Research News 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 Image Pediatric autoimmune diseases: Finding hope in research Oct. 3, 2024 Department of Pediatrics researchers are working to enhance prevention and treatment options for autoimmune diseases, which can be hard to diagnose and treat. Read more Image Leading the charge to discover answers in immunology Sept. 26, 2024 Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya is shepherding a new era in immunology research as the inaugural executive director of the U of A Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies. Read more Image Making a commitment to connect people through technology Sept. 19, 2024 Dr. Justin Starren is a medical doctor turned data scientist who has been building bridges between people, computer systems and organizations for 30 years. Read more Image College of Medicine – Tucson gains new head of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Aug. 19, 2024 Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, MBA, is the new head of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and associate director of basic science at the Sarver Heart Center. Read more Image Circadian rhythm disruption linked to lung inflammation Aug. 15, 2024 Researchers are studying the effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the lungs. Read more Image For researcher, fight against cancer is personal Aug. 12, 2024 Facing the disease himself and in his brothers led Dr. Curtis Thorne to search for a cure. Read more Image Pagination … 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
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 Image
Pediatric autoimmune diseases: Finding hope in research Oct. 3, 2024 Department of Pediatrics researchers are working to enhance prevention and treatment options for autoimmune diseases, which can be hard to diagnose and treat. Read more Image
Leading the charge to discover answers in immunology Sept. 26, 2024 Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya is shepherding a new era in immunology research as the inaugural executive director of the U of A Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies. Read more Image
Making a commitment to connect people through technology Sept. 19, 2024 Dr. Justin Starren is a medical doctor turned data scientist who has been building bridges between people, computer systems and organizations for 30 years. Read more Image
College of Medicine – Tucson gains new head of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Aug. 19, 2024 Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, MBA, is the new head of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and associate director of basic science at the Sarver Heart Center. Read more Image
Circadian rhythm disruption linked to lung inflammation Aug. 15, 2024 Researchers are studying the effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the lungs. Read more Image
For researcher, fight against cancer is personal Aug. 12, 2024 Facing the disease himself and in his brothers led Dr. Curtis Thorne to search for a cure. Read more Image