UAHS News Archive
UA Researcher Awarded $3 Million to Study Genomics in Cerebral Palsy
Nov 28, 2018
Michael Kruer, MD, receives the first federally funded grant to research genetic causes of condition that affects 1 in 250 children.
UA Researchers Help Discover Genetic Factor That Can Help or Hurt Risk for Heart Disease
Nov 27, 2018
Individuals with a particular genetic factor may be more resistant to plaque build-up and have a reduced risk for coronary artery disease.
UA Researchers Help Discover Genetic Factor That Can Help or Hurt Risk for Heart Disease
Nov 26, 2018
Individuals with a particular genetic factor may be more resistant to plaque build-up and have a reduced risk for coronary artery disease.
UA Researchers Study How to Regrow Long Bone Segments Using 3D Printing
Nov 26, 2018
A $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will support research on 3D-printed scaffolds that support the repair of devastating bone injuries.
UA Researchers Study How to Regrow Long Bone Segments Using 3D Printing
Nov 25, 2018
A $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will support research on 3D-printed scaffolds that support the repair of devastating bone injuries.
UA Neuroscientist Roberta Diaz Brinton Awarded $1M Alzheimer’s Association Grant
Nov 15, 2018
Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, inaugural director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, is one of six international researchers awarded funding through the Alzheimer’s Association's Part the Cloud program to support early phase human trials of potential therapies to save brain cells.
When Melanoma Spreads to the Brain, Patients with BRAF or MEK Mutations Can Find Novel Treatment at UA Cancer Center
Nov 15, 2018
Its ample sun puts residents at risk for melanoma, but Arizona is also home to experimental treatments through early-phase clinical trials at the University of Arizona Cancer Center.
UA Neuroscientist Roberta Diaz Brinton Awarded $1M Alzheimer’s Association Grant
Nov 14, 2018
Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, inaugural director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, is one of six international researchers awarded funding through the Alzheimer’s Association's Part the Cloud program to support early phase human trials of potential therapies to save brain cells.
When Melanoma Spreads to the Brain, Patients with BRAF or MEK Mutations Can Find Novel Treatment at UA Cancer Center
Nov 14, 2018
Its ample sun puts residents at risk for melanoma, but Arizona is also home to experimental treatments through early-phase clinical trials at the University of Arizona Cancer Center.
UA Researchers Study Link Between Menstrual Cycle and Quitting Smoking
Nov 14, 2018
Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson received a $347,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how the menstrual cycle impacts quit efforts in women of reproductive age who smoke.
UA to Support Smokers on their Journey to Quit
Nov 14, 2018
The University of Arizona Cancer Center is building a robust tobacco-cessation program to provide support to tobacco users hoping to quit.
All of Us Research Program in Tucson to Host Awareness Event Nov. 15
Nov 13, 2018
The All of Us Research Program in Tucson is hosting an awareness event open to the public on Thursday, Nov. 15, to promote the national effort to gather data from one million or more people living in the United States to accelerate health-related research.
UA Researchers Study Link Between Menstrual Cycle and Quitting Smoking
Nov 13, 2018
Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson received a $347,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how the menstrual cycle impacts quit efforts in women of reproductive age who smoke.
UA Professor Receives Grant for Innovative Research in Preventing Heart Failure
Nov 1, 2018
NIH grant will allow Taben Hale, PhD, to study cardiac fibroblasts.
UA Professor Receives Grant for Innovative Research in Preventing Heart Failure
Oct 31, 2018
NIH grant will allow Taben Hale, PhD, to study cardiac fibroblasts.
UA Targeting Rhabdomyosarcoma, a Rare Pediatric Cancer With Few Treatment Options
Oct 31, 2018
UA Cancer Center researcher harnesses “big data” to identify targeted treatments for rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that mostly strikes children and teenagers.
UA Pharmacologists Seek to Prevent Opioid Tolerance, Addiction
Oct 30, 2018
A $1.7 million federal grant will help researchers striving to put an end to opioid tolerance — a phenomenon that often leads to opioid dependence, abuse and addiction.
Could Wearable Technology Help Patients Monitor Blood Pressure?
Oct 24, 2018
A lab simulation model of an artificial artery in the Slepian Lab at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center demonstrates “pulse wave velocity” is a feasible measurement for monitoring blood pressure. Wearable patches show promise for measuring PWV, making them a potentially inexpensive blood-pressure monitoring option.
Thanks to $1.72M Federal Grant: UA Researchers Using Green Light for HIV-Related Pain as Astonishing Therapy Moves to Next Phase of Study
Oct 17, 2018
Green light therapy results in decreased chronic pain without side effects and has the promise of easy clinical application due to its low cost, efficacy and availability. This new project addresses the critical need for effective non-pharmacological treatments for HIV-related neuropathy and the hypersensitivity associated with antiretroviral therapy.
UA-Banner Health All of Us Research Program Reaches Enrollment Milestone
Oct 12, 2018
Joining the national research effort, 15,000 Arizonans have enrolled as All of Us Research Program participants, supported by local partners Banner Health and the University of Arizona Health Sciences.