Promising UA Technology Receives Innovation Award

  • UANews
  • October 6, 2011
Glaucoma technology developed by UA faculty members is among the inaugural class of 21 projects to garner funding from the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps, which aims to guide research with commercial potential out of university laboratories and into the marketplace.

UA Researcher Studying Impact of Autism Intervention Program

  • UANews
  • October 4, 2011
Norton School psychologist Ann Mastergeorge says a 16-week program of parent-led activities can help mitigate some of the effects of autism in their children. The disorder, which affects about one in every 110 children, can be detected during infancy.

Turmeric Studied as Stroke Preventer

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • October 3, 2011
UA researchers Janet Funk and Leslie Ritter are investigating preventative treatments and studying the health benefits of turmeric. Among numerous other health benefits, turmeric can help reduce the chance of having a stroke, which is the third leading cause of death in the United States, the researchers said.

The Secrets of Aging

  • The Scientist
  • September 29, 2011
Carol Barnes, director of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute and a Regents' Professor of Psychology and Neurology at the UA, discusses why some people age gracefully, exhibiting relatively minor – and at worst annoying – cognitive changes, while others experience significant and disabling memory decline.

Give Your Workouts a Purpose

  • AOL Healthy Living
  • September 29, 2011
When you make health the goal rather than viewing it as a resource, it's easy to get stressed out, rigid and narrow-minded, said Dr. Tieraona Low Dog of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the UA: "Health is what helps you live the life you want – it's a resource, not a destination."

Arizona State Museum Creates Path to Healthy Living

  • UANews
  • September 29, 2011
Arizona State Museum has enhanced a national traveling exhibit, raising awareness of obesity with modern and historical artifacts of local relevance, and will host a free 5K walk/run on Nov. 12. The exhibit runs Oct. 15 through Jan. 7. 

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