Covering an area the size of New England with only 200,000 people spread across it, Arizona’s Four Corners region offers austere, beautiful landscapes but can be daunting because of poor roads for physicians and patients alike to navigate to provide or receive medical care. (Photo courtesy of UA Native American Cardiology & Medical Service Program)
Bringing Neurology Care to Arizona’s Four Corners Region The UA's Dr. David Labiner has offered quarterly neurology clinics at Indian Health Service and health-care facilities on the Navajo and Hopi reservations for about 15 years and bimonthly ones in Flagstaff for 20 years. Common consultations include treating patients for epilepsy, Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease, stroke recovery, headaches and neuropathy.
UA College of Medicine-Phoenix
UA Study Finds Improved CPR Quality Saves Lives Life-saving CPR has been a foundation of emergency medicine for more than a half-century. But UA researchers are continuing to refine the procedure, with a new study concluding that improving the quality and effectiveness of CPR can have a dramatic impact on survival from a cardiac arrest.
Transgenic soybeans in the last stages of tissue culture.
Modified Formula Aims to Prevent Death in Premature Infants UA plant scientists are studying a novel approach at halting the leading cause of death in premature infants, adding a particular protein to soybeans that can be used in formula as a preventative measure. About 10 percent of infants in the United States are born premature and among the greatest risks those babies face is Necrotizing Entercolitis, an infection and inflammation that causes destruction of the intestine.
Krishna Veeramah, the study’s first author, and his colleagues took advantage of the high-throughput DNA sequencing capabilities offered by the UA Genetics Core, housed at the UA BIO5 Institute. (Photo by Patrick McArdle/UANews)
UA Geneticists Find Causes for Severe Childhood Epilepsies Using a DNA sequencing technique capable of deciphering all human genes at the same time, UA researchers have discovered genetic mutations underlying seizure disorders in previously undiagnosed children. Efforts are under way to establish a genomics diagnostic center at the UA and extend the capabilities to other areas such as cardiology, immunology and gastroenterology.
UA researchers studied brain images of 124 cognitively normal, non-diabetic adults with a family history of Alzheimer's disease.
UA Research Suggests Link Between Elevated Blood Sugar, Alzheimer's Risk A new UA study, published in the journal Neurology, suggests a possible link between elevated blood sugar levels and risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. Through three-dimensional brain imaging, researchers found an association between elevated blood sugar levels and reduced metabolism in vulnerable regions of the brain.
Covering an area the size of New England with only 200,000 people spread across it, Arizona’s Four Corners region offers austere, beautiful landscapes but can be daunting because of poor roads for physicians and patients alike to navigate to provide or receive medical care. (Photo courtesy of UA Native American Cardiology & Medical Service Program)
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Transgenic soybeans in the last stages of tissue culture.
Krishna Veeramah, the study’s first author, and his colleagues took advantage of the high-throughput DNA sequencing capabilities offered by the UA Genetics Core, housed at the UA BIO5 Institute. (Photo by Patrick McArdle/UANews)
UA researchers studied brain images of 124 cognitively normal, non-diabetic adults with a family history of Alzheimer's disease.

A Bad Day Can Ruin a Good Relationship

  • Prevention
  • May 20, 2013
When you're having a particularly grueling day, you may feel less committed to your partner compared to a more relaxed day, according to UA researchers. A new study from the UA suggests that while making sacrifices in a romantic relationship is generally a positive thing, doing so on days when you are feeling especially stressed may not be beneficial. The study was led by Casey Totenhagen, a research scientist in the UA John & Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Bringing Neurology Care to Arizona’s Four Corners Region

  • UANews
  • May 20, 2013
The UA's Dr. David Labiner has offered quarterly neurology clinics at Indian Health Service and health-care facilities on the Navajo and Hopi reservations for about 15 years and bimonthly ones in Flagstaff for 20 years. Common consultations include treating patients for epilepsy, Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease, stroke recovery, headaches and neuropathy.

Exercise Helps Post-Treatment Cancer Survivors

  • Arizona Public Media
  • May 17, 2013
Jennifer Bea of The University of Arizona Cancer Center helped conduct a recent study of the effects of exercise during the cancer recovery phase. The study found camaraderie among the women participating in activity groups. It also found favorable changes in terms of body composition, muscle mass and decreased fat mass.

UA Study Finds Improved CPR Quality Saves Lives

  • UANews
  • May 17, 2013
Life-saving CPR has been a foundation of emergency medicine for more than a half-century. But UA researchers are continuing to refine the procedure, with a new study concluding that improving the quality and effectiveness of CPR can have a dramatic impact on survival from a cardiac arrest.

Dogs Experience a Runner’s High (But Ferrets Do Not)

  • Smithsonian.com
  • May 16, 2013
Many runners pursue the sport for the reward that comes at the end of a race or long jog: the runner’s high. Researchers suspect that other animals adapted to run, like dogs, may experience this neurobiological response after a round of exercise, too. UA researchers decided to test this hypothesis, publishing their results in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

Melanoma Survivor Warns Sun Lovers to Protect Themselves

  • KVOA-TV
  • May 16, 2013
Melanoma kills more than 9,000 people every year, but there are several steps you can take to prevent it. "First and foremost, clothing offers some of the best protection you can have," says Dr. Sandra Leyo-Dupont of The University of Arizona Cancer Center. Your next best bet is sunscreen, SPF 30 or higher.

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