more effective brain-aging treatments and interventions targeted to the individual. Read more
Image Pain Clinics Could Cut Down on Opioid Use, UA Team Finds April 3, 2019 Pain specialists at the University of Arizona and Banner – University Medicine are trying to reduce the use of opioids for patients suffering from chronic non-cancer pain by utilizing alternatives and complementary methods, such as physical therapy, acupuncture, chiropractors, non-opioid medication, and a large array of pain intervention procedures. Read more at UANews
Image Exploring Copper's Potential as Antibiotic March 31, 2019 Pharmaceutical companies are making fewer and fewer new antibiotics, a trend UA immunobiologist Michael Johnson says is in urgent need of reversal. He believes copper might be the key. Read more at UANews
Image New Patient Tower to Open at Banner – UMC Tucson March 26, 2019 Banner – University Medical Center Tucson's new nine-story hospital tower opens to patients April 22, with a community preview planned for April 7. Read more at UANews
Image Future Physicians Celebrate Match Day March 16, 2019 Match Day is the culmination of four years of hard work in the classroom and in clinical training for students in the UA College of Medicine – Tucson and the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix. Read more at UANews
