Research Matters Archive

UA Immunobiology Chief Awarded $1.5M Grant to Study Threat of Chikungunya to Elderly
Sep 24 2018 - 8:37am
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson will study why the elderly suffer disproportionately from the emerging mosquito-borne virus.
Clara Curiel, MD, Wins Recognition as 2018 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year
Sep 19 2018 - 10:31am
The bioscience industry organization named Dr. Curiel this year’s top researcher for her pioneering work in skin cancer prevention, screening, treatment and community outreach.
UA Study Reveals Arizona EMTs Face 39-Percent Greater Risk of Suicide
Sep 19 2018 - 9:11am
UA medical student creates resiliency website for emergency workers and develops partnership with forest firefighters to measure its effectiveness.
UA Trains Next Generation of Cancer Prevention Researchers
Sep 18 2018 - 9:15am
The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health received a $1.25 million federal grant to train a new generation of students from underserved communities in cancer prevention and control research.
UA Physiology Researcher Continues Studies on Nicotine Exposure During Pregnancy with $1.9 Million NIH Grant
Sep 17 2018 - 8:00am
Although the numbers of nicotine patch and electronic cigarette users during pregnancy are increasing, new research suggests the use of nicotine-replacement therapy is an unsafe alternative to cigarettes. This five-year NIH grant will allow UA physiology researcher Dr. Ralph Fregosi to continue his studies on the short- and long-term developmental risks of nicotine exposure to pre- and post-natal health.
UA Study: Sleep Apnea, Congenital Heart Disease May be Deadly Mix for Hospitalized Infants
Sep 17 2018 - 8:00am
Infants with congenital heart disease and central sleep apnea are four times more likely to die in the hospital, researchers find.
Preventing Heart Disease Among Diabetes Patients in Mexico Focus of UA Public Health Graduate Student’s Study
Sep 12 2018 - 9:42am
Expanding a successful diabetes self-management program, developed by researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and El Colegio de Sonora, to a regional health system in Sonora, Mexico, is the focus of a new research project led by Benjamín Aceves, MPH, MA, public health doctoral candidate.
‘Evil’ Proteins a Force for Good in Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer
Sep 11 2018 - 9:11am
University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers clarify questions surrounding estrogen’s role in breast cancer, which could lead to more precise treatments for ER-positive breast cancers.
UA Researchers to Study, Test Potential Drug Candidates for Deadly Lung Disease
Sep 5 2018 - 9:10am
A $4.4 million grant from the Department of Defense will help researchers test two drug candidates for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — a deadly disease with no cure.
Be Smoke Free: UA College of Nursing Professor to Employ Guided Imagery in Smoking-Cessation Study
Sep 5 2018 - 7:56am
Powered by results from her recent See Me Smoke Free study with women smokers, Judith S. Gordon, PhD, hopes to use guided imagery to help underserved smokers harness the power of their minds to help them quit.

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