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Study Shows Novel Protein Plays Role in Bacterial Vaginosis UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix study increases understanding of most common bacterial infection in U.S. women. |
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UArizona Health Sciences Researcher Seeks New Way to Understand Human Aging Dr. Janko Nikolich-Zugich has received a prestigious $4.5 million MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health to pursue a new, more promising way to study human aging. |
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Ronald Sorensen Joins UArizona Family and Community Medicine to Lead Community Engagement Sorensen will provide leadership, strategic direction and executive administrative support to the department’s community outreach programs and activities. |
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Benefits of Active Learning Are All About Activity Active learning sessions result in a reset of student attention has been tested by researchers at the University of Arizona. |
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UArizona Cancer Center Receives $6.85M Grant to Continue Native American Cancer Research, Training, Outreach Program Since 2002, the University of Arizona Cancer Center and Northern Arizona University have received funding from the National Cancer Institute to form the Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention, addressing the cancer burden on Native Americans. |
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UArizona Colleges of Medicine to Provide Free Tuition for Primary Care Medical Students The University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix will cover tuition for medical students who commit to practice primary care or another designated critical-access specialty in rural or urban underserved communities in Arizona. |
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UArizona Colleges of Medicine to Provide Free Tuition for Primary Care Medical Students The University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix will cover tuition for medical students who commit to practice primary care or another designated critical-access specialty in rural or urban underserved communities in Arizona. |
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Relative Humidity in the Workplace Can Impact Employee Health A new study suggests that relative humidity levels in the office can impact stress and potentially sleep quality, and cost employers in terms of productivity and sick leave. |
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UArizona Health Sciences Leads Prevention of Chronic Disease in Arizona Border Region The Arizona Prevention Research Center at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will continue its mission to prevent chronic disease among underserved populations in the Arizona border region thanks to a $7.5 million grant from the CDC. |
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UArizona Nursing’s Dr. Marylyn Morris McEwen Named Associate Dean for Global Nursing The new leadership position enables Arizona Nursing to support the UA strategic plan’s fourth pillar, “Arizona Global.” |
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Understanding the Eye's 'Plumbing' Could Lead to Future Treatments for Glaucoma, Other Diseases A University of Arizona Health Sciences study funded by a $2.3 million five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Eye Institute could help to develop future treatments for glaucoma and other diseases. |
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Camp Wellness and Workforce Development Program Expand Services Thanks to a new contract with Banner – University Family Care/AHCCCS Complete Care, the UA Department of Family and Community Medicine’s Camp Wellness and Workforce Development Program are able to reach more individuals with mental-health conditions and substance-use disorders. |
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‘Revolutionary’ New Class Challenges UArizona Students to Cure Alzheimer’s Disease The University of Arizona Health Sciences is offering innovative curricula for students to influence human health and build entrepreneurial skills. |
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Study Finds Inflammatory Protein Can Protect Against Spread of Herpes Virus UA College of Medicine – Phoenix researchers discover protein function that can improve current therapeutics. |
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UA Cancer Center Receives $8.6M Grant to Lead One of Three NCI Clinical Trials Networks The National Cancer Institute will fund the UA Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network, one of three networks in the nation to perform early-phase cancer-prevention clinical trials. |
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UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Study Calls for Forensic Nursing Exams to Include Concussion Evaluation TBIs often missed on routine forensic examination for domestic violence victims. |
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‘Take Charge Diabetes Mellitus’ Study Seeks Research Volunteers The University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine is recruiting current Banner – University Medicine patients with Type 2 diabetes to join a study about diabetes management and blood sugar control. |
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Banner – University Medical Center Tucson earns comprehensive stroke center status Banner – University Medical Center Tucson is the first certified comprehensive stroke center in Tucson. |
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Blood-Collection Device Makes Radiation Testing Quick and Easy Developed by a research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, the self-collection device quickly can evaluate radiation exposure and help triage emergency treatment in the event of a nuclear attack or accident. |
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Preventing Health-care-Associated Infections Focus of UA Health Sciences Researcher Marc Verhougstraete, PhD, assistant professor and environmental microbiologist at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, received a $510,000 CDC research grant to focus on the prevention of health-care-associated infections, a serious threat to patient safety. |