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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.
Garden Kitchen Teaches Seed-to-Table Cooking The UA has partnered with Pima County and South Tucson to create the Garden Kitchen, a seed-to-table health education program that demonstrates how to grow, buy, store and cook nutritious food. Funded in large part by a federal grant to battle obesity, the program is open to all and draws heavily from South Tucson neighborhoods.
UA College of Medicine-Phoenix
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.

Pharmacy Systems Miss Potentially Dangerous Drug Interactions

  • UANews
  • May 23, 2011
A study conducted at the UA College of Pharmacy found that only 28 percent of pharmacies' clinical decision support software systems – the computer programs that are in place to alert pharmacists to possible medication problems – correctly identified potentially dangerous drug-drug interactions.

UA Students Awarded Scholarships for Aging Research

  • UANews
  • May 20, 2011
Four UA College of Medicine students have won scholarship awards for the Medical Student Training in Aging Research program, which encourages them to consider a career in academic geriatrics and, ultimately, assist in meeting the growing demand for physicians and scientists with skills in aging.

Why Sleep Deprivation Can Make You Unethical

  • The Washington Post
  • May 18, 2011
The UA's Aleksander Ellis and a colleague studied sleep-deprived nurses and students who'd pulled all-nighters in a sleep lab. They found that a lack of sleep led not just to poor performance on tasks that require innovative thinking, risk analysis and strategic planning, but also to increased deviant and unethical behavior such as rudeness.

City to Support Phoenix Arizona Cancer Center Facility

  • UANews
  • May 18, 2011
The City of Phoenix will provide $14 million to the Arizona Cancer Center for design, construction and other project costs for a proposed cancer center outpatient clinic to be constructed on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus in downtown Phoenix.

First Four-Year Phoenix Medical School Class Graduates

  • UANews
  • May 13, 2011
The UA College of Medicine-Phoenix has graduated its first class of 24 students. More than half of them will be training in Arizona, and 16 of the 24 will be in primary care programs. The four-year-old downtown Phoenix campus currently has 168 students.

Hospitals, Medical Centers Offering Meditation and More

  • ABC News
  • May 13, 2011
Health-care providers are increasingly suggesting that their patients look to meditation and other integrative techniques to improve their health. University Medical Center offers Reiki for cancer patients and tai chi for stroke patients, and the Arizona Cancer Center runs a Mind-Body Medicine Skills Group program for patients with life-threatening and chronic illnesses.

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