Health

Cancer Survivor, Spouse Establish Research Post at Arizona Cancer Center

jeffh — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:54:11 -0600

UA alumni and benefactors John and Doris Norton have donated $1 million to create an endowed prostate cancer research position at the Arizona Cancer Center.

UA to Create Physicians with Business Skills

jeffh — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:34:26 -0600

The UA Eller College of Management and College of Medicine have created a dual-degree track combining a medical degree with a master's of business administration.

Department of Neurology Developing New Treatments for ALS

ann — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:22:53 -0600

Researchers at the UA College of Medicine may one day be able to treat Lou Gehrig's disease by using progenitor cells from a patient's own nervous system.

Steele Children’s Research Center’s Novel Cancer Vaccine

ann — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:30:12 -0600

A novel therapeutic cancer vaccine developed by a research team at UA's Steele Children’s Research Center is advancing toward use in human clinical trials.

UA Graduate Focuses on Minority Health Care

leverett — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:37:43 -0600

After Mai-Ly Duong, who graduates from the UA this month, plans to become a dentist with a focus on supporting the Asian American community.

Researchers Tackling Unsolved Questions About Protein Structures

cruzj — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:40:03 -0600

Their findings will help people better understand how proteins evolved to carry out the instructions encoded in the genes of every living thing.

Mexico's Former Minster of Health to Speak on Border Health Risks, Opportunities

rrmcgill — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:18:40 -0600

International health scholar Julio Frenk will give the inaugural lecture in the James E. Dalen Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture Series.

Shelton Names Interim Dean of Phoenix Medical College

ann — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:40:11 -0600

Stuart Flynn will serve as interim dean, effective immediately.

Memory and Aging Clinic Opens at UA

rrmcgill — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:59:55 -0600

Patients and clinical research participants can now be evaluated in a welcoming and centralized campus location.

A Gift of Sight, Breath

jeffh — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:36:45 -0600

Two retired high school teachers from Phoenix left an endowment to fund research chairs at the UA College of Medicine. Murray and Clara Walker's $2.5 million gift will create research positions in ophthalmology and emphysema.

UA Scientists and Colleagues Call for More Access to Biotech Crop Data

mnjensen — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:16:32 -0600

A team of biologists that includes two UA entomology professors calls for making available detailed nationwide maps of the locations of biotech crops.

Living Healthy with Arthritis Program Slated for May 3

ann — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:17:54 -0600

The Arizona Arthritis Center’s annual “Living Healthy with Arthritis” event is designed to help people live fuller, healthier lives.

Students Bring Attentions to Human Trafficking

leverett — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:57:51 -0600

UA students coordinated the Human Trafficking Awareness Week to educate students and the local community about trafficking victims around the world and what must be done to help them.

UA Scientist Shares in Discovery of Microbe Filaments’ Power

cruzj — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:50:45 -0600

Researchers from the UA and Columbia have discovered that tiny filaments on bacteria can bundle together and pull with forces far stronger than experts had previously thought possible.

Research Pushes Back Threshold of Early Cancer Detection

cruzj — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:35:21 -0600

An imaging technology called Optical Coherence Tomography can find cell abnormalities much smaller than 1 mm in diameter, leading to early detection of deadly cancers.

Results of Clinical Trial: Up to 95 Percent Reduction in Colon Cancer Risk

cruzj — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:54:16 -0600

UA researchers announced today that a specific drug combination has been shown to reduce the risk of a precursor to colon cancer by up to 95 percent.

Public Forum on Nutrition and Health Kicks Off Research Conference for Health Professionals

ann — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:31:00 -0600

Confrence is presented by the UA Program in Integrative Medicine and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Lute Olson Celebrity Golf Tournament to Benefit Arizona Arthritis Center

ann — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:19:13 -0600

Funds raised during the two-day event will go toward research at the Arizona Arthritis Center at the UA College of Medicine.

Arizona Cancer Center Studying Benefits of Green Tea Extract

cruzj — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:23:34 -0600

The clinical trial will study the effects that green tea may have on prostate cancer.

UA Doctor Selected To Give Prestigious International Lecture

ann — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:53:27 -0600

Dr. Fernando D. Martinez, director of the Arizona Respiratory Center, has been selected to present at the American Thoracic Society international conference in Toronto in May.

Steele Center Researcher Awarded 5-year NIH Grant

ann — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:16:57 -0600

A researcher at the UA College of Medicine is making progress to determine the cause of a deadly inflammatory gastrointestinal disorder that kills thousands of premature infants each year.

Steele Center Investigators Discover Answers to Deadly Diarrhea

ann — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:22:51 -0600

With a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the UA's Steele Children’s Research Center are working to address this global health crisis.

American Heart Association Endorses Chest-Compression-Only CPR

ann — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:51:20 -0600

Improved bystander protocol for cardiac arrest was pioneered at The University of Arizona.

Third Annual Gootter Grand Slam to Benefit Cardiac Arrest Research

ann — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:41:58 -0600

Money raised during the event will go toward research related to sudden cardiac arrest.

Pharmacy Student Wins Toxicology Award

ann — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:14:28 -0600

Kylee Eblin is the second UA College of Pharmacy student in a row to win the Society of Toxicology’s Women in Toxicology Student Achievement Award.