Poor sleep linked to migraine attacks in new UArizona Health Sciences study
Researchers at the Comprehensive Center for Pain& Addiction found that sleep disturbances increased vulnerability to migraine attacks, but the opposite isn ' t true.
Stacy Pigott
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University of Arizona Health Sciences Office of Communicationspvillarreal@arizona.edu520-621-8659This week is National Sleep Week and Friday, March 15, is World Sleep Day.Frank Porreca is available for interviews about this paper and previous research on th...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: lburtchbuus Source Type: research
NIH funding increases lead to impressive performance in Blue Ridge rankings
Five colleges increased their National Institutes of Health research funding in 2022-2023, leading to higher rankings for some by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
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Source: The University of Arizona: Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: lburtchbuus Source Type: research
Charles Kendrick made UArizona College of Pharmacy history
The college ' s first Black in-state graduate recalls a lifetime of persevering to build a legacy in Tucson.
Kristen Cook
Today
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Charles Kendrick is the first in-state Black graduate of the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy.
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The University of Arizona Health Sciences Office of Communicationskkudravi@arizona.edu602-827-3236The Tucson Center for Black LifeCharles Kendrick opened...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Study shows genetically modified pluripotent stem cells may evade immunological rejection after transplantation
Researchers say the genetically engineered stem cells also could pave the way for new regenerative medicine treatments for diseases such as Type 1 diabetes.
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Deepta Bhattacharya, who is on the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies advisory council, is a professor of immunobiology in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson.
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Source: The University of Arizona: Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: lburtchbuus Source Type: research
New project helps UArizona boost access to hearing health care
The Hearing Healthcare Assistance Project, a new partnership among the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing and the three state universities, will provide free hearing health care for eligible people age 21 or older who do not have insurance.
Penny Duran and Mikayla Mace Kelley
Jan. 4, 2024
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Anyone in need of hearing health care services is encouraged to contact the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing.HealthScience and TechnologyCollege of ScienceCommunity EngagementCompassionExpertsIntegrity
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Source: The University of Arizona: Health - December 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mikaylamace Source Type: research
New project helps UArizona provide hearing health care to low-income adults
The Hearing Healthcare Assistance Project, a new partnership among the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing and the three state universities, will provide free hearing health care for eligible people age 21 or older who do not have insurance.
Penny Duran and Mikayla Mace Kelley
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Anyone in need of hearing health care services is encouraged to contact the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing.HealthScience and TechnologyCollege of ScienceCommunity EngagementCompassionExpertsIntegrity
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Source: The University of Arizona: Health - December 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mikaylamace Source Type: research
Marvin J. Slepian appointed to federal patent advisory committee
Slepian, the founder and director of the university ' s Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation, will serve on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ' s Patent Public Advisory Committee for three years.
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Media contact(s)Health Sciences Office of Communicationspublic@arizona.edu520-626-7301Dr. Marvin J. Slepian, Regents Professor of medicine, medical imaging and surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and biomedical engineering at the College of Engineering, has been ...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - December 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Asteroids, athletics and'America the Beautiful': The top stories of 2023
Asteroids, athletics and'America the Beautiful': The top stories of 2023
From delivering a historic asteroid sample to setting a university record in Fulbright Scholars, the University of Arizona celebrated several newsmaking events in 2023.
Nick Prevenas
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Dante Lauretta, UArizona Regents Professor and OSIRIS-REx principal investigator, victoriously returns from the field where he and other scientists sampled the immediate environment around the sample return capsule before towing it away by helicopter.
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Source: The University of Arizona: Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nprevenas Source Type: research
Why do some older adults show declines in their spatial memory?
The findings from a UArizona-led study may be helpful in predicting memory decline in the early stages of dementia.
Niranjana Rajalakshmi
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Hippocampus, a brain region associated with memory and navigation, could contribute to the difficulty in learning new environments and locations in some older adults.HealthCollege of ScienceExpertsResearch
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Researcher contact(s)Li Zheng
Department of Psychologylizheng@email.arizona.edu520-409-0956Arne Ekstrom
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Source: The University of Arizona: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: niranjanar Source Type: research
UArizona again ranks No. 1 in astronomy and astrophysics, top 20 among public research universities
UArizona has held the NSF ' s No. 1 ranking in astronomy and astrophysics expenditures each year since 1987.
Nick Prevenas
Today
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This landscape of"mountains" and"valleys" speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. It was captured in infrared light by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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Source: The University of Arizona: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nprevenas Source Type: research
Understanding the brain science behind giving and receiving gifts
Psychology and neuroscience suggest that giving gifts to other people can be very rewarding to ourselves and others.
Niranjana Rajalakshmi
Today
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The acts of giving and receiving gifts activate core areas of the brain associated with reward and pleasure, says associate professor Jessica Andrews-Hanna.HealthScience and TechnologyCompassionExpertsQ&A
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Researcher contact(s)Jessica Andrews-Hanna
Department of Psychologyjandrewshanna@email.arizona.eduT...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: niranjanar Source Type: research
New wearable communication system offers potential to reduce digital health divide
University of Arizona researchers developed a wearable device that can transmit health data 2,400 times the distance of Wi-Fi without significant network infrastructure.
Katy Smith
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A group of university researchers has developed a wearable monitoring device system that can send health data up to 15 miles – much farther than Wi-Fi or Bluetooth systems can – without any significant infrastructure. The device also charges wirelessly.
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Source: The University of Arizona: Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Blinking on a quiz show offers clues to human response under stress
Footage fromthe British TV show " Mastermind " gave University of Arizona psychologists a chance to examine human physiology under conditions of stress that would be impossible to reproduce in the lab.
Niranjana Rajalakshmi
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Researcher contact(s)Robert Wilson
Department of Psychologybob@email.arizona.eduQuiz shows, where contestants answer rapid-fire questions in a high-stress, high-stakes environm...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - November 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: niranjanar Source Type: research
Researchers examine the relationship between loneliness and being alone
In this study, the researchers used EAR to characterize time spent alone." Feeling lonely is different from being alone, and EAR is an exciting new method for assessing time spent alone, " Sbarra said.Overall, the study participants spent 66% of their time alone, and those who were alone for more than 75% of their time were the ones who felt the most lonely. On analyzing the result from the entire participant pool, there was only a 3% overlap between aloneness and loneliness.Mehl.jpg
Matthias MehlIn younger people, aloneness and loneliness are just two different things, Mehl said. They may feel lonely in a crowd, or they ...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - October 26, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: niranjanar Source Type: research
UArizona researchers examine the relationship between loneliness and being alone
In this study, the researchers used EAR to characterize time spent alone." Feeling lonely is different from being alone, and EAR is an exciting new method for assessing time spent alone, " Sbarra said.Overall, the study participants spent 66% of their time alone, and those who were alone for more than 75% of their time were the ones who felt the most lonely. On analyzing the result from the entire participant pool, there was only a 3% overlap between aloneness and loneliness.Mehl.jpg
Matthias MehlIn younger people, aloneness and loneliness are just two different things, Mehl said. They may feel lonely in a crowd, or they ...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - October 26, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: niranjanar Source Type: research