Research News Image Study says original COVID-19 vaccination did not stop immune system from fighting variants Tuesday Vaccinated people generated an overall protective immune response to the Delta and Omicron strains of COVID-19, though with slightly fewer antibodies for the mutated parts of the virus. Read more Image Turning back the clock on heart failure: Drug candidate may expand options for difficult-to-treat heart disease May 21, 2025 A research team helmed by Sarver Heart Center Associate Director Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD, illuminates a potential path toward reversing a type of heart disease that lacks good treatments. Read more Image From bench to community: The Madhavan Lab brings Parkinson’s research into conversation May 1, 2025 The Madhavan Lab offers students and postdocs valuable opportunities to engage the public and sharpen their communication skills. Read more Image Researchers launch startup to bring novel treatments to patients with asthma and COPD April 16, 2025 Innovations from the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson, the Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center and the BIO5 Institute are targeting the deeper causes of asthma and COPD. Read more Image Common drug shows promise against rare type of heart disease Feb. 17, 2025 An FDA-approved osteoporosis treatment might nudge a mutated protein back into shape and improve heart function, according to a study by University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson researchers. Read more Image $1.9M NIH grant will allow researchers to explore how copper kills bacteria Jan. 10, 2025 With antibiotic resistance on the rise, Michael D. L. Johnson, PhD, is on a mission to discover new ways to neutralize harmful microorganisms. Read more Image Can the heart heal itself? New study says it can. Dec. 20, 2024 An international research team co-led by Sarver Heart Center Director Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD, shows that about 25% of patients with artificial hearts can regenerate heart muscle after a heart attack. Read more Image Study identifies potential new drug for Parkinson’s-related cognitive decline, dementia Nov. 19, 2024 Parkinson’s disease causes difficulty in movement and balance, but its cognitive symptoms receive less attention and have no good treatments. A College of Medicine – Tucson team hopes to change that. Read more Image Viruses, cancer, and the road to research independence Nov. 1, 2024 Rob Jackson, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Immunobiology, secured a pivotal National Institutes of Health grant to establish his career in virology and oral cancer. Read more Image Can magnetic pulses aimed at the brain treat insomnia? Oct. 31, 2024 Researchers in the Department of Psychiatry will use a $3M grant from the Department of Defense to examine a noninvasive, drug-free treatment for sleep disorders. Read more Pagination … 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
Image Study says original COVID-19 vaccination did not stop immune system from fighting variants Tuesday Vaccinated people generated an overall protective immune response to the Delta and Omicron strains of COVID-19, though with slightly fewer antibodies for the mutated parts of the virus. Read more
Image Turning back the clock on heart failure: Drug candidate may expand options for difficult-to-treat heart disease May 21, 2025 A research team helmed by Sarver Heart Center Associate Director Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD, illuminates a potential path toward reversing a type of heart disease that lacks good treatments. Read more
Image From bench to community: The Madhavan Lab brings Parkinson’s research into conversation May 1, 2025 The Madhavan Lab offers students and postdocs valuable opportunities to engage the public and sharpen their communication skills. Read more
Image Researchers launch startup to bring novel treatments to patients with asthma and COPD April 16, 2025 Innovations from the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson, the Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center and the BIO5 Institute are targeting the deeper causes of asthma and COPD. Read more
Image Common drug shows promise against rare type of heart disease Feb. 17, 2025 An FDA-approved osteoporosis treatment might nudge a mutated protein back into shape and improve heart function, according to a study by University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson researchers. Read more
Image $1.9M NIH grant will allow researchers to explore how copper kills bacteria Jan. 10, 2025 With antibiotic resistance on the rise, Michael D. L. Johnson, PhD, is on a mission to discover new ways to neutralize harmful microorganisms. Read more
Image Can the heart heal itself? New study says it can. Dec. 20, 2024 An international research team co-led by Sarver Heart Center Director Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD, shows that about 25% of patients with artificial hearts can regenerate heart muscle after a heart attack. Read more
Image Study identifies potential new drug for Parkinson’s-related cognitive decline, dementia Nov. 19, 2024 Parkinson’s disease causes difficulty in movement and balance, but its cognitive symptoms receive less attention and have no good treatments. A College of Medicine – Tucson team hopes to change that. Read more
Image Viruses, cancer, and the road to research independence Nov. 1, 2024 Rob Jackson, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Immunobiology, secured a pivotal National Institutes of Health grant to establish his career in virology and oral cancer. Read more
Image Can magnetic pulses aimed at the brain treat insomnia? Oct. 31, 2024 Researchers in the Department of Psychiatry will use a $3M grant from the Department of Defense to examine a noninvasive, drug-free treatment for sleep disorders. Read more