Undernourished infants at risk for lung restriction, weaker health as adults
This study was supported in part by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI135108) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL132523), both divisions of the National Institutes of Health.Aversion of this article originally appeared on the UArizona Health Sciences website. (Source: The University of Arizona: Health)
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - February 10, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Researchers identify brain region associated with feeling full after eating
Understanding the neural circuitry that makes people feel full after a meal could help lead to better treatments for eating disorders and weight management.
Mikayla Mace Kelley
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Department of Neurosciencehaijiangcai@email.arizona.eduFeeling full, or satiated, after a meal is healthy and normal, but what causes that feeling is complicated and n...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - February 9, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mikaylamace Source Type: research
Colleges of Medicine lead initiatives focused on anti-racism in medicine
Solutions require complex, sustained efforts to move the mountain of historical racism in medicine and the systemic ways it may exhibit itself today.
David Mogollon
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The COVID-19 pandemic further exposed inequities in social determinants of health and wide disparities in health care delivery that are in part tied to historic issues of racism in medicine.
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Source: The University of Arizona: Health - February 3, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Colleges of Medicine take lead on anti-racism in medicine initiatives
Solutions require complex, sustained efforts to move the mountain of historical racism in medicine and the systemic ways it may exhibit itself today.
David Mogollon
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The COVID-19 pandemic further exposed inequities in social determinants of health and wide disparities in health care delivery that are in part tied to historic issues of racism in medicine.
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Source: The University of Arizona: Health - February 3, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Cholesterol buildup in brain presents new target to reduce dementia risk from stroke
University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers suggest the risk of developing dementia after a stroke might be reduced by a drug that could help immune cells process the cholesterol-rich debris generated by a stroke.
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University of Arizona Health Sciencesachristensen@arizona.edu520-626-7383University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers discovered a potential treatment to reduce the risk of post-stroke dementia, which may be influenced by the immune response to dead b...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - January 19, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Researchers pilot'itty bitty' device for earlier ovarian cancer detection
This study will help establish a baseline of the range of what ' normal ' looks like. "In the future, with FDA approval, the team ' s goal is to use the device to image fallopian tubes in patients with a high cancer risk. While it will likely be several years before the device is FDA approved, manufactured and available on the market, this milestone represents a critical step forward in a process that has been over a decade in the making – and could ultimately change ovarian cancer screening protocols forever.The work to develop a clinical translation of the device has beenfunded by the U.S. Army since 2018. Barton also ...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - January 18, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Major Health Diagnostics Provider Quidel Makes $2M Investment in UArizona
Half of the gift will go toward scholarships for health sciences students, and the other half will support the BIO5 Institute ' s KEYS Internship program.
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University Alumni and Development Programsarah.beaudry@al.arizona.edu520-591-7446The University of Arizona announced today thatQuidel Corp., a major provider of rapid diagnostic tes...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - December 17, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
UArizona Health Sciences Researchers to Study Long COVID as Part of National Collaborative
This study of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, which is aimed at understanding the reasons for persistence of symptoms and organ involvement, assumes tremendous importance for us to devise new treatments and cures to address the long-term consequences of this pandemic, " said Dr.Sairam Parthasarathy, one of the project ' s multiple principal investigators.In addition to Parthasarathy, who is a professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson and a BIO5 Institute member, principal investigators include Dr.Marilyn Glassber...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - December 16, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Engaging Vaccine-Hesitant Loved Ones With Empathy
Experts say emotionally fraught conversations are best navigated by listening actively, understanding people ' s concerns and avoiding divisive side topics.
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Members of the Alliance for Vaccine Literacy group started by Purnima Madhivanan (center, arms crossed) flex their muscles in supporting the UArizona Health Sciences community in effectively talking with vaccine hesitant friends and family. From left: Students Wesley Chiu, Himanashi Kapoor, Dametreea Carr McCuin, Madhivanan, Maiya Block and Riley Sena.HealthCollege of Public ...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - December 15, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Respiratory Tract Bacterial Extracts Could Prevent COVID-19
This study is unique because it is the first time researchers have targeted the receptor – the lock – with a bacterial extract and shown it protects against infection with live virus. We ' re essentially removing the lock from the cell wall so there ' s nothing for the virus ' key to attach to, " said senior author Dr. Donata Vercelli, professor of cellular and molecular medicine at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson and professor of genetics at the BIO5 Institute. When SARS-CoV-2 enters the lungs, it binds to receptors including the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 receptor, known as ACE2, on the out...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - December 14, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Researchers to Study Why COVID-19 Strikes Asthma Sufferers Less Severely Than Others
A University of Arizona Health Sciences-led research team received $7.16 million in federal funding to study how to better control severe asthma and determine why sufferers are less likely to contract COVID-19, influenza and rhinovirus.
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University of Arizona Health Scienceswomen_blowing_nose-948301830-hero-web.jpgHealthCollege of Medicine - TucsonExpertsExplorationResearchAn investigation into why asthma sufferers are less likely to contract COVID-19 is one of several aims for research funded through a $7.16 million National Institutes of Health cooperative agreement with the Asthma and Airway Disease Research ...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - December 9, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Study Shows Air Pollution Reduces Benefits of Exercise on the Brain
This study shows that air pollution is associated with worse brain health, including white matter lesions, which are linked with increased risk of stroke and neurodegenerative disease, " said Melissa Furlong, an assistant professor in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. " We observed that the benefits of physical activity on white matter lesions in the brain significantly diminished as air pollution increased, so that there was no benefit of physical activity on these white matter lesions for people in areas with the highest levels of air pollution. This new analysis underscores t...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - December 9, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
New Center Will Address Native American Disability Challenges
Two grants totaling more than $1.3 million will help establish the foundation for the Native Center for Disabilities, which is aimed at bringing tribal communities together to improve disability services and employment access for Native youth and adults with disabilities.
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College of Medicine – Tucsonjjavier@arizona.edu520-626-7864The University of Arizona Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities has been awarded two grants totaling more tha...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - November 16, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Compound Developed at UArizona Health Sciences Provides Innovative Pain Relief
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Compound Developed at UArizona Health Sciences Provides Innovative Pain Relief
Researchers targeted a common sodium ion channel to reverse pain and saw positive results that could lead to a nonaddictive solution to treat pain.
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University of Arizona Health Sciencesspigott@arizona.edu520-539-4152Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are closer to developing a safe and effective non-opioid pain reliever after a study showed th...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - November 15, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
Study Identifies Breast Cancer Treatment Disparities Among Indigenous Women
Researchers examined data from nearly 170,000 women and found that Native and Indigenous women had a higher percentage of mastectomy and a lower percentage of lumpectomy compared with white women.
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Source: The University of Arizona: Health - November 10, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
